Tunbridge Wells - Lush
We need your help! Valerie from our committee will be at Lush in Tunbridge Wells on Friday, November 22nd, to leaflet from 10 am to 1 pm.
Come join us to help spread the news about the Government's broken promises about stopping the badger culls. Your support is crucial in helping us make a difference. If you're able to lend a hand, please get in touch via email for more information.
Email: westkentbadgergroup@yahoo.co.uk
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Brocktober - Wild About Wildlife
For Brocktober, the WKBG is organising its own festival of wildlife - in Otford Memorial Hall on Sunday 19th October from 10am - 1pm.
We are hoping anyone who loves wildlife will come along to enjoy all the many activities and stalls, including those from:
- Kent Wildlife Trust
- Kemsing Wildlife Group
- Folly Wildlife Rescue
- North West Kent Partnership
- Fox Project
- Froglife
- CPRE
- DRIPS
- RSPB
Otford Memorial Haall, 28A High Street, Otford, TN14 5PQ
Tunbridge Wells Climate and Nature Fair
Join us at the Tunbridge Wells Climate and Nature Fair, the first of its kind in Tunbridge Wells, where The West Kent Badger Group will be holding a stall
Tunbridge Wells Climate and Nature Fair
Calverley Park Grounds
Saturday, 13th September 2025
10:00am - 5:00pm
Shoreham Heavy Horse Show
Come say hello to The West Kent Badger Group at the Heavy Horse Show in Shoreham this Sunday, September 7th! Have a go at our excellent tombola—you might win something great. Gates open from 10 a.m., and parking is free!
Location: Shoreham, Sevenoaks, TN14 7SA (opposite Darenth Valley Golf Course)
AGM 2025
The WKBG will be holding its annual AGM at Halstead Sports Pavilion on Tuesday 20th May at 19:30.
We are delighted to announce that Nigel Palmer, the new C.E.O. of the Badger Trust, has agreed to be our speaker at this year's Annual General Meeting. Nigel brings a wealth of experience from his decade with the Save Me Trust, where he tirelessly advocated for wildlife and campaigned against the badger cull. He has a passion for protecting badgers, including caring for a sett near his home.
Nigel will be talking about some of the challenges facing the Badger Trust, including their ongoing campaign to end the badger cull.
There is ample free parking at the Halstead Sports Pavilion. We do hope you will be able to join us.
Sevenoaks Climate Fair
The WKBG will be at the Sevenoaks Climate Fair on the 3rd May. Please come visit our stall and find out all about badgers!
'Volunteering Vibe' Volunteering Fair
The WKBG will be at the Volunteering Vibe fair at Bromley College on Thursday 24th April from 11am - 2pm, where we will be recruiting volunteers for the our badger group. Have a chat to our members and learn all about what we do at the WKBG to help out badgers.
Guided Badger Walk - 9th & 16th April
Join our West Kent Badger Field Officer and wildlife ranger Darren on a guided badger walk around High Elms Country Park. Learn more about the secretive lives of our beloved badgers and how to spot badger activity in your local woodland. Also learn how to identify badger clues and tracks, and how to report suspicious activity around setts or badger injuries.
Please following this link for tickets and more information
Brocktober at Otford Memorial Hall
We are having a WKBG "Brocktober" event!
Discover the life of badgers, challenging the cull and how we rescue badgers in trouble. This is a great refresher for those already trained and a taster for newcomers.
We will be fundraising for Folly Wildlife Rescue.
When? Sunday 27th October from 10am - 1pm (come for the whole morning or dip in)
Where? Otford Memorial Hall (where we held our AGM). There is ample parking and within easy walking distance of the station.
There will be informal talks, a bring and buy (please bring something if you can), a big raffle, badger Christmas gifts, refreshments - and lots more
Shoreham Heavy Horse Show
Come and visit us at the Shoreham Heavy Horse show on the Sunday 1st September, where we have a stand with items to sell, activities for children and WKBG committee members to talk to about all aspects of badger lives and activities.
Please click here for more information about the Heavy Horse show.