Join us on a social walk
We would like to invite our members, family, friends and dogs on a 4 mile circular walk and pub lunch as a social event to meet the people behind the group. The walk starts at The Cock Inn, Ide Hill, Sevenoaks TN14 6JN 10.00 am on Saturday 25th April. We will head down to Great Norman Farm, across to the Pheasant Plucker, through Whitley Forest to Goathurst Common and along the ridge to Hanging Bank, making it back to The Cock Inn for an optional lunch. Or just come and join us for lunch at 12.00.
Hopefully we will see signs of badgers, or other wildlife, along the way. There is also an opportunity to complete an Adventure Lab around the Ide Hill green. For more information, or to let us know you are coming, contact us through the website or email westkentbadgergroup@yahoo.co.uk.
Tunbridge Wells - Lush
Group members will be outside Lush Tunbridge Wells to talk to the public about issues relating to badgers. Look out for our much loved Betty Badger who is always happy to have their photo taken, especially with younger people!
Whilst reporting about the badger cull has be quiet, it still continues and the fight goes on.
We will be there from 10m - 1pm
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
LUSH:
Badgers and Planning Webinar
Join our planning specialist and committee member Ruth Calderwood, and CPRE for a webinar on Thursday, November 6th, from 18:30 to 19:30.
This session is part of a series focusing on how planners must handle development proposals in areas inhabited or used by badgers. This event is ideal for anyone worried about a proposed development damaging a site important for wildlife, and in particular badgers.
For more details, please click here
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.