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.
Tunbridge Wells Lush - 30th Aug - 1st Sep
Visit us at Lush in Tunbridge Wells between 30th August - 1st September. This will be Lush's last charity pot and they would like to make it a big event, so there should be lots of partying!
We'll be be distributing leaflets and raising awareness of our group, as well as highlighting the ongoing badger cull, with a petition to sign to stop the cull.
Also, any WKBG members who can help out during the event to distribute leaflets and getting people to sign the petition would be greatly appreciated!
Badger Event at Tunbridge Wells Lush - Cancelled
*** Unfortunately we need to cancel this event at the last minute ***
Valerie Russell from the the West Kent Badger Group has organised two more events at Lush in Tunbridge Wells on 10th August and 26th October 2024. The events will take place in the morning but we can stay all day.
We'll be be distributing leaflets and raising awareness of our group, as well as highlighting the ongoing badger cull. This will be particularly important, given that it is the year of the General Election.
We would love as many members as possible to join us at the events!
Cudham Environmental Activities Centre Open Day
Cudham Environmental Activities Centre Open Day - June 29th 2024 from 11am to 4pm
Please join us at the Cudham Environmental Activities Centre Open Day as the centre celebrates its 50th birthday.
At 11:30am, the West Kent Badger Group will be providing information and leading a walk around the site, looking for signs of badgers.
Please see the flyer here for more details.
-- Kathie Foster
Folly Wildlife Rescue Talk and WKBG AGM 2024
The WKBG will be holding its AGM at 19:00 on Wednesday 19th June at Otford Memorial Hall.
Come and meet other members, hear about the work of the group and enjoy a talk about the work of the wonderful Folly Wildlife Rescue by Jessica Cater.
Note: Johnny Depp is unlikely to attend 
Badger Events at Tunbridge Wells Lush
Valerie Russell from the the West Kent Badger Group has organised three events at LUSH in Tunbridge Wells on 13th April, 10th August and 26th October 2024. The events will take place in the morning but we can stay all day.
We'll be be distributing leaflets and raising awareness of our group, as well as highlighting the ongoing badger cull. This will be particularly important, given that it is the year of the General Election.
We would love as many members as possible to join us at the events!
Heavy Horse Show
Heavy Horse Show - Sunday 4th September
We are
very pleased to be attending the Heavy Horse Show in Shoreham again this year. Please come along to see us at our stand and find out more about our activities.
We have a number of new items to sell, activities for children and WKBG committee members to talk to about all aspects of badger lives and activities.
And yes our friendly badger will be there again this year !
AMG - Saturday 21st May 2.00pm
AGM Saturday 21st May 2.00pm
We are very pleased that our 2022 AGM will be in person on Saturday 21st May 2pm at Hildenborough Village Hall 10 Riding Lane, Hildenborough,TN11 9HY. Our guest speaker is Sgt Darren Walshaw Rural Crime Unit.
There is parking opposite the hall and there is easy access to the main hall.
We hope you can join us and find our what the group has been involved in over the last year and what our plans are for coming one. Everyone welcome free of charge, but donations appreciated.