Conservation

KWCA have a Conservation Officer and a number of Site Managers whose responsibility is to manage the Associations many reserves.

The club already protects over 9,500 acres of reserves and wild spaces in Kent and further afield, much of which are designated as a Site Of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The club is justifiably proud of its efforts towards conservation and regular data collection is made on reserves to monitor the areas effectiveness as a refuge for birds, mammals, reptiles, fish and other species.

For example, amongst the work that the club is currently undertaking at Cooling, is the excavation of two new scrapes to increase the feeding area available to wader broods during the breeding season.

If you would like to discuss the KWCA conservation activities please contact the Conservation Officer

Information about KWCA reserves:
COOLING RESERVE
SPRING GROVE RESERVE
MURSTON FARM RESERVE

Data collected on KWCA reserves:
OBSERVED MAMMALS, AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, FISH & OTHER SPECIES
OBSERVED BIRD SPECIES
BREEDING BIRD CENSUS

Our Responsibility:
If we failed to actively conserve our wildfowl, the sport itself would soon cease to exist. In the words of King George VI who was himself a keen wildfowler:

"The wildfowl of today is not ours to dispose of as we please. We have it in
trust. We must account for it to those who come after".