Habitats

Evening Curlew, mud, Pagham Harbour, Sussex

Subtidal mud (nominated)

2025 target

TBC

Rockpool underneath chalk cliffs

Intertidal chalk and subtidal chalk (nominated)

2025 target

To identify suitable locations and establish scientific reference areas for specific areas of chalk reef (by 2022).

Vegetated shingle at Dungeness. Disused boat huts and camera crew on shingle

Vegetated shingle

2025 target

Maintain total extent of coastal vegetated shingle habitat; ensure no net loss; and restore all coastal vegetated shingle…

Wet woodland with pond and trees

Wet woodland

2025 target

Creation of 10 ha of wet woodland.

Sunset over the waders, Winter afternoon at Oare KWT reserve

Intertidal mudflats and coastal saltmarsh

2025 target

Create 50 ha of net gain for both habitats combined.

Several Golden Plovers (and Godwits beyond) in sedges, wide panorama

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh

2025 target

Restore 2000 ha

Pond and egret by car park, lovely summer evening, Elmley NNR

Ponds

2025 target

By 2021, 322 additional ponds with a total area of 161,000 m²

The little bourne chalk stream at Wickhambreaux, Kent

Chalk streams

2025 target

Raise the profile and prioritise the restoration of this globally rare freshwater habitat  

Great Stour river near Grove Ferry at sunset

Rivers

2025 target

Improve 105 km of waterways (15 km per year x 7 years)

Traditional orchard in spring with sheep grazing underneath

Traditional orchard

2025 target

Maintain in favourable condition 39 ha; restore 8 ha and create 67 ha

Brownfield site with disused buildings and wire fence

Brownfield

2025 target

To map and maintain the county’s best and significant brownfield sites and manage them appropriately for their significant…

Hedgerow in fruit in Kent

Hedgerows

2025 target

Restore 2250 km and plant 2250 km new species-rich hedgerow

Lowland dry acid grassland

Lowland dry acid grassland / Lowland heathland

2025 target

Enhancement and restoration of 5 ha heathland; 20 ha acid grassland.

The little bourne chalk stream at Wickhambreaux, Kent

Lowland Mixed Broadleaved Woodland

2025 target

Restore 30 ha; create 16 ha

Lowland Meadow with various pink and yellow flowers amongst tall grass

Lowland Meadow

2025 target

25 ha creation; 100 ha enhancement and restoration

Pink, purple and yellow chalk grassland flowers on a steep chalk escarpment overlooking the sea

Chalk Grassland

2025 target

730 ha creation; 770 ha enhancement and restoration of semi-improved chalk grassland

Fresh new spring beech leaves, Thornden Wood, Canterbury

Lowland Beech and Yew Woodland

2025 target

Restore 92 ha; create 49 ha