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KWES was featured in The Times on Saturday 11th March 2017 in the Animal Life Register section, page 81.  ... Read More

  KWES is featured in 16th February Waitrose Weekend Magazine. It is great to see that KWES is raising its profile in the wider community. 344 WW FEB 16 2017 gardening... Read More

Africa’s elephant population has crashed by an estimated 111,000 in the past decade primarily due to poaching, according to the IUCN’s African Elephant Status Report.           Released at the world’s largest wildlife trade conference, the authoritative report estimate... Read More

Sustainable has become a buzzword beloved by businesses. They believe it is one of those “gatekeeper” words consumers look for when trying to decide the relative benefit of buying one product over another. It falls into the same category as words like fairtrade, natural, biodegradable and recycl... Read More

It is hard to think of a debate that has been quite so divisive to the UK’s energy policy as nuclear power. Those who are pro nuclear power state it is the only viable “clean” alternative to fossil fuels. Those against feel equally strongly that it is an expensive, potentially dangerous soluti... Read More

KWES is holding an Open Day at our Mereworth compound on Tuesday September 6th from 9am to 1pm. There will be a demonstration of woodland product making and an opportunity to find out more about the apprenticeships KWES provides and the work KWES does. KWES is a charity whose objective is to provide... Read More

When Ben Bower, one of our KWES Project Leaders had the opportunity to travel to Kachchh in the state of Gujarat, India and utilise his woodland skills to help the local population, he jumped at the opportunity. This opportunity came about because Ben did his Msc at Greenwhich University and worked ... Read More

According to government estimates, ash dieback is expected to kill 80 million ash trees over the next 20 years. As a consequence research teams from London and Oxford Universities with the backing of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Forestry Commission are looking to ge... Read More