About this Event
The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) would like to invite you to the second East Kent Conservation Research Symposium (East Kent CoRS).
This one-day event will showcase conservation research and practice across East Kent, focusing on three key themes:
- terrestrial and freshwater conservation
- marine conservation
- ecological and species restoration.
The event will bring together researchers, practitioners, managers, students, policymakers and the public to share knowledge, foster collaboration, and explore current challenges and opportunities for nature conservation across East Kent.
The event will include plenary talks, short presentations, and posters. Refreshments and lunch will be provided.
The day is generously sponsored by Research England through the E3 Sharing Space for Nature programme.
If you would like to present a poster, please email [email protected].
A map of Canterbury Campus can be found here.
A map of parking on the University campus can be found here.
The day will be followed with a DICE evening talk, starting at 17:30. This will be open to delegates and other interested parties. Details of the speaker to follow. Previous DICE evening talks can be found on the DICE YouTube channel.
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM
Welcome and Registration
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Welcome from Bob Smith, Director of DICE
🕑: 11:01 AM - 11:12 AM
Elmley's wet grasslands
Host: Gareth Fulton
🕑: 11:13 AM - 11:24 AM
The Kent Downs Heritage Ponds project
Host: Sally Evans and Sarah Harrington-Jones
🕑: 11:25 AM - 11:36 AM
Wellies at the ready: What gets SE England taking actions for biodiversity?
Host: Ella Reilly and Sam Maddison
🕑: 11:37 AM - 11:48 AM
StoMP - Identifying pollutant pressures across the Stour
Host: Iain Goodall
🕑: 11:49 AM - 12:09 PM
Speaker Q&A
Lunch and networking
🕑: 01:10 PM - 01:22 PM
Managing Marine Protected Areas and sustainable fisheries in a shared space
Host: Philip Haupt and Ellie Wyatt
🕑: 01:23 PM - 01:34 PM
Sharks of Kent
Host: Ben Long
🕑: 01:35 PM - 01:46 PM
Where have the fishing grounds gone? Spatial squeeze and small‑scale fisheries
Host: Katie Ansell
🕑: 01:47 PM - 01:58 PM
Benfleet and Southend Marshes Special Protection Area, surveys and mapping
Host: Max Renton
🕑: 01:59 PM - 02:20 PM
Speaker Q&A
Afternoon coffee
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:02 PM
Otter monitoring leading to research
Host: Tom Hurst and Anne Riddell
🕑: 03:03 PM - 03:14 PM
The Crayfish Comeback Project
Host: Diane Comley
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:26 PM
Native Invertebrate Recovery Hub
Host: Tyrone Capel
🕑: 03:27 PM - 03:38 PM
European eel conservation and monitoring in North Kent
Host: Matthew Hatchwell
🕑: 03:39 PM - 04:00 PM
Speaker Q&A
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
The launch of Izele in the UK
Host: Bob Smith
Info: Izele is a website for conservation areas, groups, businesses and projects to share news and information. It lets smaller groups create their own web pages free of charge and all conservation organisations publicise their work and pass on their expertise by becoming part of a bigger network.
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Closing remarks
Event venue & nearby stays
Templeman Atrium, Templeman Atrium, Canterbury, United Kingdom
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