A key cornerstone of the Wilder Blean project is exhaustive monitoring of the ecological impacts of the project within the woodland area. Kent Wildlife Trust have also identified the opportunity to extend this approach to include monitoring of the carbon sequestration impacts of wilding this woodland. There is now an opportunity to invest in the research supporting this innovative project.  

An essential elements of the monitoring programme is soil organic carbon monitoring and analysis (collecting robust spatial data to quantify and map soil organic carbon content in relation to grazing treatment and habitat) to potentially generate evidence to support wilding as a delivery mechanism for Wilder Carbon. This will make use of both cutting edge remote sensing technology and more detailed measurement of carbon change over time.