Events

Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Nature Tots Maidstone (Jan/Feb - Tuesday morning)

6 Jan 2026, 9:45am - 10 Feb 2026, 11:45am
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically for little ones, and can inspire a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.

£54 for 6 sessions block booking (£9.75 for a taster session)
Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Nature Tots Maidstone (Jan/Feb - Friday morning)

9 Jan 2026, 9:45am - 13 Feb 2026, 11:45am
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically for little ones, and can inspire a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.

£54 for 6 sessions block booking (£9.75 for a taster session)
A forest school group underneath a shelter

Maidstone Home Ed Nature Explorers - Jan/Feb

9 Jan 2026, 12:45pm - 13 Feb 2026, 2:45pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Join us for Forest School for the home education community. Discover ways to have fun outdoors and meet new friends. Suitable for ages 4-11.

£60 for a block booking of 6 sessions £12 for Taster or Pay As You Go

Botany Evening Classes - Maidstone

13 Jan 2026, 6:30pm - 24 Mar 2026, 8:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Our Botany Evening Classes cover the Botanical identification of wild and naturalised British plants.

The cost for the whole 10-week course is £160 (with a break for half term). Late starter tickets will be available on Wednesdays
Photo by Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Botany Evening Classes - Canterbury

15 Jan 2026, 6pm - 26 Mar 2026, 8pm
Canterbury Christ Church University (North Holmes Road Campus), North Holmes Road, Canterbury, CT1 1QU

Our Botany Evening Classes cover the Botanical identification of wild and naturalised British plants.

The cost for the whole 10-week course is £160 (with a break for half term).
A single shoveler in water among the reeds.
© David Longshaw

Guided Walk: Winter Birds

6 Feb 2026, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve is home to many bird species during the winter; spend some time observing them on this guided walk.

£10
Siskin
©Luke Massey/2020VISION

Partially accessible

Beginners’ Birdwatching - Winter

13 Feb 2026, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

Learn out how to identify birds by both sight and sound on this introductory course

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Four children look through the hatches in a bird hide, looking through binoculars.
© Tim Horton

Family Event: Winter Birds at West Blean and Thornden Woods

18 Feb 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Thornden Wood Road. Canterbury Kent CT6 7NZ

There are so many birds around at West Blean in the winter months! Come and learn all about them and how to identify them.

£12 for one child with one accompanying adult