Events

Two children walking away from the camera with a pond dipping net

Spring Family Pond Dipping at Tyland Barn

30 May 2025, 10:30am - 12pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Come and join us at Tyland Barn to discover what's in the pond this spring!

£16 for a pond dipping bowl (suitable for up to 5 people)
Two children walking away from the camera with a pond dipping net

Spring Family Pond Dipping at Tyland Barn

30 May 2025, 1 - 2:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Come and join us at Tyland Barn to discover what's in the pond this spring!

£16 for a pond dipping bowl (suitable for up to 5 people)
Wildflower meadow
Wild flower meadow, Corn cockle, Corn flower, Centaurea montana, Agrostemma githago, Poppy, Papaver rhoeas, Sheffield - Paul Hobson

Beginners' Guide to Wildflower Identification

31 May 2025, 9:30am - 5pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn how to identify and classify flowers, how to use botanical keys and gain a better understanding of botanical terms

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
beaver ham fen swimming terry whittaker

A morning at Ham Fen

1 Jun 2025, 10am - 1pm
Ham Fen Nature Reserve, Worth, CT14 0DZ

Learn about wilding and how keystone species have been restoring Kent's last remaining Fen.

Standard fee: £35 per person
Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Nature Tots Sevenoaks (Jun/Jul- Monday morning)

2 Jun 2025, 9:45am - 7 Jul 2025, 11:45am
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

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, available one week before term starts)
Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Nature Tots Maidstone (Jun/Jul - Tuesday morning)

3 Jun 2025, 9:45am - 8 Jul 2025, 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 - available from one week before term begins)
The bison in Wolf Wood
The bison in Wolf Wood - by Donovan Wright, Bison Ranger

Bison Ranger Experiences: A Morning at West Blean

3 Jun 2025, 10am - 2pm
Thornden Wood Road. Canterbury Kent CT6 7NZ

Spend a morning with one of the Bison Rangers, discovering all the latest updates and joining them to try tracking the Wilder Blean herd.

£65