Events

Scottish Wildlife Trust beaver ©Steve Gardner

A morning at Ham Fen

20 Jul 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
humilis queen bumblebee

Ecology of Bumblebees and their Identification for Intermediates

9 Aug 2025, 10:30am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

An identification day covering all of Britain’s bumblebee species

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly
©Bob Coyle

Butterflies of Kent

20 Aug 2025, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn more about the butterflies of Kent and their habitats

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Bar-tailed Godwit
Bar-tailed godwit feeding on ragworm ©David Tipling/2020VISION

Autumn Migration in North Kent

5 Sep 2025, 10am - 4pm
Church Road Oare Faversham ME13 0QD

Observe and find out how to identify wetland birds. Discover how birds navigate during autumn migration and learn about the remarkable journeys they make.

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Hairy shieldbug

Introduction to Shieldbugs and Leatherbugs

13 Sep 2025, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Find out how to identify shieldbugs and leatherbugs, where to find them, and learn about their life cycles

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.

Pine Marten Ecology and Conservation

20 Sep 2025, 10:30am - 2pm

Find out more about Pine Martens and learn about the South East Pine Marten Restoration Project

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.

Botany Evening Classes - Maidstone

23 Sep 2025, 6:30pm - 2 Dec 2025, 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 £145 (with a break for half term)
Botany Class
Alex Lockton

Botany Evening Classes - Canterbury

25 Sep 2025, 6pm - 4 Dec 2025, 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 £145 (with a break for half term)