Events

Female hen harrier
Mark Hamblin

Birds of Prey Identification

6 Nov 2026, 10am - 4pm
Elmley National Nature Reserve, Kingshill Farm, Elmley, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3RW, UK

Spend a day observing birds of prey. Learn how to identify different species and more about their characteristics, habitats and behaviour.

Normal fee: £42..50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
A forest school group underneath a shelter

Maidstone Home Ed Nature Explorers - Nov/Dec

6 Nov 2026, 12:45pm - 11 Dec 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
Sitka Spruce
©northeastwildlife.co.uk

Getting to Know Conifers

21 Nov 2026, 10:30am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Pine, spruce, larch, fir, cedar, redwood… a classroom introduction to the identification of conifers using their foliage and cones. Linked to the following Study Day ‘Conifers at Bedgebury Pinetum’

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.

Conifers at Bedgebury Pinetum

22 Nov 2026, 10am - 2:30pm
Bedgebury Pinetum Visitors Centre Bedgebury Ln, Goudhurst, Cranbrook TN17 2SJ, UK

Field studies amongst the largest collection of conifers in the UK. Linked to previous day.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Online only

UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Online Training Course

23 Nov 2026, 10am - 3:30pm
Online, In your home

An online training day on the UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Version 2, a classification system for vegetation habitats used in planning, conservation and land management

The cost of this online one-day training course is £150 per person
Baby beaver at Ham Fen by Terry Whittaker
Terry Whittaker

Beaver ecology and field signs

27 Nov 2026, 9am - 4pm
Old School Hall, School Lane, Fordwich, Kent, CT2 0DG

Explore the world of European beavers in the UK and put into practice what you have learned in an outdoor beaver survey

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
© Dan Attwood

Identifying Broad-leaved Trees in Winter

5 Dec 2026, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn to how identify native broad-leaved trees and shrubs by their twigs, and buds and bark.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.