Events

Responsible Beginners' Beekeeping

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

An introductory course for anyone interested in learning more about bees and the craft of beekeeping.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off. Early bird offer available until the end of 2025.
viviparous lizard camouflaged on a stone background
Danny Green

Reptile Ecology and Survey Techniques

17 May 2026, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD

Identify and learn about reptile requirements. Then search for them in Vinters Valley Nature Reserve, a nature reserve nearby.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
beaver, ham fen
Beaver in amongst the habitat at Ham Fen by Terry Whittaker

Wilder Kent Experience: Beavers, Nature's Engineers

17 May 2026, 10am - 1pm
Ham Fen Worth CT14 0DZ

Explore Ham Fen and see the evidence of beaver activity since their introduction to the reserve 20 years ago.

£35

Meadow plant identification day

21 May 2026, 10am - 4pm
Between Marden and Staplehurst on Marden Road Cranbrook TN12 0JQ

Refresh or improve your identification skills of meadow plants

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day.
A kingfisher perched on a branch
© Joshua Copping

Guided Walk: Spring Birds

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

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

£10
Blean

Partially accessible

Weekend Wellness: Forest Bathing in the Blean

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

Soothe your body and mind on a guided, meditative walk through the woods, inspired by the Japanese practice of Forest Bathing- Shinrin Yoku.

£18