Events

A child in coat and boots runs under a tree, silhouetted against the sunset
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Family Event: A Wilder Christmas at Tyland Barn

6 Dec 2025, 10 - 11:30am
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Wrap up warm and join us at Tyland Barn to celebrate Christmas with a festive craft, wildlife trail, and treats around the cosy campfire.

£12 for one child with one accompanying adult
A child in coat and boots runs under a tree, silhouetted against the sunset
© TWT

Accessible

Family Event: A Wilder Christmas at Tyland Barn

6 Dec 2025, 10 - 11:30am
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Wrap up warm and join us at Tyland Barn to celebrate Christmas with a festive craft, wildlife trail, and treats around the cosy campfire.

£12 for one child with one accompanying adult
The bison in Wolf Wood
The bison in Wolf Wood - by Donovan Wright, Bison Ranger

Bison Ranger Experiences: A Morning at West Blean

13 Dec 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
Frosty leaves

Partially accessible

Weekend Wellness: Forest Bathing in the Blean

13 Dec 2025, 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
The bison in Wolf Wood
The bison in Wolf Wood - by Donovan Wright, Bison Ranger

Bison Ranger Experiences: A Morning at West Blean

28 Dec 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
Female hen harrier
Mark Hamblin

Birds of Prey Identification

27 Jan 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: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Common Toad
David Sewell

Amphibian Ecology and Survey Techniques

28 Feb 2026, 2 - 8pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

This course will help you understand the importance of habitats to the different amphibians. You will learn how to recognize the key species and be part of a torchlight survey at Vinters Valley Nature Reserve.

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

Woodland Mosses for Beginners

7 Mar 2026
Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD

Learn more about the complex lives and identification of mosses.

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