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Ecology of Bumblebees and their Identification for Intermediates

9 Aug 2026, 10:30am - 4pm
Online, In your home

An online identification course covering all of Britain’s bumblebee species

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.
Lapwing
Lapwing, photo by Jim Higham

Autumn Migration in North Kent

11 Sep 2026, 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: £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.

Pine Marten Ecology and Conservation

19 Sep 2026, 10:30am - 3pm

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

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.
Fly Agaric Fungi 04 Greg Hitchcock
© Greg Hitchcock

Fungi for Beginners

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

A simple guide to fungi groups and classifications and the features to lookout for

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.
Sitka Spruce
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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. Early bird offer available until the end of 2025.
Sitka Spruce
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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. Early bird offer available until the end of 2025.
© 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. Early bird offer available until the end of 2025.