Events

Quarry Wood

Woodland plant identification day

6 May 2027, 10am - 4pm
Near West Farleigh Maidstone ME15 0NH

Refresh or improve your identification skills of woodland plants

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Early bird offer available until the end of the year.
Garden warbler
©Chris Gomersall/2020VISION

Beginners’ Birdwatching and Bird Song

7 May 2027, 9:30am - 3:30pm
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

Learn how to identify birds by both sight and sound on this introductory course

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Buff-tailed bumblebee
Buff-tailed bumblebee © Vaughn Matthews

Introduction to Bumblebees

8 May 2027, 10am - 3pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn about bumblebee ecology and how to identify the common species in Kent, both inside and outside the classroom

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

Wildflowers for Beginners

14 May 2027, 10am - 4pm
Monkton Nature Reserve Canterbury Road Monkton Nr. Ramsgate CT12 4LH

A field-based day for beginners which focuses on the wildflowers of Monkton Nature Reserve, with particular attention to those found on chalk grasslands.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Mountain view from Yangthang, Ladakh
Geoff Downer

An Introduction to Geology

14 May 2027, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Investigate rocks and minerals and learn about fossils and plate tectonics

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
beaver ham fen swimming terry whittaker
©️ Terry Whittaker

Beaver Project Experiences: A Morning at Ham Fen

16 May 2027, 10am - 1pm
Ham Fen Nature Reserve, Worth, CT14 0DZ

Spend a morning with our reserve warden to discover how beaver activity has been restoring Kent's last remaining Fen

£35 per person
Viviparous Lizards at Polhill Bank, photo by Gareth Christian

Reptile Ecology and Survey Techniques

16 May 2027, 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.
Green winged orchids at Marden Meadow
Green winged orchids at Marden Meadow

Meadow plant identification day

20 May 2027, 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.