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forest bathing

SOLD OUT Weekend Wellness: Forest Bathing in the Blean

12 Dec 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
Moss - Jude Shorter
© Jude Shorter

Woodland Mosses for Beginners

6 Feb 2027, 10am - 4:30pm
Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD

Learn more about the complex lives and identification of mosses.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Siskin
©Luke Massey/2020VISION

Beginners’ Birdwatching in Winter

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

Learn out 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.
Common toad
©Jon Hawkins Surrey Hills Photography

Amphibian Ecology and Survey Techniques

27 Feb 2027, 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: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Cliffs at Reculver (G Downer)

Geology of Kent

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

An illustrated review of the geology of the Kentish landscape from the oldest rocks to the youngest sediments

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
water vole in hole by the water surrounded by aquatic plants covering his burrow entrance

Introduction to Water Vole ecology and surveys

16 Apr 2027, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn about European Water Voles: their ecology, field signs and survey methods. Then put into practice what you have learned in an outdoor survey

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Andrena nitida (mining bee)_Rosie Bleet

Introduction to solitary bees

17 Apr 2027, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

There are around 250 species of solitary bee in the UK. Find out how to identify them and where to find them, and learn about their ecology.

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