Events

Lee Schofield

Wildflower Identification for improvers

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

Improve your identification skills and understanding of botanical keys

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

A morning at Ham Fen

5 Jul 2026, 10am - 1pm
Ham Fen Nature Reserve, Worth, CT14 0DZ

Learn about wilding and how keystone species have been restoring Kent's last remaining Fen.

Standard fee: £35 per person
Shoresearch

Intertidal Investigations

12 Jul 2026, 1:30 - 6:45pm
The Seaside Museum Herne Bay, 12 William St, Herne Bay CT6 5EJ

Learn how to identify marine plants and animals and then carry out an intertidal survey

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Queen Red-tailed bumblebee feeding on Yellow tree peony flower in garden, with Clematis covered house in the background.
© Nick Upton/2020 Vision

Wilder Gardens Workshop: Introduction to Wildlife Gardening

16 Jul 2026, 10:30am - 1pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Get started creating a garden with nature at its heart in this summer workshop, based at our head office of Tyland Barn.

£35
Ancient hornbeam pollard

Ancient and Veteran Trees

18 Jul 2026, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD

Learn about Ancient and Veteran trees and how to recognise and record them.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Baby beaver at Ham Fen by Terry Whittaker
Terry Whittaker

A morning at Ham Fen

19 Jul 2026, 10am - 1pm
Ham Fen Nature Reserve, Worth, CT14 0DZ

Learn about wilding and how keystone species have been restoring Kent's last remaining Fen.

Standard fee: £35 per person
hands tree

Weekend Wellness: Forest Bathing in Hothfield Heathlands

26 Jul 2026, 10am - 12pm
Cades Road, Maidstone Road (A20), Hothfield Ashford Kent TN26 1HD

Engage with the natural world in a mindful way at Hothfield Heathlands as you take a wellness walk with elements of forest bathing.

£16