Events

An Introduction to Sedges and Rushes

28 Jun 2025, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn more about the sedges and rushes - plant species which are found in many of our wilder, unimproved habitats but are often unfairly dismissed or overlooked.

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
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Guided Walk: Summer Birds

4 Jul 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve is home to many bird species during the summer; spend some time observing them on this guided walk.

£8
A meadow of oxeye daisies at Langdon

Wildflower Identification for Intermediates

5 Jul 2025, 9:30am - 6 Jul 2025, 5pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Gain greater confidence at identifying flowering plants using botanical keys and improve you knowledge of plant classification and botanical terms.

Normal fee: £75 per person for this two-day course. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £10 off.
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A morning at Ham Fen

6 Jul 2025, 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
Alice Hemming holding a copy of 'the Bison and the Butterfly', reading to a child also holding a copy of the book.
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Partially accessible

The Bison and the Butterfly, Author and Illustrator Workshop

13 Jul 2025, 10:30am - 12pm
Thornden Wood Road. Canterbury Kent CT6 7NZ

Join Alice Hemming and Nancy Leschnikoff at West Blean & Thornden Woods for a morning of activities inspired by The Bison and the Butterfly!

Free
Two children walking away from the camera with a pond dipping net

Accessible

Summer Family Pond Dipping at Tyland Barn

25 Jul 2025, 10:30am - 12pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Come and join us at Tyland Barn to discover what's in the pond this summer!

£16 for a pond dipping bowl (suitable for up to 5 people)
Two children walking away from the camera with a pond dipping net

Accessible

Summer Family Pond Dipping at Tyland Barn

25 Jul 2025, 1 - 2:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Come and join us at Tyland Barn to discover what's in the pond this summer!

£16 for a pond dipping bowl (suitable for up to 5 people)