Events

Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Nature Tots Maidstone (Nov/Dec - Tuesday morning)

4 Nov 2025, 9:45am - 9 Dec 2025, 11:45am
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically for little ones, and can inspire a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.

£54 for 6 sessions block booking (£9.75 for a taster session - available from one week before term begins)
Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Nature Tots Maidstone Nov/Dec - Friday morning)

7 Nov 2025, 9:45am - 12 Dec 2025, 11:45am
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically for little ones, and can inspire a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.

£54 for 6 sessions block booking (£9.75 for a taster session, available from one week before term starts)
A forest school group underneath a shelter

Maidstone Home Ed Nature Explorers - Nov/Dec

7 Nov 2025, 12:45pm - 12 Dec 2025, 2:45pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Join us for Forest School for the home education community. Discover ways to have fun outdoors and meet new friends. Suitable for ages 4-11.

£60 for a block booking of 6 sessions
Baby beaver at Ham Fen by Terry Whittaker
Terry Whittaker

Beaver ecology and field signs

21 Nov 2025, 9am - 4pm
Old School Hall, School Lane, Fordwich, Kent, CT2 0DG

Explore the world of European beavers in the UK and put into practice what you have learned in an outdoor beaver survey

£37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
The bison in Wolf Wood
The bison in Wolf Wood - by Donovan Wright, Bison Ranger

Bison Ranger Experiences: A Morning at West Blean

23 Nov 2025, 10am - 2pm
Thornden Wood Road. Canterbury Kent CT6 7NZ

Spend a morning with one of the Bison Rangers, discovering all the latest updates and joining them to try tracking the Wilder Blean herd.

£65
Female hen harrier
Mark Hamblin

Birds of Prey Identification

25 Nov 2025, 10am - 4pm
Elmley National Nature Reserve, Kingshill Farm, Elmley, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3RW, UK

Spend a day observing birds of prey. Learn how to identify different species and more about their characteristics, habitats and behaviour.

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Photo showing building stones used in Kent
G. Downer

Building Stones in Kent reflecting local geology

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

Discover the geology reflected in Kent's buildings

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
The Blean on a November morning during soil sampling

Blean Community Advisory Group Autumn Meeting

29 Nov 2025, 10am - 1pm
Canterbury Christchurch University North Holmes Road Canterbury CT1 1QU

The Wilder Blean Community Advisory Group is a space for anyone from the local community to come and share their opinions and ideas for the future of the Blean landscape. Whether you've joined a session before, or if this would be your first session you're very welcome to attend!

Free