Events

Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Partially accessible

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

Partially accessible

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
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.
English Oak

Partially accessible

Weekend Wellness: Forest Bathing in the Blean

29 Nov 2025, 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
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