Wilder Lawns (Online Course)
7.30 – 9pm
ONLINE COURSE - How to create “mini meadows” in your own garden, however small!
Events
Open garden featuring vegetable plot and pond along with a range of wildlife habitats
Start and finish times 12:00-13:30, 13:30-15:00, 15:00-16:30
Tour a wildlife friendly garden and get tips and advice for developing your own garden
Learning Bird Sounds
8am -1pm
Why do birds sing? A fascinating insight into the world of bird sounds at Bossenden Woods and then Oare Marshes. Discover how to identify birds by their songs and calls.
Mini Gate Hurdles Workshop
Morning session: 9am to 12pm; Afternoon session: 1pm to 4pm
Make you own mini version of the traditional Kent gate hurdle to use in your garden
Open garden featuring habitats for insects, birds and bats
12:00-13:30, 13:30-15:00, 15:00-16:30
Tour a wildlife friendly garden and get tips and advice for developing your own garden
Field Identification Skills Certificate
10:45am - 4:15pm
Take an assessment of your botanical survey skills and receive a certificate from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
Reptile Ecology and Survey Techniques
10.30am - 4pm
Identify and learn about reptile requirements. Then search for them in a nearby nature reserve.
Open garden featuring a wilder lawn
12:00-13:30, 13:30-15:00, 15:00-16:30
Tour a wildlife friendly garden and get tips and advice for developing your own garden
Introduction to Orchids
10:00am - 4:00pm
What do you know about wild orchids: their life cycles, how they are pollinated, relationships with fungi, where to find them, and how to identify them? Discover all this and more.
Introduction to Wild Flowers for Beginners
10:30am - 4:00pm
Learn how to identify and classify flowers, and how to use an identification book. Practice your new skills by using keys to identify flowers collected from the habitats in the reserve.