Events

Botany Evening Classes - Maidstone

23 Sep 2025, 6:30pm - 2 Dec 2025, 8:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Our Botany Evening Classes cover the Botanical identification of wild and naturalised British plants.

The cost for the whole 10-week course is £145 (with a break for half term)
Photo by Ross Hoddinott/2020VISION

Botany Evening Classes - Canterbury

25 Sep 2025, 6pm - 4 Dec 2025, 8pm
Canterbury Christ Church University (North Holmes Road Campus), North Holmes Road, Canterbury, CT1 1QU

Our Botany Evening Classes cover the Botanical identification of wild and naturalised British plants.

The cost for the whole 10-week course is £145 (with a break for half term). Late starter tickets are available and wlll apear for sale on Fridays.
Children near bonfire

Partially accessible

Wilder Christmas for Schools

27 Oct 2025, 10am - 2:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Seasonal workshops filled with outdoor winter fun. Pupils will enjoy making a festive craft and gathering around the fire for tasty treats.

£199 per class
Online only

UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Online Training Course

27 Oct 2025, 10am - 3:30pm
Online, In your home

An online training day on the UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Version 2, a classification system for vegetation habitats used in planning, conservation and land management

The cost of this online one-day training course is £150 per person
Chicken of the woods

Fungi Identification for Improvers in the Field

29 Oct 2025, 10am - 3pm
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Biddenden Rd, Cranbrook TN17 2AB, UK

Improve your fungi identification skills in the field

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
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)
A blue tit sat on a branch of frosted winter berries.
© TWT/Mark Hamblin/2020 Visiom

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Gardening for Winter Wildlife Workshop

6 Nov 2025, 11am - 2pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Create a year-round home for wildlife in your garden, with our themed workshops. This time, we'll be looking at the importance of winter.

£35