Family Event: A Wilder Christmas at Tyland Barn
-Wrap up warm and join us at Tyland Barn to celebrate Christmas with a festive craft, wildlife trail, and treats around the cosy campfire.
Locations: Maidstone
Conifers at Bedgebury Pinetum
-Field studies amongst the largest collection of conifers in the UK. Linked to previous day.
Dandelions, Daisies and Thistles
-Get to grips with the basic features of the largest family of flowering plants
Getting to Know Conifers
-Pine, spruce, larch, fir, cedar, redwood… a classroom introduction to the identification of conifers using their foliage and cones. Linked to the following Study Day ‘Conifers at Bedgebury Pinetum’
Identifying Broad-leaved Trees in Winter
-Learn to how identify native broad-leaved trees and shrubs by their twigs, and buds and bark.
Introduction to Pollinators
-Find out how to identify pollinators and learn about their ecology.
An Introduction to Geology
-Investigate rocks and minerals and learn about fossils and plate tectonics
The Geology of Kent
-An illustrated review of the geology of the Kentish landscape from the oldest rocks to the youngest sediments
Maidstone Home Ed Nature Explorers - Nov/Dec
-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.
Nature Tots Maidstone Nov/Dec - Friday morning)
-Nature Tots is Forest School tailored specifically for little ones, and can inspire a love of nature that lasts a lifetime.