Events

Toddler with a sweep net
Tim Horton

Partially accessible

Nature Tots Maidstone (Sep/Oct - Tuesday morning)

9 Sep 2025, 9:45am - 14 Oct 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 Sep/Oct - Friday morning)

12 Sep 2025, 9:45am - 17 Oct 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 - Sep/Oct

12 Sep 2025, 12:45pm - 17 Oct 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

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.
Fly Agaric Fungi 04 Greg Hitchcock
© Greg Hitchcock

Fungi for Beginners

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

A simple guide to fungi groups and classifications and the features to lookout for

Standard fee: £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

12 Oct 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
bonnet mushrooms on a log
Greg Hitchcock

Fungi for Beginners

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

A simple guide to fungi groups and classifications and the features to lookout for

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.