Events

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Ecology of Bumblebees and their Identification for Intermediates

9 Aug 2026, 10:30am - 4pm
Online, In your home

An online identification course covering all of Britain’s bumblebee species

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Salt dough mosaic

Family Event: Salt-Dough Wildlife Mosaics at Tyland Barn

12 Aug 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Join us at Tyland Barn for a spring salt-dough mosaic workshop. Make and decorate your biodegradable mosaic to take home!

£8
A child and adult dissecting owl pellets
Richard Walkley

Family Event: Kestrel Pellet Workshop at West Blean and Thornden Woods

14 Aug 2026, 10:30am - 12pm
Thornden Wood Road. Canterbury Kent CT6 7NZ

Have a go at dissecting a Kestrel pellet, learn about Kent's birds of prey, and see what your discoveries teach us about local populations.

£16 per group - bring up to 5 people.
Two children walking away from the camera with a pond dipping net

Family Event: Pond Dipping at Tyland Barn

14 Aug 2026, 12:45 - 2:15pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Come and join us at Tyland Barn to discover what's in the pond!

£16 for a Family Ticket (bring up to 5 people)