Events

Responsible Beginners' Beekeeping

16 May 2026, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

An introductory course for anyone interested in learning more about bees and the craft of beekeeping.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off. Early bird offer available until the end of 2025.
lizards - Steve Songhurst

Reptile Ecology and Survey Techniques

17 May 2026
Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD

Identify and learn about reptile requirements. Then search for them in Vinters Valley Nature Reserve, a nature reserve nearby.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Green winged orchids at Marden Meadow
Green winged orchids at Marden Meadow

Meadow plant identification day

21 May 2026, 10am - 4pm
Between Marden and Staplehurst on Marden Road Cranbrook TN12 0JQ

Refresh or improve your identification skills of meadow plants

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day.
Chalk grassland picture showing close up of grass and flowers within the grassland and a typical english countryside is faded out in the background
Dan Attwood

Chalk grassland plant identification day

28 May 2026, 10am - 4pm
Common Road Chatham ME5 9RG

Refresh or improve your identification skills of chalk grassland plants

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day.
chalk starfish by Philip Hadland
chalk starfish (Philip Hadland)

Introduction to Fossils

30 May 2026, 10am - 4pm
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

Discover more about fossils, especially those that can be found locally.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
A monkey orchid at Park Gate Down

Introduction to Orchids

1 Jun 2026, 10am - 4pm
Monkton Nature Reserve Canterbury Road Monkton Nr. Ramsgate CT12 4LH

Learn more about wild orchids: their life cycles, where to find them, and how to identify them

Standard fee: £42..50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.

An introduction to dragonflies and damselflies

2 Jun 2026, 10am - 4pm
Bradbourne Vale Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3DH

Learn about the life cycles and habitats of dragonflies and aids to identification. Then participate in a field study of adult dragonflies.

Standard fee: £42.50 per person per day. Early bird offer available until the end of the year. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Cliffs at Reculver (G Downer)

The Geology of Reculver Country Park

5 Jun 2026, 10:30am - 4pm
Reculver Country Park, Ocean View car park, Bishopstone Glen, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 6QF

Discover the geological materials used in buildings and shore defences around Reculver and examine a classic coastal cliff section.

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