Events

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Ian Rickards

Habitat Classification (UKHab) Online Training Course

17 Nov 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
Female hen harrier
Mark Hamblin

Birds of Prey Identification

25 Nov 2025, 10am - 4pm
Elmley National Nature Reserve, Kingshill Farm, Elmley, Minster on Sea, Sheerness ME12 3RW, UK

Spend a day observing birds of prey. Learn how to identify different species and more about their characteristics, habitats and behaviour.

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Photo showing building stones used in Kent
G. Downer

Building Stones in Kent

28 Nov 2025, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Discover the geology reflected in Kent's buildings

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Common Toad
David Sewell

Amphibian Ecology and Survey Techniques

28 Feb 2026, 2 - 8pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

This course will help you understand the importance of habitats to the different amphibians. You will learn how to recognize the key species and be part of a torchlight survey at Vinters Valley Nature Reserve.

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

Woodland Mosses for Beginners

7 Mar 2026
Tyland Barn, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3BD

Learn more about the complex lives and identification of mosses.

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Water vole
©Margaret Holland

Introduction to Water Vole ecology and surveys

17 Apr 2026, 10am - 4pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Learn about European Water Voles: their ecology, field signs and survey methods. Then put into practice what you have learned in an outdoor survey

Normal fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
Andrena nitida (mining bee)_Rosie Bleet

Introduction to Solitary Bees

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

There are around 250 species of solitary bee. Find out how to identify them and where to find them, and learn about their ecology.

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

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.

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