Events

Shoresearch Volunteers

Intertidal Investigations

22 Jun 2025, 1:30 - 6:45pm
The Seaside Museum Herne Bay, 12 William St, Herne Bay CT6 5EJ

Learn how to identify marine plants and animals and then carry out an intertidal survey

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

Plant Identification in the Field

23 Jun 2025, 10am - 27 Jun 2025, 4pm
University of Kent, Canterbury Campus, Canterbury CT2 7NB

Five days learning to identify and record wild plants in nature reserves in Kent.

The cost for this five-day course is £215 per person.
Golden-ringed Dragonfly
Paul Blair

An introduction to dragonflies and damselflies

24 Jun 2025, 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: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.

An Introduction to Sedges and Rushes

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

Learn more about the sedges and rushes - plant species which are found in many of our wilder, unimproved habitats but are often unfairly dismissed or overlooked.

Standard fee: £37.50 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
A meadow of oxeye daisies at Langdon

Wildflower Identification for Intermediates

5 Jul 2025, 9:30am - 5pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Gain greater confidence at identifying flowering plants using botanical keys and improve you knowledge of plant classification and botanical terms.

Normal fee: £75 per person for this two-day course. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £10 off.
beaver ham fen swimming terry whittaker

A morning at Ham Fen

6 Jul 2025, 10am - 1pm
Ham Fen Nature Reserve, Worth, CT14 0DZ

Learn about wilding and how keystone species have been restoring Kent's last remaining Fen.

Standard fee: £35 per person
A hairy shieldbug standing on a grass head
Chris Lawrence

Introduction to Shieldbugs and Leatherbugs

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

Find out how to identify shieldbugs and leatherbugs, where to find them, and learn about their life cycles

Standard fee: £35 per person per day. Concessionary fee: Kent Wildlife Trust volunteers, senior citizens, unemployed and students £5 off.
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Butterflies of Kent

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

Learn more about the butterflies of Kent and their habitats

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