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UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Online Training Course

13 Jan 2025, 10am - 3:30pm
Online, In your home

An online training day on the UK Habitat Classification, a new comprehensive classification system for vegetation habitats used in conservation and land management

The cost of this online one-day training course is £150 per person

Botany Evening Classes - Maidstone

21 Jan 2025, 6:30pm - 25 Mar 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
Botany Class
Alex Lockton

Botany Evening Classes - Canterbury

23 Jan 2025, 6pm - 27 Mar 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
Online only Green winged orchids at Marden Meadow
Green winged orchids at Marden Meadow

UK Habitat Classification (UKHab) Online Training Course

10 Feb 2025, 10am - 3:30pm
Online, In your home

An online training day on the UK Habitat Classification, a new comprehensive classification system for vegetation habitats used in conservation and land management

The cost of this online one-day training course is £150 per person
Common Toad
David Sewell

Amphibian Ecology and Survey Techniques

8 Mar 2025, 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.
Mountain view from Yangthang, Ladakh
Geoff Downer

An Introduction to Geology

21 Mar 2025, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Tyland Barn Nature Park & Gardens Chatham Rd Sandling Maidstone ME14 3BD

Investigate rocks and minerals and learn about fossils and plate tectonics

Standard 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

11 Apr 2025, 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.

Introduction to Solitary Bees

3 May 2025, 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.