Upcoming events

Sunday 16th March 2025, 2pm – 5pm Annual General Meeting of the Kent Field Club.

Event Date 16-03-2025
Price Free

Sunday 6th April Chiddingstone Reserve, for a joint meeting with the British Bryological Society.

Event Date 06-04-2025
Price Free

Saturday 26th April Toll Wood, Lynsted, for general recording  on a fairly small site with mixed elm and ash woodland, some veteran trees, and sheep-grazed grassland.

Event Date 26-04-2025
Price Free

Saturday 10th May Monkton Nature Reserve, for invertebrates and general recording.

Event Date 10-05-2025
Price Free

Saturday 24th May Tunbridge Wells Common, for invertebrates, plants and general recording.

Event Date 24-05-2025
Price Free

Saturday 7th June Oaken Wood, Barming, for invertebrates and general recording.

Event Date 07-06-2025
Price Free

Saturday 14th June Borden Nature Reserve for general recording.

Event Date 14-06-2025
Price Free

Saturday 28th June Coombe Down, Dover, for plants and general recording. Meeting starts at 10am.

Event Date 28-06-2025
Price Free

Friday 11th July Lee’s Pit, Upper Halling for general recording on this normally inaccessible site.

Event Date 11-07-2025
Price Free

Saturday 19th July Whatman Park, Maidstone and the Medway valley, for invertebrates and other interest.

Event Date 19-07-2025
Price Free

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Come along!

Kent Field Club field visits and indoor winter meetings are free to members (except the annual Wildlife Conference). 

Anyone thinking of joining the Club is welcome to attend a field meeting, no prior notice is necessary.

All field meetings start at 10.30am unless otherwise indicated.

What to bring


Field Meetings information

Beginners to a particular field of study are very welcome at all meetings. Also anyone thinking of joining the Club is welcome to attend a field meeting, no prior notice is necessary. Kent Field Club field visits and indoor winter meetings are free to members (except the annual Wildlife Conference)

Please bring a packed lunch to all full day meetings. All field meetings start at 10.30am unless otherwise indicated.

Stay safe on field meetings:

  • Dress appropriately for the weather. Stay warm and dry in Winter, cool in Summer.
  • Wear strong, waterproof boots with good ankle support and well-treaded soles.
  • Carry, and use, a high SPF sun cream in bright weather.
  • Ensure your tetanus inoculations are up-to-date.
  • In Summer, carry plentiful supplies of water and drink frequently.

Members are reminded that all who attend meetings of the Club do so at their own risk.

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