Events
We now have an exciting list of FREE events this year with more to follow soon. Please see the individual event for any booking requirements.
☺ Family Friendly ☏Booking essential ◊ Night event - bring a torch
OCTOBER
Sunday 4th Meet a Tree ☺☏ MEET: Whatman Park Maidstone, TIME: 14:00 Learn tree identification, gather seeds and fruit. Phone 01622 683695 to book
Sunday 18th Bird walk ☺☏ MEET: Teston Country Park, booking essential, call 01622 683695 TIME: 10-12.00
Saturday 24th Bird Walk ☺☏MEET: Haysden Country Park, booking essential, call 01622 683695 TIME: 10-12.00
Saturday 31st Terrifying Teston Halloween Event ☺☏Join us to make spooky spiders and ghoulish masks amongst other things MEET: Teston country park TIME:10-14.00 Cost £4 per participant to cover materials Phone 08458 247 600 to book
Ditton Quarry Local Nature Reserve
By working in partnership with Ditton Parish Council, local residents and Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council a new local nature reserve has been declared by Natural England. This is exciting news as it is the first in the borough. Ditton Quarry is the site of a former Ragstone quarry which ceased operations in 1984. It now home to a diverse community of lime loving plants, good populations of butterflies, and also contains a regionally important geological site. The site has free public access, and is well worth a visit.
Biodiversity
Help us and the Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre record the special wildlife found in our area like this Painter's Mussel below.
MVCP aim to enhance and maintain the biodiversity of our area. This not only includes rarer species such as otters and barn owls, but also the whole supporting mesh of wildlife that goes to make up the richness and evenness of our ecosystems. Spiders, like the Wasp Spider (below), have a vital role to play in the health of important wildlife sites. We have a responsibility to maintain the full mosaic of life, to help protect both Kent's plants and animals, and those of the wider European region. We work in partnership with other organisations under the Kent Biodiversity Action Plan Partnership, to deliver concrete action on maintaining and enhancing biodiversity.
