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Join us for a relaxed, supportive morning run as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us for this relaxed, supportive morning designed to bring women together through movement, fresh air, and community. This isn’t about pace. It’s not about distance. And it’s definitely not about being ‘fit enough’. It’s about feeling safe, supported, and confident outdoors. All experience levels welcome.
Please email SkellyWAGS here, to express your interest in this event and they will send a booking form.
This event is part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve. It is part of the Ranscombe Connect: Community Participation for Wild Plants and Fungi project which has been made possible through funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Thanks to Lottery Players we have been able to create more opportunities for local people to get involved with Ranscombe Farm Reserve. If you are interested in volunteering at Ranscombe Farm you can contact us here.
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Join us and for a gentle guided walk through beautiful surroundings, using just your phone to capture nature in new ways. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us to help find and count some of Ranscombe's rare plants as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us for this fun outdoor family session combining a nature scavenger hunt, creative mobile making, and exciting bug hunting. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us to see one of the UK's best collections of ancient and veteran trees at Cobham Wood. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us for this guided forest bathing experience as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to listen for bats using detectors and then, using UV torches, look out for hidden biofluorescence and celebrate our dark skies. This event is being held as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us for an in-person adventure under the stars with the Kent Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE Kent) and Plantlife as we launch the new Medway Dark Skies project!
Explore the mysterious world of bats using bat detectors, then, don’t miss the special ‘Reveal’ segment where biofluorescent secrets are revealed.
Perfect for nature lovers and night owls alike – grab your friends and get ready for a memorable evening, celebrating the CPRE Kent Dark Skies project launch and Plantlife’s Ranscombe Farm Reserve.
Thanks to Lottery Players we have been able to create more opportunities for local people to get involved with Ranscombe Farm Reserve. If you are interested in volunteering at Ranscombe Farm contact us here.
Medway Dark Skies
Step away from the rush and enjoy a gentle guided walk through beautiful surroundings, using just your phone to capture nature in new ways. Learn simple techniques to notice colours, textures, light and patterns, and take more meaningful photos.
This event is part of Plantlife’s 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve. This event is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Ranscombe Connect: Community Participation for Wild Plants and Fungi project.
Led by Kent Wildlife Trust’s Wellbeing Team. Just bring your phone, wear suitable clothing for being outside, and enjoy slowing down in nature.
Join us to help find and count some of Ranscombe’s rare plants as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Join us at this free event to celebrate Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve’s 20th anniversary!
Ranscombe is home to at least 11 species of orchid, 4 of these are rare species and their populations are surveyed every year.
Join our Reserve Manager Ben Sweeney to take part in surveying the endangered Man Orchid, a true speciality of the North Downs.
Depending on weather conditions between now and the day, plans may be required to change, and other rare or threatened plant species may be surveyed instead.
We will be meeting at the events area car park. To get closer to the area to be surveyed, we will be asking participants to drive in convoy further into the reserve along surfaced farm tracks, sharing cars if possible.
Thanks to Lottery Players we have been able to create more opportunities for local people to get involved with Ranscombe Farm Reserve. If you are interested in volunteering at Ranscombe Farm contact volunteering@plantlife.org.uk
Join the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) for this easy-to-follow plant anatomy session.
Want to get more familiar with wildflowers and how to identify some of them?
This popular live webinar, with experienced trainer Sarah, will help by breaking down barriers for learning with an easy-to-follow plant anatomy session. When the terminology of plant parts is fully understood, it opens doors for a whole path of learning about all the different wildflowers we have in the UK.
Find out how to put your new skills to practise by taking part in a citizen science project – the National Plant Monitoring Scheme and hear how your help is needed. about.
Join us for this afternoon session to learn about Gilfach’s ancient trees and how they support a myriad of species such as insects, lichens, and bats.
Come and learn about Gilfach’s ancient trees and how they support a myriad of species such as insects, lichens, and bats.
Gilfach Nature Reserve has some of the best ancient and veteran trees in Powys. Join Natur am Byth and Liam Olds from Glo i Natur CIC for a session of finding, identifying, and recording ancient trees, lichens, and invertebrates. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced naturalist, this event offers a great opportunity to share knowledge, build confidence in biological recording, and refine your identification skills.
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Gilfach Nature Reserve
For centuries Gilfach was a working hill farm, now it’s a spectacular nature reserve tucked away in the Marteg Valley in the heart of rural Mid Wales. Still grazed at certain times of the year by livestock to conserve its wildlife richness.
Join us for this morning session to learn about Gilfach’s ancient trees and how they support a myriad of species such as insects, lichens, and bats.
What will the day involve?
What do I need to know in advance?
Gilfach Nature Reserve For centuries Gilfach was a working hill farm, now it’s a spectacular nature reserve tucked away in the Marteg Valley in the heart of rural Mid Wales. Still grazed at certain times of the year by livestock to conserve its wildlife richness.
Join the Plantlife Biodiversity Consultants team for a day of understanding plant communities of neutral grassland.
Join Plantlife’s Specialist Ecological Advisor Sarah Robinson, for this course aimed at people who survey, assess and manage grasslands and who have some basic botanical identification skills.
Sarah has over 30 years experience as a field botanist and as groecologist, advising farmers and land managers on habitat restoration and management, as well as coaching colleagues and delivering plant identification training.
This course covers neutral grassland and is delivered in 2 parts. The first will be a recording to watch in advance that will introduce neutral grasslands. The second part of the course will be an in-person training session looking at neutral grasslands in the field.
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Join ecologist and field botanist Sam Braine, for this course aimed at people who survey, assess and manage grasslands and who have some basic botanical identification skills.
Sam has 9 years of professional consultancy experience, and leads Plantlife’s Biodiversity Consultancy. He is accredited to FISC Level 5 in vascular plant identification and is passionate about sharing botanical knowledge.
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