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We’re launching a new project to put the local community at the heart of our Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserves future.
Join us for this exciting programme of events as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Sat, 6 Jun 202608:00 – 10:00
Join us for a relaxed, supportive morning run as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Sun, 7 Jun 202609:15 – 13:00
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.
Sun, 7 Jun 202610:00 – 12:00
Join us and for a gentle guided walk through beautiful surroundings, using just your phone to capture nature in new ways.
Sun, 7 Jun 202613:00 – 15:00
Join us for this fun outdoor family session combining a nature scavenger hunt, creative mobile making, and exciting bug hunting.
Mon, 8 Jun 202609:45 – 13:00
Join us to see one of the UK’s best collections of ancient and veteran trees at Cobham Wood.
Mon, 8 Jun 202618:00 – 19:30
Join us for this guided forest bathing experience as part of our 20th anniversary celebration week at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve.
Tue, 9 Jun 202618:00 – 19:30
Join us on this guided walk through Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to explore the medicinal properties, folklore, and subtle qualities of the plants that grow here.
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.
Wed, 10 Jun 202610:00 – 14:00
Join us at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to meet our volunteer team, learn about the essential conservation activities that they do, and find out how you can get involved.
Wed, 10 Jun 202614:15 – 16:30
Join us for a walk around Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to learn about its remarkable history, stories and the plants that call it home.
Thu, 11 Jun 202613:45 – 17:00
Join us for a walk and a tour of a farm with our tenant farmer at Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve to learn all about regenerative farming.
Fri, 12 Jun 202610:00 – 15:00
What is the National Plant Monitoring Scheme, why was it developed and how does it work. Join us at Plantlife’s flagship nature reserve, Ranscombe Farm to learn more.
In 2026 we will have been caring for and protecting our incredible grassland nature reserve, Ranscombe Farm, for 20 years! Ranscombe is Plantlife’s flagship reserve, an Important Plant Area for its arable flowers and part of a new National Nature Reserve.
To help us celebrate this milestone, we are launching a new project that will put the local community at the heart of the reserves future.
Ranscombe Connect will focus on bringing people together to connect with nature, as well the 660-acre nature reserve in Medway, Kent.
As we approach 2 decades of caring for Ranscombe, we want to make sure the local community is at the heart of its future.
Ranscombe Connect will strengthen the reserves role as a valued green space, a nature-friendly working farm, and a leading example of community conservation. Funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund will support inclusive, meaningful participation – enabling more people to connect with and care for this special landscape.
The project’s legacy will be a more resilient, inclusive, and well-connected reserve – and a model to guide similar community conservation initiatives across Plantlife’s UK reserves and beyond.
This work will be completed with the help of our new Senior Participation Officer, working alongside our Reserve Manager.
Ranscombe Farm is our flagship nature reserve, and is a place of national and international importance for its rare plants and rich cultural heritage.
The nature reserve is a living landscape shaped by thousands of years of farming and human activity. Its historic field patterns, rare species, and archaeological finds tell a story that stretches from the Palaeolithic to today.
For local communities, it’s a peaceful escape and a vital part of the area’s identity – especially in a region under pressure from development.
Ranscombe Farm Nature Reserve matters to so many people and sectors, including:
This unique mix of history, biodiversity, and research makes Ranscombe a site of national importance – and a model for sustainable land management.
Using money raised by National Lottery players, The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports projects that connect people and communities with the UK’s heritage.
Ranscombe Connect is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery players, we can deliver this project for the benefit of Ranscombe Farm’s nature and its local communities.
Ranscombe Connect is funded through the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund is the largest funder for the UK’s heritage. Using money raised by National Lottery players we support projects that connect people and communities to heritage.
Our vision is for heritage to be valued, cared for and sustained for everyone, now and in the future. From historic buildings, our industrial legacy and the natural environment, to collections, traditions, stories and more.
Heritage can be anything from the past that people value and want to pass on to future generations. We believe in the power of heritage to ignite the imagination, offer joy and inspiration, and to build pride in place and connection to the past
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