| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Group email: | Natural History group |
| When: | Monthly on Wednesdays 2:00 pm-4:00 pm |
Our aim is to explore the great world of Nature. Outdoor meetings in the fair weather months have included pond dipping, birdwatching, seal watching trips and just admiring the variety of flowers on our special chalk grasslands. Members from the group research an area of interest and present their findings to the group during the winter indoor meetings. Talks have included topics such as octopus, fungi, the Thames Path and many others. None of us are experts in Natural History - we just enjoy learning about it.
In the table below, there are both our proposed future and past events and comments in italics about them. I have added other events if I think they are of interest to this group.
| October | Betteshangar Park | Our Fungus Foray - strange fungi called earthstars should be seen Hopefully a walk from the Dover Countryside Partnership can be arranged. Watch this space |
| September | TBC | Ideas welcome |
| August | TBC | The group leader will be busy with the Thanet Coast Project - rockpooling for families this month. Everyone is welcome to come along to say hello to us along the Thanet Coast and look at the creatures we find. https://www.thanetcoast.org.uk/events-and-activities/ |
| WednesdayJuly 8th 2pm | Foreness Point | A guided walk by the Bumblebee Conservation Trust TBC. Please note: the group leader is unable to lead the group on this day but will send meeting place details to everyone going. |
| Wednesday 24th June | Monkton Nature Reserve | A walk, talk, tea and cake session hosted by Clive Nuttman |
| Wednesday 27th May 2pm | Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory | Guided walk by the warden, Stefan, at Sandwich Bay Observatory - topic dragonflies, orchids and loads more. |
| Wednesday May 6th This is a morning walk. Time 10am | Samphire Hoe, Dover | A guided walk by the ranger, Paul. Early Spider orchids should be in bloom |
| THURSDAY April 23rd 11:30 | Walmer Castle | A wildlife walk with Walmer Castle staff - the bluebells should be out. Garden Group 3 will share this outingwith us. Lunch afterwards in the cafe? |
| March 11th | A visit to the Old Hoverport Ramsgate | An opportunity to walk around the site observing how it has been colonised naturally. |
| February | Talks by members Friends' Meeting House | Beetles, Optimum conditions for germination, Snowdrops |
| Wednesday 14th January 2026 | Coach trip to the museums in South Kensington | Please visit the Events Page for details |
| December 2025 | Lunch - get together -TBC | |
| Wednesday 12th November 2pm | Fungus Foray. Blean or Old Park, Canterbury | Location TBC nearer the day as fungi are there one day and gone the next! |
| Wednesday 22nd October 1pm | Long Rock Swalecliffe | We are joining a Birdwise Walk and Talk at the earlier time of 1pm. Tickets are free but limited - Check availability through their website https://eastkent.birdwise.org.uk |
| Wednesday 17th September 2pm | Brogdale Orchard tour | Cancelled |
| Wednesday 13th August 2025 2pm | Stodmarsh Nature Reserve | A gentle walk to see if we can spot any beaver activity and just observe Nature |
| Wednesday 16th July 2025 2pm | Pegwell Bay Country Park | The tide will be coming in and pushing the birds closer to us. Binoculars still needed. |
| Wednesday 19th March 2025 2pm | Long Rock Swalecliffe | An accessible circular walk to look at the sea birds which will be pushed towards the shore Please bring your binoculars HW 15:34 |
| Saturday 1st March 2025 | Natural History and Science Museum, London, trip | Bovy Tours have a day trip by coach - book through their website NOW taking bookings £35 |
| Monday February 10th 2025 7pm for 7:30pm | St Peters Church Hall | RSPB Thanet will host Ben Morris, Beaver Trust senior field officer to talk about Beavers of Kent A very good speaker (You don't need to be a RSPB member to attend) £5 |