The Annual General Meeting of the Kent Field Club will be held at Lenham Community Centre, Groom Way, Lenham, Maidstone, Kent ME17 2QT, from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday 15th March 2026. Please join us!
The short business section of the meeting will be followed by the President's Address, "The impact of large woodland herbivores on reptile habitat and populations in The Blean, 2021-2025", plus other short talks on aspects of Kent's biodiversity. Plus, you can be first to pick up your copy of the 2026 Kent Naturalist.
Saturday 4th April, 10.30am April Robins Wood, Cranbrook, for bryophytes and botany.
Saturday 18th April, 10.30am Parsonage Woods, Benenden, for bryophytes and botany.
Saturday 2nd May Forge Field, Leeds Castle Estate, for invertebrates and general interest.
Sunday 17th May 10.00 am Allington Castle, Maidstone, for plants and invertebrates; a joint meeting with Kent Botanical Recording Group.
Sunday 24th May Little Engeham Oast, Woodchurch, for general recording in Low Weald meadows, ponds and shaws.
Saturday 30th May Crabbles Bottom and Great Crabbles Wood, for general recording and Six-spotted Pot Beetle.
Saturday 6th June Hangrove Bank, near Downe, one of Darwin's research sites, and probably his ‘tangled bank’, for Hymenoptera and general recording. Booking required: see details.
Saturday 13th June The Downs, Herne Bay for records of all groups, especially invertebrates.
Saturday 20th June Ulcombe Meadows, Ulcombe, for general recording on a mixed farm with ponds and organic pasture.
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:
Members are reminded that all who attend meetings of the Club do so at their own risk.
