Canterbury College Art and Design students installed their giant spider at the reserve early in June. In its new location, young children can come across it as they ascend the steps to the woodland much… continue reading
Did you know that you can travel to the Monkton Nature Reserve by bus, and get off and on at the entrance? Our local bus company Stagecoach have now included the reserve as a formal… continue reading
The first scheduled viewing session of 2015 was cancelled due to the clouds but John Hislop gave an informative presentation on the winter night sky. There was a good attendance despite the cold and everyone… continue reading
Compared to last year, the weather was kinder to us this winter. In fact the weather men have been telling us it has been one of the sunniest winters for many years! As usual the… continue reading
Work has been recently completed in April 2015 on external timber cladding to the walls, which should extend the serviceable life of the building for at least another 20 years. Once again staff from Cummins,… continue reading
Perhaps the most exciting new feature in 2014 is theEnchanted Woodland Fairy Trail.A network oftwelve fairy houses have appeared at the reserve, hidden away in secret locations for youngsters(and the young at heart) to discover… continue reading
Perhaps the most exciting new feature in 2014 is the Enchanted Woodland Fairy Trail. A network oftwelve fairy houses have appeared at the reserve, hidden away in secret locations for youngsters(and the young at heart)… continue reading
For the past couple of years we have been working on developing an area near the Field Study Centre that we could use as an outdoor classroom and work space. Although to begin with there… continue reading