Enjoy a full and varied programme of events on at Monkton Nature Reserve this Easter
Butterfly Kites and Fluttering Sights: Thursday 9th 11am, Friday 17th 1pm
Colour in a butterfly template, copying spring butterflies (or design your own). Add a stick and string. Try running with your kite to make it fly. Which butterflies can be seen in April? Spot them on the reserve. 9th 11am
Botany Button Books: Tuesday 7th 1pm, Tuesday 14th 11am
Mini, flower-filled, button books to make and keep. Fun filled notebooks for secrets and treasures. Spring flower hunt.
Falling Blossom: Friday 10th 11am, Thursday 16th 1pm
Make a pretty, pale pink blossom, garland using egg box flowers. Hunt for blossom around the reserve.
Big Bug Hunt: Friday 10th 1pm, Friday 17th 11am
Bug pot in hand and ID chart at the ready. It's time to search for some of the reserve's smallest residents. All that wiggles, creeps, scuttles, crawis and flutters can be closely observed and identified.
Nesting Balls For Birds: Thursday 9th 1pm, Thursday 16th 11am
Give the birds a helping hand this spring with these garden nesting balls. Use twigs (or chicken wire) shaped into a ball or cone, and fill them with nest friendly materials for birds.
Parsley and Pots: Tuesday 7th 11am, Tuesday 14th 1pm
Plant parsley in an ice-cream cone, ready to plant on outside. Make a hanging, beaded plant pot using egg box cones. Fill it with tiny plants grown on the reserve.
Story Zone in the Dome (Free): Tuesday 7th & Tuesday 14th 2pm
Drop into the Dome on Tuesday afternoons during the Easter break, from 2pm to 4pm. Sink into comfy cushions and soft rugs. Three short children's stories will be read by the volunteers at 2.30pm, 3pm and 3.30pm. Get stuck into children's books in the Dome. No need to book, but please be prompt for the timed story telling. In support of The National Year of Reading 2026.
Wild Classroom: Thursday 9th 11am
Campfire cooking at its best. Experience this tasty, fire-fuelled lunch; a spring vegetable risotto, cooked together, outdoors.
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Various prices
Address
Easter At The Reserve
Monkton Nature Reserve, Canterbury Road, Monkton, Ramsgate
CT12 4LH
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