Monkton Nature Reserve

Monkton Nature Reserve 16 acre nature reserve, Field Study Centre, museum, café, second-hand bookshop, plant and gift shops Disabled parking & picnic areas available.
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Monkton Nature Reserve is run by a Charitable Trust which holds it in trust for the local community. Nature & Puzzle Trails. Free entrance to Field Study Centre. Modest entrance fees apply for access onto the Reserve. Membership available. Find us at the junction of the A253 and A299 Thanet Way CT12 4LH

We started our second year with a fantastic first month raising £325.65 for our wildlife charities including our main Ch...
01/06/2026

We started our second year with a fantastic first month raising £325.65 for our wildlife charities including our main Charity the Reserve.
Thanks to your wonderful support, donations and the lovely weather.
Here at the Monkton Nature Reserve we are always looking for book donations.

Here's a snap from this week of our very lovely Debbie reading to the children to Go All In! We're helping to make readi...
31/05/2026

Here's a snap from this week of our very lovely Debbie reading to the children to Go All In! We're helping to make reading far more visible and FUN throughout 2026. Thanks to everyone who came along and listened, laughed and joined in - it was great to have so many little people there!

We're looking forward to these sessions every Tuesday in the summer holidays and are exciting to be hosting TWO local authors for these! More info to come ... 📚️😊

📸 Photos taken with all parents' consent.

A beautiful eyed hawk-moth! These are commonly seen between May-July and have a wingspan of around 8cm.📸 Photo taken by ...
30/05/2026

A beautiful eyed hawk-moth! These are commonly seen between May-July and have a wingspan of around 8cm.

📸 Photo taken by Dr Clive Nuttman

On Saturday, we hosted the awards ceremony for our Young Environmentalists Competition! This was a Rotary competition an...
28/05/2026

On Saturday, we hosted the awards ceremony for our Young Environmentalists Competition! This was a Rotary competition and we had support from Sir Roger Gale, Nik Mitchell from Get Wild and Thanet Earth.

Ruby Rubbish was our winning entry, a robot made entirely from recycled materials. She was cleverly designed by 10-year-old Holly to pick up litter along the roadside. Ruby Rubbish will be displayed at Monkton Nature Reserve in the bird viewing area for all visitors to admire. Thank you so much to everybody who entered this competition, we can't wait to host it again later this year!

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Campion, campion, campion! 🌱Stock up on your campion here50p per pot or......💫✨️ 5 for £1 ! 🌟✨️Campion in full flower in...
26/05/2026

Campion, campion, campion! 🌱

Stock up on your campion here
50p per pot or......
💫✨️ 5 for £1 ! 🌟✨️

Campion in full flower in second picture to show you how it looks when grown and flowering. Sold as shown in first picture.

📸 Second photo taken by brittanica.com

24/05/2026

POV: you’re a little robin admiring our new compost area 🤗

A group from Nonington Gardening Club visited the reserve last week for an Orchid Walk & Talk and a cuppa in the Cabin C...
24/05/2026

A group from Nonington Gardening Club visited the reserve last week for an Orchid Walk & Talk and a cuppa in the Cabin Café. Winter work on our chalk grassland has improved the habitat for these lovely plants; the work was supported by the London Array (via Kent Community Foundation), Ernest Kleinwort Charitable Trust, the Chapman Charitable Trust and the Hardy Orchid Society

A super day learning about super worms with staff and pupils from Goodnestone CE Primary School. 🪱
22/05/2026

A super day learning about super worms with staff and pupils from Goodnestone CE Primary School. 🪱

Here's a snap of our wonderful Dr Clive Nuttman with some of our lovely local scouts. We passed on some nest-boxes that ...
21/05/2026

Here's a snap of our wonderful Dr Clive Nuttman with some of our lovely local scouts. We passed on some nest-boxes that were kindly given to us, to be used in their re-wilding area!

They've brilliantly planned and designed their space to incorporate as many habitats as possible, including, toad abodes, basking areas for reptiles, insect lodges, log piles, planting area for plants for pollinators and sunflowers!

These nest-boxes will be lovely homes for their small birds 💚

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Address

Ramsgate
CT124LH

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441843822666

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