Monkton Nature Reserve
Prices & Opening Times
RESERVE CLOSED! OPENING HOURS Open 6 days a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday. OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS ONLY. Summer (April to October inclusive): 10:00am to 5:00pm, last admission on to the Reserve – 4.30pm Winter (November to March inclusive): 10:00am to 3:00pm, last admission on to the Reserve – 2.30pm ENTRANCE FEES THE FIELD…
Around The Reserve
Monkton Nature Reserve is a 16 acre wildlife oasis reclaimed from a former chalk quarry in East Kent, and it is now home to many protected and endangered species of fauna and flora. At Monkton Nature Reserve it is estimated that there are over 350 species of flowering plant, including 9 species of orchid, and…
Children’s Activities
We have a variety of children’s activities that will keep our younger visitors’ entertained, and encourage an interest in nature at the same time! The Monkton Meander The Monkton Meander is a simple twist on the ever popular I-spy game. Given a sheet with the letters of the alphabet on, children have to record for each letter something…
Second-hand Bookshop
Our second-hand bookshop has an extensive range of approximately 8,000 books for sale, both fiction and non-fiction. The generous book donations which we regularly receive from our supporters mean that we have an estimated 8,000 books for sale, covering fiction, natural history, science, biography, history, politics, children’s books, photography, transport, sport, crafts, gardening, cookery, music…..the list…
Monkton Stargazers
Monkton Nature Reserve is home to the Monkton Stargazers astronomy group and the two Thanet Observatories. The main observatory houses a 12” reflecting telescope. The smaller observatory, built in 2015, has recently undergone calibration testing. The Thanet Observatory is involved in a project to view young protostars with the Centre of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences…
Field Study Centre
There is much of interest to see in the exhibition areas of the Field Study Centre, and entrance is FREE. Frenken Room You will find geological, palaeontological and archaeological displays in the Frenken Room (named after one of our benefactors). The rocks, minerals and fossils on display are from the Mesozoic and Cenozoic Eras, and Pleistocene…
Education At Monkton
Education Programmes At Monkton Nature Reserve children and students can connect with nature and the outdoors through nature-related activities. We offer a wide range of safe, secure and fun outdoor learning experience for all ages. Parents and teachers can connect that wonderful feeling that children have for nature while they are young with a developing…