Programme of Events 2025

Saturday 12th April 2025               Annual General Meeting                                             2.30pm VENUE: Lenham Community Centre, 2 Groom Way, Lenham, Maidstone ME17 2QT Speaker: Chris Lane, Proprietor and Manager Witchhazel Nursery “An engaging insight on the Subject of Wisteria”   2025 DAY VISITS – travel by car, (please car-share if possible, as some...

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Elm reintroduction project – January 2025

On 21 January an audience of 40 was delighted to welcome Lyndsay and Anna, two representatives from Kent Plan Tree, to brief us on the Elm Reintroduction project; our first Winter Season presentation.       A good turnout at the Lads’ Club in Saltwood, demonstrating an enthusiastic response to...

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Invitation to Elm Talk – 21st January 2025

Dear KMOTT Member   Lyndsay Wayman-Rook: ELM HERITAGE KENT – Reintroducing Elm to our landscape   We are delighted to announce details of a presentation on this important project to reintroduce Elm trees to the Kent landscape and invite our members and guests to join this event either in person...

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Hole Park – 25th September 2024

We were kindly invited by Edward Barham to visit his family estate at Hole Park near Rolvenden. Edward is a prominent KMOTT Member and the visit concentrated on viewing the trees in the very impressive parkland at Hole Park, rather than the equally stunning  gardens around the house, which will...

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Palmstead Nursery – 31 August 2024

Aeriel view with the Permission of John Langman John Langman was our host for this visit to Palmstead Nursery, he set up the business in 1968 in Palmstead village with 3 expanding to 11 acres. At this point there was no further space available at the original site, so the...

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Knole Park 10th July 2024

This was an opportunity to visit the oldest deer park in the UK, which, as was very evident even on arrival, still houses a group of Fallow deer living wild in the 900 acre park. Our group of 18 visitors was hosted by a team of three responsible for management...

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