Next Event: Butterfly Photographic Walk
Sunday 2nd August 2026 – 10.00am – Noon
Curious about how our local butterflies are faring during this warm stretch?
Join trustee and photographer Ben Kirby (who has over 25 years of experience taking photos of butterflies) for a guided walk this Sunday. Learn where to spot different species in the reserve and how to take great photos of them!
Curious about how our local butterflies are faring during this warm stretch?
Join trustee and photographer Ben Kirby (who has over 25 years of experience taking photos of butterflies) for a guided walk this Sunday. Learn where to spot different species in the reserve and how to take great photos of them!
Photographic & Art Competitions
We have launched two exciting competitions and welcome everyone to get creative and enter!
Please click on one of the logos below to find out more….
First time visiting the reserve?
Our thanks to Craig McTeer, one of our supporters, who has used his own 360 camera and mapped 99% of the footpaths in the reserve.
You can view this using Google Maps, by clicking here
When the map opens, click and holding on the yellow man icon, and then drop the icon onto the map.
Please click here to view and download a map of the reserve
Please click here to view the What3Words for our Lodge Road entrance
“Maidstone’s Hidden Gem”
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve is a local wildlife oasis tucked away between the Vinters Park and Grove Green housing estates.
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We Need YOUR Support!
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve is NOT run by any council, but by a group of dedicated local volunteers, who have formed a registered charity called the “Vinters Valley Park Trust”.
To keep the nature reserve open, as a space for the whole community to enjoy we need your money and support.
You can financially support the nature reserve in a number of ways.
Please click here to find out how you can support us
NEXT EVENTs AT VINTERS VALLEY
Sunday 2nd August 2026 10am – Noon
Butterfly Photographic Walk