A nightjar, a bird with heavily camoflagued feathers in shades of black and dark brown to look like tree bark. It is sat on the end of a branch, with it's wings spread upwards, near the tips of the wings is a bar of white which shows this is a male.

Nightjar adult male alighting on song perch © David Tipling 2020Vision

Creatures of the night (session 1)

Location:

Gwaith Powdwr Nature Reserve,

Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd, LL48 6LT

Book

Take a dusk walk through this post-industrial landscape to spot bats, nightjars, and glow-worms (if we're lucky!). Bring a torch and be prepared for midges.

Event details

Meeting point

Meet at the reserve entrance by Gweithdai Cooke's Workshops - LL48 6LT - what3words//coil.depths.script - Grid Ref SH 61636 38859

Date

Wednesday 4 June 2025

Time

8:45pm - 11:00pm

About the event

This walk will be approximately 2km long, mostly on the old factory roads which elude to Gwaith Powdwr's industrial past. Be aware there are some steep sections and short sections over uneven gravel track and concrete stairs.

Bring a torch and be prepared for midges.

The event organiser speaks fluent Welsh, please feel free to use Welsh or English during this event.

Can't make it this time or want to come again? Join us on June 6 for another session!