Bannau Brecheiniog Dark Sky Festival evening bat walk
Friday 22nd September 2023 from 19:00pm to 20:00pm
The Promenade - Brecon
Watergate, Brecon, Powys, LD3 9AY
Come along to spend a bit of your evening learning about bats in Brecon from a local bat ecologist!
We will meet on the Prom close to town near sunset, and you’ll learn a little bit about bat ecology, UK bat species, how bat detectors work and how to use them.
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Dewch i wrando ar ecolegydd ystlumod lleol yn sôn am ystlumod Aberhonddu!
Byddwn yn cwrdd ar y Rhodfa, yn agos i’r dref wrth i’r haul fachlud a byddwch yn dysgu am ecoleg ystlumod, rhywogaethau ystlumod y DU, sut y mae dynodwyr Ystlumod yn gweithio a sut i’w defnyddio.
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This event occurs as part of the Bannau Brecheiniog Dark Sky Festival 2023.
Please note that this has already taken place on 22/09/2023
Event organiser
Brecon Beacons National Park is organising this event
Please contact Brecon Beacons National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Brecon Beacons National Park
Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Fri 22nd Sep
Local light pollution
The Promenade - Brecon is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to an urban location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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