Elan Dark Sky Festival: Nocturnal Creatures Walk
Friday 27th March 2026 from 17:45pm to 19:00pm
Penbont House Tearooms, Bed and Breakfast
Penbont House, Elan Valley, LH6 5HS
Join Sorcha Lewis, Radnorshire Mammal Recorder and livestock and wildlife farmer, for an engaging evening walk and talk in the Elan Valley. As daylight fades, discover the hidden world of the valley’s nocturnal wildlife and learn how to spot the signs of creatures that come alive after dark, with the chance you may encounter one or two along the way.
Set within the Elan Valley Dark Sky Park, the experience is made even more memorable by some of the darkest, clearest skies in the UK, where stars shine brightly overhead as you explore the landscape at night.
This event takes place as part of the Elan Valley Dark Skies Festival 2026.
Please note that this has already taken place on 27/03/2026
Event organiser
Elan Valley Trust is organising this event
Please contact Elan Valley Trust directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Elan Valley Trust
Twitter: @Elan_Valley
Facebook: Elan Valley Trust
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 27th Mar
Local light pollution
Penbont House Tearooms, Bed and Breakfast is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Penbont House Tearooms, Bed and Breakfast
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