Events
AUTUMN PROGRAMME 2026
Pensychnant's Autumn Programme for 2026 is available now with some excellent events to celebrate our wildlife.
Please download it, save it, print it.
See them listed below along with online contacts for further information and booking.
We will hope to see you.
Very rarely, events may need to be cancelled or postponed
due to inclement weather, or for other reasons.
For confirmation and for further information about events:
phone Julian or Karen
at Pensychnant, (01492) 592595
or email
Julian.pensychnant@btinternet.com
Follow us on Facebook/Pensychnant & Facebook/Pensychnant’s Wildlife
for the most up-to-date info.
If pre-booked for an event we'll make every effort to keep
you informed of any changes.
Autumn Season 2026
Weekends (+ bank holidays)
Saturday 4th April
- Sunday 27th September
11am - 5pm
What more beautiful place could there be to wander or just relax amidst nature? Pensychnant will be open every weekend with wildlife art by Philip Snow, Barbara Winrow, and many others, (see below) and Karen’s acclaimed cake stall, serving tea/coffee and locally home-made FairTrade cakes in the sunshine on the lawn (or indoors by the fire). Treat yourself!
PENSYCHNANT’S OPEN ART EXHIBITION 2026
Weekends (+bank holidays)
4th July - 27th September
11am -5pm
Pensychnant's 'Open' is about more than the art itself; it is all about nature. It is about communicating our love of nature, and communicating the threats and need for conservation, and acknowledging that if we don't appreciate what we've got, it will be lost.
There were five judges for the exhibition, and they couldn't agree. However, the judges choice of winner was Stephen Naylor's Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station. The cooling towers are huge and most people would consider them ugly. Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station consumed 5.5 million tonnes of coal every year - 65% of the output of Nottinghamshire's coal mines (1981 figures). It belched 8-10 million tonnes of CO2 pa. (in 2009). These are the unintended consequences of our decadent lifestyle, wanting copious electricity on demand. Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station was the last coal fired power station in UK. It closed in 2024. What follows?
No big prizes! The winner will be given the opportunity for a one-man show next spring. They will also be give a voucher, kindly donated by Rosemary & Co who make a huge range of some of the finest artists brushes available.
Highly Commended were: Andrew Tyzack's 'Badger'; Georgia Webb's 'Swallows in Formation'; 'Morning Mist' by Susie Liddle; Keeley Robinson's foxes, 'Rescue Me'; and Maddy Templeton's, '2300 species - The Oak of Hope'
You won't agree with our choices. Come to see the exhibition and there is the opportunity to vote for the People's Choice. The People's Choice will also receive a voucher from Rosemary & Co. Thanks Rosemary!
To enhance your viewing of the exhibition we now have printed copies of a catalogue for you to use.
We have also made this available to download here. Just click on the pic below.
Helvetica Light is an easy-to-read font, with tall and narrow letters, that works well on almost every site.
Saturday 12th September all day
CONWY HONEY FAIR
Pensychnant has never missed having a stall at Conwy’s 700-year old street fair.
Please support us.
Sunday 13th September 11am-5pm
MEET THE ARTISTS
Another opportunity to see Pensychnant’s Open art exhibition and meet more of the artists, discuss the inspiration and techniques behind their work, and
be inspired to love and nurture nature.
Tea & cake available as always.
Thursday 17th September
6pm-9pm
SEA-GLASS JEWELLERY WORKSHOP
with EVIE ROBERTS
Craft your own unique jewellery under the expert guidance of silver-smith, Evie Roberts.
All materials provided. No experience needed.
Tea & cake included.
Book at www.emporiumconwy.co.uk
Wednesday 23rd September
10am-4pm
ASYMMETICAL BASKET WORKSHOP
with CRAFTY-AS-HEL
Make your own asymmetrical basket with driftwood handle, for holding kindling or other goodies. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners or those wishing to progress their basketry skills.
£65. All tools and materials provided, plus tea & cake.
Book at
www.crafty-as-hel-ynys-mon.sumupstore.com
Weekend 26th & 27th September 11am-5pm
LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Last weekend of Pensychnant’s Wildlife Art Exhibition 2026.
Last chance to see the artworks before they are returned and last chance for tea & cake on the lawn.
Friday 2nd October 7.30pm
‘BIRDING BY SOUND’
by KEITH OFFORD
Bird songs and calls...
....their function and how we can use them.
Whilst we all focus on what birds look like, they often tell us who they are and where they are – even when we can’t see them. In the summer, it is likely that we will hear far more birds than we will see, so knowing their sounds can be very useful. This talk explores the biology and function of bird sounds and the ways in which we can familiarise ourselves with the songs and calls, using examples of both common and less common species.
Keith Offord will discuss not only traditional means of identifying birds by sound, but also the new technologies that are becoming increasingly available.
Cambrian Ornithological Society meeting.
All welcome. £1
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Saturday 3rd October 7.30pm.
JONATHAN RICHARDS (GUITAR)
Jonathan Richards is one of North Wales' most highly acclaimed classical guitarists, so we are fortunate indeed that he has taken Pensychnant to his heart and played several fund-raising concerts for us over the years.
Booking essential
£15 Book here
Monday 5th October 7.30pm
MOTH GROUP
There are still plenty of moths in October such as this Merveille du Jour - one of our most beautiful moths, especially when freshly emerged.
Informal meeting of North Wales Moth Group, but all are welcome to come along to see, appreciate and learn about any of the moths, before their release into the night.
Donations appreciated.
Saturday 24th October
10am - 5pm
FRESHWATER MICROBIOTA
with WYN HUGHES
Wyn will give an in-depth introduction to families and genera of the largely unknown, but vitally important, microscopic biodiversity in freshwater, followed by a microscope session which will introduce you to a World unimagined. You will learn the complex taxonomy of this disparate group of plants, animals, and cyanobacteria; and learn to identify a few from samples taken at Pensychnant.
A professional level course but suitable for any keen naturalists.
Refreshments available but bringing a packed lunch advised.
£50 - Book here
Wednesday 28th October
6pm - 9pm
SILVER SMITHING WORKSHOP –
STUD EARRINGS
Learn how to make your own beautifully individual set of 4 mismatched sterling silver stud earrings that you can wear with pride forever.
All materials provided. No experience needed. Tea & cake included.
Book at www.emporiumconwy.co.uk
Friday 30th October 2pm
“WILDLIFE RECORDING”
by JULIAN
Anyone can record wildlife. By recording wildlife you are helping to conserve the nature that you love, and by looking, you may come to love it more. We will learn the simple processes of wildlife recording, but also consider why it is important, look at some examples, and consider some outcomes.
Monday 2nd November 7.30pm
MOTH GROUP
All those moths in your headlights now could be like those in the pic - November Moths agg. a grouping label used for three very similar moth species - the November Moth, Autumnal Moth, and Pale November Moth - that cannot be told apart easily by eye.
Informal meeting of North Wales Moth Group.
Donations appreciated.
Saturday 7th November
11am-5pm
FFAIR LYFRAU – BOOK FAIR
Pensychnant has amassed thousands of second hand
natural history books, donated by some of North
Wales’s best and most respected naturalists and
including the collections of John Barnes, Edward Lyons,
Robin Fisher, Huw John Hughes,…. Some books are rare,
some specialised, some generalist, some old, some like-
new. Also other non-fiction, local interest and lots of
novels.
All sold 100% in aid of Pensychnant.
Tea & cake available.
Saturday 21st November
10am-4pm
CHRISTMAS WILLOW WORKSHOP
with CRAFTY-AS-HEL
Make your own nut basket, star, and reindeer. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners.
All tools and materials provided, plus tea & cake.
£65
Book at www.crafty-as-hel-ynys mon.sumupstore.com
Saturday 28th November
10am-4pm
FFAIR NADOLIG
Pensychnant is a special place to start your Christmas
festivities. With a 12’ Christmas tree and open fire,
FairTrade tea and cake in the Aga Kitchen, Mulled Wine, and many various local craft stalls, our Christmas Fair is a Dickensian ideal, somehow apart from this modern clamouring world. - Various craft stalls: pottery, wood-turning, embroidery, Swedish logs, jams & chutneys, macramé, paper-crafts, paintings, jewellery & wind-chimes, bird boxes, photography, bulbs and wreaths, books, cards, and Pensychnant’s renowned bric-a-brac stall,.....
An opportunity to find unusual and special gifts.
All proceeds go to nature conservation at Pensychnant.
Sunday 29th November
2pm-5pm
CHRISTMAS WREATH WORKSHOP
with EVIE ROBERTS
In a fun, festive group, make your own Wreath for Christmas under the guidance of Evie Roberts.
All greenery and embellishments provided. £45. Book here
Friday 4th December 7.30pm
COS AGM & MEMBERS’ SLIDES
Details will be posted on Facebook and in the COS Bulletin, nearer the time.
The COS Christmas is always a fun evening with mince pies afterwards.
Cambrian Ornithological Society Meeting. £1. All welcome
Saturday 5th December
10am-4pm
FFAIR NADOLIG 2
Pensychnant now has so many craftworkers wanting to be part of its Christmas Fair that we’re doing it again.
This fair will have a wholly different set of
stalls to the first fair, so you must come twice.
Monday 7th December
7.30pm
MOTH GROUP
November Moth in November; December Moth in December. Easy!
Informal meeting of North Wales Moth Group.
Donations appreciated.
Tuesday 15th December
10.30am
PENSYCHNANT SUPPORTERS’
CHRISTMAS ELEVENSES
Pensychnant wishes its Supporters and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Join us for elevenses by the big Christmas tree and log fire; not a big event, just a token of thanks for all your support throughout 2026.
LAST DAY OF THE
WILDLIFE ART EXHIBITION
Sunday 28th September 11am – 5pm
The ‘Open’ has been a fantastic exhibition of art on the theme of Nature, Environment and Conservation. This will be your last chance to see it before the artworks return to their homes.
It will also be the last chance for Tea & Cake in the sunshine on the lawn!