Events

2026
May

06 May

Wednesday

Today

This event has been cancelled. If this is a Cofnod hosted event and you have already booked, we will be in contact with more information

07 May

Thursday

Freshwater Leech Identification Course

There aren’t many species of freshwater Leech in Britain and many can be successfully identified in the field. This makes them a distinctive and manageable group to learn about. Rachel Davies from the Freshwater Leech Recording Scheme will guide us through thei...

Medicinal Leech © Henry Cook

09 May

Saturday

Gŵyl Goed Cors y Gedol Festival

Discover this incredible Celtic Rainforest with FREE activities, displays and workshops in the woods and courtyard: ALL WELCOME. A free family friendly woodland festival celebrating the beauty of Coed Gors y Gedol, a historic woodland in the heart of the temperate rain...

Celtic Rainforest, Coed Crafnant

12 May

Tuesday

Dee Park Bioblitz

Spend some time helping PFY count all the plants and animal species in Dee Park. There will be pond dipping, nature walks, and other fun activities. Booking essential. ...

Two Red-and-black Froghoppers on a blade of grass

13 May

Wednesday

Cwm Penmachno Recorders’ Day

Cofnod will facilitate a day recording wildlife at this private site. Moth trapping has occurred on site, but the owners are very interested to find out what other species inhabit their land. Habitat Wet and semi-wet meadow/rush-pasture with extensive areas of...

24 May

Sunday

Dune wildlife wonders (Talacre)

Explore the dunes of Talacre with the Conwy Valley local volunteer group looking for marsh orchids and more!. ...

Orchid growing within a dune slack

27 May

Wednesday

Creatures of the night (Gwaith Powdwr)

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. This walk will take place through th...

Common Toad © Richard Gallon

30 May

Saturday

Creatures of the night - Welsh language walk (Gwaith Powdwr)

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. This even...

Common Toad © Richard Gallon
June

04 Jun

Thursday

Penisarwaun Recorders’ Day

Cofnod will facilitate a day to record wildlife at this private wetland meadow site. This will build on existing plant and moth lists from the site. The owners are members of the Habitats & Meadows Group. Habitat Wet and semi-wet meadows and wet woodland. Adjacent to a...

13 Jun

Saturday

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14 Jun

Sunday

Jumping Plant Lice (Psyllids) Workshop

Day 1 (13th June) will be at World Museum, Liverpool. Day 2 (14th June) will be at Rixton Clay Pits, Warrington. Psyllids (Jumping Plant Lice) are a small, understudied group of Hemiptera often overlooked until they attack your favourite plants. This course intr...

Psyllid
July

04 Jul

Saturday

Gwydir Castle Recorders’ Day

Gwydir Castle invites you to a Recorders’ Day at their gardens and wildlife meadows. The 15 acres of meadow are sloped, rich in Yellow Rattle, surrounded by stone walls and patches of scrub. These habitats offer a wealth of opportunity to record at this under-recor...

Gwydir Castle
Nature recorders inspecting and recording species of fungus

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