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Henry Hawk’s Christmas Adventure

It’s Christmas Week, why not pop into our lovely Coffee Shop and pick up the perfect stocking filler – Henry Hawk’s Christmas Adventure.

Refuge For UK Birds Under Threat

Our Trustee Ciaran O’Brien notes the shocking decline of UK birds species and how Penllergare is and aims to be a refuge for many under threat

Funding for Penllergare Observatory Project

The Trust has had some great news! We have been awarded funding from the Architectural Heritage Fund to develop a project in partnership with Dark Sky Wales to help restore the historic Penllergare Equatorial Observatory and look at the possibility of introducing a planetarium to the building.

Autumn Fayre – Saturday 24th September 11am-3pm

Come and join us for our rescheduled Autumn Fayre on Saturday 24th September (11am-3pm). There will be fun for all the family with the magical Enchanted Woods (featuring a elves, a dragon, fairy and tree people). There will also be traditional games, stalls and Welsh Springer Spaniels.

Autumn Fayre Postponed

Autumn Fayre – Saturday 10th September 11am-3pm

Come and join us for the Penllergare Autumn Fayre on Saturday 10th September – There will be fun for all of the family including the amazing Enchanted Woods, Woodland Crafts, Fayre Stalls, Solar gazing and much much more at Penllergare Valley Woods.

Penllergare Awarded Best Family Day Out

Here at Penllergare we are pleased to announce that we have been awarded Twinkl’s ‘Top Attraction 2022 badge’ for Best Family Day Out! We are delighted to receive this badge as family and community is at the heart of Penllergare Valley Woods!

Rewilding Penllergare

Our trustee Ciaran O’Brien explains how rewilding was happening here at Penllergare before it was fashionable

Water Vole Recovery Project

You may remember Ratty from your childhood as the lovable character in Wind in The Willows. In real life the Water Vole (Ratty) has seen dramatic decline in their numbers across the UK in recent years

The Aliens Have Landed

Our trustee Ciaran O’Brien explains how the aliens have landed here at Penllergare in his new blog on invasive species Apparently, it was Invasive Species Week late last month. In Penllergare Valley Woods it seems to be Invasive Species Week every week!