Events

Discover Bird Watching

Do you want to get into birdwatching but don’t know where to begin? This full-day course will teach you how to identify birds and recognise their calls.

Badger Watching Evening

Spend an evening, from a viewpoint in the trees, watching these amazing nocturnal creatures. With the chance to see other allusive animals in their natural habitats.

Dawn chorus

Witness a beautiful sunrise across the Pensthorpe lakes and catch the sweet songs of our breeding birds.

The early start brings great rewards for anyone interested in birds and birdwatching.

Butterfly & Dragonfly Walk

Find all the butterfly & dragonfly hotspots on this walk around the reserve with our expert warden. Observe them in their natural habitats where you’ll find lots of lovely flora and insect life.

Glow worm hunt

Discover the allusive glow worm with a night tour of the reserve with one of our expert Wardens. A torch light guided adventure hunting the bioluminescence of these adult beetles.

Creatures of the night

Join us for an after-dark evening of discovery where you will be able to spot and learn the resident owls, bats and moths that call Pensthorpe home.

Discover winter ducks & evening roost

One of our expert wardens will take you on a guided walk around the lakes giving you information about all of the wild winter ducks. The walk will finish at the wader scrape where you will see the birds flying in to roost at sunset.