Bossington Beacon Car Park - Exmoor
North Hill, Bossington, TA24
Description
Join a National Park Ranger on a guided walk to learn more about the area and the stars in this fantastic location on the north coast of Exmoor.
Numbers will be limited to approx 25 so there's plenty of space for everyone to enjoy the walk safely. Hear from our Ranger Charlotte Wray about her love of moths and why they’re important to the environment.
Learn how to set up your own moth trap and identify different species. Weather permitting, assistance with stargazing will be available from Exmoor Stargazers. Prior booking required.
This event is taking place as part of the Exmoor National Park Dark Skies Festival 2020.
Corona virus
Please be aware that due to the Coronavirus it is likely that this event has been cancelled or postponed. If you are considering attending this event please double check with the event organiser directly to confirm. If this event is indeed affected the organisers will no doubt need your support in the future -- please do consider attending an event of theirs when possible! Thank you!
Organiser
This online event is being organised by Exmoor National Park who should be contacted if you have any queries. If you do attend this online event it would be great if you could let the organiser know you found out about it via Go Stargazing, thank you!
Bookings
Please contact Exmoor National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Go to the organiser's web page for this event
Location light pollution
This location is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural setting based on satellite data from CPRE.
Location darkness on Saturday 17th October 2020
The below graphic shows if and when it will be dark at Bossington Beacon Car Park - Exmoor on the evening of this event. Yellow areas show when the skies are not dark due to daylight (bold yellow) and moonlight (faded yellow). Click on the image for an explanation on how darkness is determined.
