Dark Skies and Creatures of the Night
Sunday 19th February 2023 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Walltown Country Park
Walltown Quarry, Greenhead, Cumbria, CA8 7HF
Explore nocturnal winter wildlife on a short walking safari with the team from Wild Intrigue, and discover surprising insights into how nature copes during the colder months.
Find out what you can see in the night sky in their stargazing workshop (shared equipment and instruction provided). Learn how poor lighting can affect wildlife and what you can do to reduce your impact.
Booking is essential for this event, which includes free parking and complimentary hot beverages.
Please note that this has already taken place on 19/02/2023
Event organiser
Wild Intrigue is organising this event
Please contact Wild Intrigue directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Wild Intrigue
Twitter: @wildintrigue
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Event booking
Event darkness
The below chart shows if and when the skies will be at their darkest during this event. Moonlight is shown in light yellow and the Sun's twilight in light blue. Midnight on the date shown is shown as a white line with sunset to the left and sunrise the next morning to the right. A black background with stars shows the best times for stargazing.
Sun 19th Feb
Local light pollution
Walltown Country Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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