Dark Skies Forest Bathing at Whinlatter
Wednesday 9th November 2022 from 18:30pm to 20:30pm
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TW
Experience the beauty of the forest at night with this sensory forest bathing session with the team from Lakeland Wellbeing accompanied by Dark Skies Ambassador Jen Grange. A magical adventure, the dark heightens our senses enveloping us in a host of new and exciting experiences.
Our slow and mindful journey through the forest allows us to open our awareness to nighttime sounds, nocturnal wildlife, dark skies and hopefully plenty of stars. Seeking out the planets and constellations, we may be lucky enough to see the Milky Way before engaging in mindful stargazing as we lie back and look up at the night sky.
You will require a reasonable level of mobility for this activity. We will be walking approx 2km on trails and uneven ground.
Please note that this has already taken place on 09/11/2022
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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.
Wed 9th Nov
Local light pollution
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to adark site dark site location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.
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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
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