Dark skies walk at Whinlatter Forest
Saturday 1st November 2025 from 18:00pm to 21:00pm
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TW
Join JAG Outdoors for a walk around the forest at night. The guided walk will cover 3-4 miles of trails enjoying the magic of the forest in the growing darkness using all your senses to explore the world after the sun sets. Weather permitting there will hopefully also be able to stop for some amazing star gazing opportunities.
This event takes place as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2025.
Event organiser
Friends of the Lake District is organising this event
Please contact Friends of the Lake District directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Friends of the Lake District
Twitter: @FriendsofLakes
Facebook: Friends of the Lake District
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.
Sat 1st Nov
Local light pollution
Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a dark site 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.
Light pollution map of Whinlatter Forest Park - Forestry Commission
Forthcoming events
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