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Coppice Hill Car Park

Coppice Hill Car Park

Brocton, Rugeley, Staffordshire, ST17 0TN

Best time to visit

This excellent stargazing destination in Cannock Chase AONB offers excellent all-round views with surrounding trees offering protection from local horizon-level light pollution.

Coppice Hill Car Park is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 25/09/25

    13° 0%

  • 25/09/25

    10° 0%

  • 26/09/25

    8° 0%

  • 26/09/25

    5° 0%

Weather forecast for Shugborough Estate (1.9 miles away) updated 25/09/25 at 16:02.

Local light pollution

Coppice Hill Car Park is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.

Light pollution map of Coppice Hill Car Park

Best time to visit

The Moon has a big impact on the visibility of celestial bodies in the night sky. Try to plan your stargazing when there is no bright Moon at night as this is when the skies will be at their darkest.

The below chart shows when the skies will be at their darkest at this location and therefore the best time to visit. 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. See our dark sky calendar for more details.

Moon phase on Thu 25th Sep

Thu 25th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:14 to 04:47
Dark for 9h 32m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Sep

Fri 26th Sep

Waxing Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:11 to 04:48
Dark for 9h 36m
Moon phase on Sat 27th Sep

Sat 27th Sep

Waxing Crescent
23 % illuminated
Dark from 19:23 to 04:50
Dark for 9h 27m
Moon phase on Sun 28th Sep

Sun 28th Sep

First Quarter
31 % illuminated
Dark from 20:01 to 04:52
Dark for 8h 51m
Moon phase on Mon 29th Sep

Mon 29th Sep

First Quarter
40 % illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 04:54
Dark for 7h 58m
Moon phase on Tue 30th Sep

Tue 30th Sep

First Quarter
50 % illuminated
Dark from 22:05 to 04:55
Dark for 6h 50m
Moon phase on Wed 1st Oct

Wed 1st Oct

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
Dark from 23:24 to 04:57
Dark for 5h 33m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

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Events nearby

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  • Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 25th September 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rushall Olympic Football Club, Rushall, WS4 1LJ (12.1 miles away)

    More info

  • Rosliston Astronomy Group late-month meeting

    Friday 26th September 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:00pm

    Rosliston Forestry Centre, Swadlincote, DE12 8JX (16.3 miles away)

    More info

  • Keele Observatory public open evening

    Tuesday 30th September 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Keele Observatory, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 5BG (19.0 miles away)

    More info

  • Birmingham Astronomical Society weekly club meeting

    Wednesday 1st October 2025 from 20:00pm to 17:10pm

    Aston University in Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 7ET (20.5 miles away)

    More info

  • Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing

    Thursday 2nd October 2025 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Rushall Olympic Football Club, Rushall, WS4 1LJ (12.1 miles away)

    More info

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