Managed by the Forestry Commission this location is a remote and fantastic dark sky location giving amazing views of the skies above including open areas for parking and toilet facilities.
Weather forecast
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27/04/24
7° 10% -
27/04/24
6° 4% -
28/04/24
4° 4% -
28/04/24
5° 4%
Weather forecast for Slaidburn Youth Hostel (3.0 miles away) updated 27/04/24 at 20:01.
Local light pollution
Gisburn Forest Hub 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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Urban
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Suburban
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Semi-rural
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Rural
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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