The Wildlife and Wetland Centre in Walthamstow offers a reasonable respite from London’s light-polluted skies. It thus makes for an excellent venue for stargazing events hosted in collaboration with Stow Stargazers.
Weather forecast
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30/04/24
17° 1% -
30/04/24
15° 1% -
01/05/24
14° 4% -
01/05/24
13° 5%
Weather forecast for Tottenham Hotspur F.c. (1.4 miles away) updated 30/04/24 at 20:00.
Local light pollution
Walthamstow Wetlands is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asuburban suburban 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Best time to visit
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.
Tue 30th Apr
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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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