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Win Green - National Trust

Win Green - National Trust

Donhead Hollow, Ludwell, Dorset, SP7 0ES

Best time to visit

National Trust car park and an officially recognised Dark Sky Discovery Site in the Cranbourne Chase Dark Sky Reserve.

Win Green - National Trust is a Dark Sky Discovery Site, an officially recognised place where anyone can stargaze. Most such locations have overnight parking (sometimes with a fee); however, many do not allow overnight camping. There may or may not be toilet facilities.

Weather forecast

  • 10/08/22

    27° 0%

  • 10/08/22

    19° 0%

  • 11/08/22

    18° 0%

  • 11/08/22

    16° 0%

Weather forecast for Larmer Tree Gardens (2.8 miles away) updated 10/08/22 at 04:00.

Local light pollution

Win Green - National Trust is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to arural rural location based on data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Win Green - National Trust

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.

Wed 10th Aug

Waxing Gibbous
94% illuminated
Dark from 03:14 to 03:23
Dark for 0h 9m

Thu 11th Aug

Full Moon
98% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Fri 12th Aug

Full Moon
100% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sat 13th Aug

Full Moon
99% illuminated
NO DARKNESS

Sun 14th Aug

Waning Gibbous
95% illuminated
Dark from 20:56 to 20:59
Dark for 0h 2m

Mon 15th Aug

Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Dark from 20:54 to 21:13
Dark for 0h 18m

Tue 16th Aug

Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Dark from 20:51 to 21:28
Dark for 0h 36m

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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    Saturday 13th August 2022 from 21:00pm to 23:00pm

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