Nature's Nightlife for families
Friday 28th October 2022 from 17:30pm to 19:30pm
Grizedale Forest
Grizedale Forest Visitor Centre, Grizedale, Cumbria, LA22 0QJ
Join the team from Grizedale Forest for a magical guided evening walk through the forest. Listen out for owls, learn about the wildlife in the woods, experience the wonders of the night sky and finish with hot chocolate and marshmallows around a campfire.
Please bring a torch and wear warm clothing and sturdy footwear.
Adults £5, Children £3. An adult must accompany all children.
Places are limited, and booking is essential.
Please get in touch with the Grizedale Visitor Centre to book your place.
This event is part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival – Autumn 2022.
Please note that this has already taken place on 28/10/2022
Event organiser
Forestry England is organising this event
Please contact Forestry England directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: Forestry England
Twitter: @forestryengland
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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.
Fri 28th Oct
Local light pollution
Grizedale Forest 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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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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