Star Party at Alice Holt Forest (free)
Wednesday 30th October 2024 from 17:30pm to 20:00pm
Alice Holt Forest - Forestry England
Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 4LS, South East England
Join South Downs National Park and Alice Holt staff this October!
Celebrating the South Downs National Park’s status as an International Dark Sky Reserve, we will be at Alice Holt after dark for a Star Party and two “Nature at Night” walks.
Come and learn about what it means to be a Dark Sky reserve and discover what might go “bump” in the night around Alice Holt.
Admission is free of charge with no booking required.
Please note that this event is weather dependent – please check on the South Downs social media/website before coming.
Please note that this has already taken place on 30/10/2024
Event organiser
South Downs National Park is organising this event
Please contact South Downs National Park directly for more details regarding this event or, if appropriate, contact the event venue.
Email: [email protected]
Website: South Downs National Park
Twitter: @sdnpa
Facebook: South Downs National Park
Event booking
For full details on how to attend this event, including how to book, please see the event's official website.
Visit event websiteEvent 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.
Wed 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Alice Holt Forest - Forestry England is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to asemi-rural semi-rural 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.