Stargazing and Wildlife in the Forest
Saturday 30th October 2021 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm
Croydon Hill - Exmoor
Near Nutcombe Bottom, Luxborough, Somerset, TA23 0SX
Come and explore the night skies over Dunster and Croydon Hill with your hosts, wildlife enthusiast and naturalist Chris Sperring MBE and James Latus Forestry England’s Community Ranger for Exmoor and the Quantocks.
An evening of stargazing and wildlife in this unique and beautiful forest and home to England’s tallest tree on the foothills of Exmoor National Park. Booking in advance is essential, and no dogs are permitted.
Adult £7.50, children 15yrs and younger and OAPs £5. £20 family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children. Max 25 places.
This event takes place as part of the Exmoor Dark Skies Festival 2021.
Please note that this has already taken place on 30/10/2021
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: fe.england@forestryengland.uk
Website: Forestry England
Twitter: @forestryengland
Facebook: Forestry England
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.
Sat 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Croydon Hill - Exmoor 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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The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
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