Stargazing at Coldwell Nature Reserve
Thursday 30th October 2025 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm
Coldwell Nature Reserve
Coldwell Yealand, Redmayne, Cumbria, LA7 7LF, North West England
Join the Landscape Trust, National Landscape team and members of Eddington (Kendal) Astronomical Society for an evening of stargazing at Coldwell Nature Reserve.
We will be meeting at the entrance to Coldwell Meadow (Grid Ref – SD 47767 77594) at 7pm. Parking is available in laybys and at the small car park in Gait Barrows – but as parking is limited we encourage lift sharing where possible.
Dress warm and feel free to bring a seat and a hot drink!
This event takes place as part of the Cumbria Dark Skies Festival 2025.
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.
Thu 30th Oct
Local light pollution
Coldwell Nature Reserve is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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.
Forthcoming events
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