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Cadman's Pool Car Park - Forestry Commission

Cadman's Pool Car Park - Forestry Commission

Bramshaw, Lyndhurst, Hampshire, SO43 7HL

Best time to visit

All year round accessible car park in the heart of the New Forest National Park.

Cadman's Pool Car Park - Forestry Commission is a Go Stargazing Site. The location has been identified by the Go Stargazing team as a good location for stargazing based on local light pollution levels, distance from nearby towns and cities and offers a safe place to park.

Weather forecast

  • 20/09/25

    14° 11%

  • 20/09/25

    12° 1%

  • 21/09/25

    11° 1%

  • 21/09/25

    10° 2%

Weather forecast for Furzey Gardens (3.0 miles away) updated 20/09/25 at 04:02.

Local light pollution

Cadman's Pool Car Park - Forestry Commission is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite.

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

Light pollution map of Cadman's Pool Car Park - Forestry Commission

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.

Moon phase on Sat 20th Sep

Sat 20th Sep

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 19:21 to 04:40
Dark for 9h 18m
Moon phase on Sun 21st Sep

Sun 21st Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:19 to 04:41
Dark for 9h 21m
Moon phase on Mon 22nd Sep

Mon 22nd Sep

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 19:16 to 04:43
Dark for 9h 26m
Moon phase on Tue 23rd Sep

Tue 23rd Sep

New Moon
1 % illuminated
Dark from 19:14 to 04:45
Dark for 9h 30m
Moon phase on Wed 24th Sep

Wed 24th Sep

Waxing Crescent
4 % illuminated
Dark from 19:12 to 04:46
Dark for 9h 33m
Moon phase on Thu 25th Sep

Thu 25th Sep

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 19:09 to 04:48
Dark for 9h 38m
Moon phase on Fri 26th Sep

Fri 26th Sep

Waxing Crescent
16 % illuminated
Dark from 19:07 to 04:50
Dark for 9h 42m

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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    Wednesday 17th September 2025 from 12:00pm to Thursday 13th November 2025 12:00pm

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    Monday 22nd September 2025 from 19:15pm to 21:30pm

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    Friday 26th September 2025 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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