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Carey's Secret Garden

Carey's Secret Garden

Garden Wood, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 7PG, South West England

Best time to visit

Public venue - public location used for stargazing events.

Weather forecast

  • 16/04/26

    14° 7%

  • 16/04/26

    14° 5%

  • 16/04/26

    13° 6%

  • 17/04/26

    11° 6%

Weather forecast for Bournemouth (11.4 miles away) updated 15/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Carey's Secret Garden is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a semi-rural location based on the latest data from the VIIRS satellite. For more advanced light pollution data, view this location on DarkSkySites.

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

Light pollution map of Carey's Secret Garden

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 Thu 16th Apr

Thu 16th Apr

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 20:22 to 03:51
Dark for 7h 28m
Moon phase on Fri 17th Apr

Fri 17th Apr

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 20:24 to 03:48
Dark for 7h 23m
Moon phase on Sat 18th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

New Moon
0 % illuminated
Dark from 21:14 to 03:46
Dark for 6h 32m
Moon phase on Sun 19th Apr

Sun 19th Apr

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 22:45 to 03:43
Dark for 4h 58m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 00:06 to 03:41
Dark for 3h 35m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 01:10 to 03:38
Dark for 2h 28m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 01:55 to 03:36
Dark for 1h 41m

Find more dates

If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!

Calendar

Events nearby

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    Friday 8th May 2026 from 19:30pm to 17:00pm

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