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Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre

Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre

Kirroughtree, Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, DG8 7BE

Best time to visit

Listed in the Galloway Dark Sky Park Leaflet as a publicly accessible location for overnight stargazing. Photo: Stargazing Scotland

Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre has been recommended as a great place to stargaze by the local authority, national park, community organisation or property owner. May require payment for access or parking.

Weather forecast

  • 19/04/26

    11° 44%

  • 19/04/26

    11° 13%

  • 19/04/26

    10° 1%

  • 20/04/26

    5° 1%

Weather forecast for Newton Stewart (2.5 miles away) updated 19/04/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a 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 Kirroughtree Forest Visitor Centre

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 Sun 19th Apr

Sun 19th Apr

New Moon
3 % illuminated
Dark from 23:26 to 03:30
Dark for 4h 4m
Moon phase on Mon 20th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Waxing Crescent
9 % illuminated
Dark from 00:52 to 03:27
Dark for 2h 35m
Moon phase on Tue 21st Apr

Tue 21st Apr

Waxing Crescent
17 % illuminated
Dark from 01:55 to 03:24
Dark for 1h 29m
Moon phase on Wed 22nd Apr

Wed 22nd Apr

Waxing Crescent
27 % illuminated
Dark from 02:33 to 03:21
Dark for 0h 48m
Moon phase on Thu 23rd Apr

Thu 23rd Apr

First Quarter
38 % illuminated
Dark from 02:57 to 03:18
Dark for 0h 21m
Moon phase on Fri 24th Apr

Fri 24th Apr

First Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 03:12 to 03:15
Dark for 0h 3m
Moon phase on Sat 25th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

First Quarter
60 % illuminated
NO DARKNESS

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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  • Galloway Gathering – Autumn 2026

    Friday 6th November 2026 from 16:00pm to Thursday 12th November 2026 12:00pm

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