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Lickey Hills Visitor Centre

Lickey Hills Visitor Centre

Warren Lane, Cofton Hackett, West Midlands, B45 8ER

Best time to visit

Lickey Hills Visitor Centre is a private location and is only accessible out of normal hours for stargazing by prior arrangement or when public events are scheduled.

Weather forecast

  • 04/05/26

    15° 9%

  • 04/05/26

    15° 5%

  • 04/05/26

    15° 5%

  • 05/05/26

    12° 5%

Weather forecast for Redditch (5.5 miles away) updated 03/05/26 at 12:01. Powered by Met Office data.

Local light pollution

Lickey Hills Visitor Centre is estimated to have light pollution levels similar to a suburban 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 Lickey Hills 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 Mon 4th May

Mon 4th May

Waning Gibbous
95 % illuminated
Dark from 21:11 to 23:28
Dark for 2h 16m
Moon phase on Tue 5th May

Tue 5th May

Waning Gibbous
90 % illuminated
Dark from 21:14 to 00:19
Dark for 3h 4m
Moon phase on Wed 6th May

Wed 6th May

Waning Gibbous
84 % illuminated
Dark from 21:16 to 00:57
Dark for 3h 40m
Moon phase on Thu 7th May

Thu 7th May

Waning Gibbous
77 % illuminated
Dark from 21:18 to 01:25
Dark for 4h 6m
Moon phase on Fri 8th May

Fri 8th May

Third Quarter
68 % illuminated
Dark from 21:21 to 01:45
Dark for 4h 23m
Moon phase on Sat 9th May

Sat 9th May

Third Quarter
59 % illuminated
Dark from 21:23 to 01:59
Dark for 4h 35m
Moon phase on Sun 10th May

Sun 10th May

Third Quarter
49 % illuminated
Dark from 21:26 to 02:12
Dark for 4h 45m

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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    Monday 4th May 2026 from 19:45pm to 22:00pm

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    Monday 4th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 22:00pm

    Bromsgrove Rugby Club, Bromsgrove, B60 3DH (3.8 miles away)

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    Tuesday 5th May 2026 from 19:00pm to 21:00pm

    Windmill Community Centre - Redditch, Rye Grass Lane, B97 5YE (7.1 miles away)

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    Tuesday 5th May 2026 from 19:30pm to 21:30pm

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    Wednesday 6th May 2026 from 20:00pm to 17:10pm

    Aston University in Birmingham, Birmingham, B4 7ET (9.0 miles away)

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