Martin Down National Nature Reserve Car Park
Near East Woodyates, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5
Easy accessed car park a few miles outside of Salisbury and away from the bright lights. The location is an officially recognised Dark Sky Discovery Site in the Cranbourne Chase Dark Sky Reserve.
Location events organiser
Dark Night Skies Cranborne Chase National Landscape organises events at this location
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Weather forecast
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15/05/26
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16/05/26
8° 1%
Weather forecast for Fordingbridge (7.8 miles away) updated 15/05/26 at 06:01. Powered by Met Office data.
Local light pollution
Martin Down National Nature Reserve Car Park 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.
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Dark site
The above demonstrates the estimated effect of light pollution - graphics created using Stellarium.
Light pollution map of Martin Down National Nature Reserve Car Park
Best time to visit
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.
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If you are planning to visit this location check our dark sky calendar to find out when is best!
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