Plans for small observatory in forest approved
Forestry England at Grizedale applied for permission to build a small observatory for dark skies events
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Plans for a small timber observatory in a national park have been approved.
Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has given permission to Forestry England to build a observatory with a retractable roof at Grizedale Forest.
It will part of the body's existing education centre in the woods.
It will house a telescope and be used for dark skies astronomy events, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS), external.
The observatory will be a small wooden structure based at an existing facility in The Yan.
It will provide shelter and indoor seating for visitors.
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- Published4 February 2024
