BUFOG Barr Beacon Sky Watch

Now that the warmer weather's starting to appear we decided it's time for another BUFOG sky watch. We will be heading to a new location for this one - Barr Beacon. Only 3 miles out of Walsall town centre, it's one of the highest points in the Midlands with a superb panoramic view of the sky. It is also the first urban nature reserve to be awarded the "Dark Sky Discovery Site" status by national astronomy and environmental organisations. There is a stone war memorial on the summit making it a very picturesque location for a watch.

As usual we will be initially meeting up at a bar, and this time we've chosen Farmer Johns Streetly on Aldridge Road, Sutton Coldfield as the ideal meet up point. This is only a few minutes drive from Barr Beacon. We will be at the bar from 7pm. Then around 8pm we will…