Focus Scout
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Know where the light will be good.

Focus Scout forecasts the conditions landscape and nature photographers chase (mist and fog, frost, fiery sunsets, dark skies, big seas) at nearly 1,900 researched spots across the UK, and tells you where to be, and when.

Coming soon to the App Store

Scores for every spot

Each spot is scored for the conditions it's known for, hour by hour, with the reasons why, from the Met Office's own model.

A map built for planning

Cloud, rain, mist and wind layers on a 10-day timeline, tide times, sun and moon lines, and light pollution.

Sky view

Point your phone at the sky to see where the sun, moon, Milky Way, planets and satellites will be, for now or any date.

Tools for the field

Light meter, exposure, depth of field and focus stacking, star trails, timelapse, tides and red mode, tuned to your own kit.

Researched spots

Viewpoints, woods, coast, wetlands, heritage and dark-sky sites, each with access, parking, tips and what's there through the year.

Your photos stay yours

No adverts, no tracking. Your journal, shot list and photos stay on your phone.

Made in the UK, for the UK

Focus Scout is free to use, with Focus Scout Pro for the 10-day outlook, alerts, map layers, Sky view planning and your whole kit.