Put That Light Out

Put That Light Out This is about protecting night skies and reducing light pollution.

Checkin in on the Starlings down at Rockwater yesterday. Their new plumage is almost complete now, with lovely sharp fle...
24/08/2026

Checkin in on the Starlings down at Rockwater yesterday. Their new plumage is almost complete now, with lovely sharp flecks on their chests. Just the feathers round the face to do now, and you can see the new ones just poking through. So in a couple of weeks they’ll all be looking fresh and dazzling for the murmuration season. Starling City Brighton The Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere Sussex Wildlife Trust Brighton Palace Pier

One thing I love when I am walking or driving about town is the sudden appearance of shadows from a flock of Pigeons tak...
23/08/2026

One thing I love when I am walking or driving about town is the sudden appearance of shadows from a flock of Pigeons taking flight. In this case I think they were scared up by a Soarrowhawk or a Peregrine as all the gulls were kicking off also.

Brighton’s Bramble Bridge. I love the way these blackberries are cascading down from the massive railway bridge over New...
22/08/2026

Brighton’s Bramble Bridge. I love the way these blackberries are cascading down from the massive railway bridge over New England Road. Looking like a scene from The Last Of Us these fantastic weeds can’t be reached by humans spraying glyphosate. We may all be feeling worried that we have pushed the world beyond a tipping point now, but the humble bramble will surely survive and outlive us, providing valuable food for birds.

Nice to see the Marina Starlings yesterday, feeding in the woodchip, and sheltering from the wind on a ledge where they ...
21/08/2026

Nice to see the Marina Starlings yesterday, feeding in the woodchip, and sheltering from the wind on a ledge where they didn’t install anti nature spikes. It amazes me how these guys survive there, as it is such a nature depleted area, especially since Asda killed every single tree in their car park.

It isn’t just me. When the residents of our city are leaving notes on the uncared for new trees, maybe it’s time for a s...
20/08/2026

It isn’t just me. When the residents of our city are leaving notes on the uncared for new trees, maybe it’s time for a sort out Brighton & Hove City Council ? Cllr Tim Rowkins 🌹

Just a small selection if the increasing thousands of stumps of dead trees in Brighton and Hove. Yes it makes sense to l...
18/08/2026

Just a small selection if the increasing thousands of stumps of dead trees in Brighton and Hove. Yes it makes sense to let them rot naturally rather than grind them out, except perhaps in key locations such as Victoria Gardens, but with an annual budget of just £15000 for new trees our city is lagging and lacking in ways that we really feel during climate catastrophe. We need to sort this ASAP.

18/08/2026

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Grabbing the last chance to see the Perseids I headed to Went Hill straight after work last night (just East of Birling ...
14/08/2026

Grabbing the last chance to see the Perseids I headed to Went Hill straight after work last night (just East of Birling Gap, which sadly is ruined by light pollution at the moment due in no small part to one particularly bright and insensitive light by the coastguard station). The channel had a soft haze, which I love on a warm night, the stars burning through bright and sharp. The summer air smelt of toasted grass and biscuits, and you could hear long gentle waves breaking from the right, moving slowly to the far left on the beach below in a perfectly smooth stereo pan. National Trust Birling Gap National Trust South Downs National Park CPRE Sussex Sir Brian May

What a fab night that was - first enjoying the eclipse with Dan and Mim and hundreds of other lovely Brighton people up ...
13/08/2026

What a fab night that was - first enjoying the eclipse with Dan and Mim and hundreds of other lovely Brighton people up at the racecourse, followed by a few hours of shooting stars at the foot of the downs near Fulking. So many hundreds of people out on the Downs connecting with the natural night. South Downs National Park National Trust Brighton & Hove Albion FC Cllr Theresa Fowler Cllr Tim Rowkins 🌹 DarkSky International Royal Astronomical Society

12/08/2026

The r**e of space. I had a massive eye-roll moment when the BBC promoting the meteor shower used footage of Starlink satellites for illustration. Go to the news website and you will find the “Tech” section easily, but the “science” section is hidden away on another page. That says a lot about the mindless and uncritical coverage of the billionaire tech bros. The scarlink swarm is most visible at the beginning and end of the night, but they are there all the time. Then Bezos, India and China all want to add hundreds of thousands more Satellites. Then there is the crazy American space mirror project. The FCC and the UN have completely failed to prevent the r**e of space. The sacred night sky is disappearing fast, erased by billionaires. BBC News DarkSky International Dani Robertson

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