Put That Light Out

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

04/06/2026

Fantastic to meet up with Emily Hinde at her fabulous degree show at Grand Parade this week. Last time we met was at a recording studio at Moulescombe a few months back. Emily has been filming Starlings with a vintage Bolex cine camera, and precessing the film with seaweed rather than traditional chemicals. As you can see, her installation is multilayered and multidimensional. I tried my best to honour her brilliant questions as best I could. Emily is fully conversant in the ecological perils Brighton’s Starlings face. It’s so great to find the next generation engaging with nature in this way. Congratulations Emily - you are on your way!

Working on the book today. The UK Starling population boomed after the blitz- lots of new cavities in buildings for nest...
01/06/2026

Working on the book today. The UK Starling population boomed after the blitz- lots of new cavities in buildings for nesting, and lots of wildflower and insect rich bomb sites to sustain them. The map shows colour coded damage in Deptford, where the Geliot family lost the first of two homes destroyed. Black= total destruction Red = damage beyond repair, Orange = repairable at cost, yellow = reparable economic.

A Yellow Shell moth, lit gold by the morning light, matching the geological bands in the cliffs, a Chalk Hill Blue with ...
30/05/2026

A Yellow Shell moth, lit gold by the morning light, matching the geological bands in the cliffs, a Chalk Hill Blue with unusually coloured spots more like the female form, “Cecil” - named by the locals, having a snooze and a Goldfinch feeding on the thistles. A great morning walk today before the human noise built up.

What’s this strange image? Well today I’m working on diagrams representing the visual system of the the Peregrine Falcon...
29/05/2026

What’s this strange image? Well today I’m working on diagrams representing the visual system of the the Peregrine Falcon. You can see how different the eye shape is, the lateral deep foveae with the sharpest distance image, and the more forward facing shallow foveae giving a binocular field shown green. When attacking a Peregrine will often follow a logarithmic curve because they are initially using the lateral deep fovea to track the prey, and turning the head would create aerodynamic problems. Only@on the final approach do they switch to the binocular front vision as they hit their target.

A gorgeous mist forming over the River Arun flood plane at Pulborough Brooks a few nights ago.
28/05/2026

A gorgeous mist forming over the River Arun flood plane at Pulborough Brooks a few nights ago.

27/05/2026

A brilliant day filming with Lindy at the Wildflower Conservation Society. These amazing volunteers collect seed from local patches (with the relevant permissions) and propagate the rare wildflowers we need for local nature recovery projects. It all started with a chap called John Gapper who used to go round collecting the earth from mole hills to make the perfect growing medium!

26/05/2026

What an absolute dragon of a bird! It’s always good to check your rear view from time to time. I was focussed on dragonflies in front of me at Cockshut Stream and thankfully turned round at the right moment as this gorgeous Marsh Harrier began hunting over towards Celery Sewer. Well worth braving the heat.

Exciting news to celebrate on World Biological Diversity Day. Our application for Brighton to be registered as a Wildlif...
22/05/2026

Exciting news to celebrate on World Biological Diversity Day. Our application for Brighton to be registered as a Wildlife Heritage Area has gained “Candidate Status” and we are now working on the next stage of the process. We had a brilliant meeting with our advisor/mentor Roberto who is in Costa Rica currently, and it was so inspiring to hear about some of the other incredible candidates from all around the world who are in the process, with projects in Oceans and Rainforests and precious remote areas. An urban Wildlife Heritage Area would be a first, and a brilliant and harmonious match for the Living Coast UNESCO Biosphere, who are also helping us as we move forward. .rowlands

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