Author: Jenny Hall, Associate Professor in Tourism and Events, York St John University

Farmers in a national park are turning down lights at night to help wildlife – it could be good for crops too

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Some farms are looking at how best to use their lights at night. MillaF/Shutterstock Growing evidence suggests that excessive outdoor lighting at night may be harming wildlife. For generations, rural communities worked to the rhythms of daylight and darkness. Today, the amount of harsh light switched on at nightime is having profound consequences for many […]

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Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at home

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Andy Burns As soon as you drive over the top of the Peak District and down into Sheffield you can see the light pollution – and it’s horrible, said a participant in a research project into darkness and light pollution. In the last 100 years, the places where people can experience darkness have reduced dramatically. […]

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