Buriton Parish Council is proud to be supporting the South Downs National Park's bid to obtain International Dark Skies Reserve status - and there is an easy way for residents to back the bid, too.
The incredible numbers of stars that can be seen overhead on clear nights is truly amazing - thanks to some of the lowest light pollution in the South East of England.
The National Park Authority is therefore putting together a bid to make the South Downs an International Dark Skies reserve - and it needs to show that people living in and around the area support the idea.
If you would like to back this bid, simply take the Dark Skies Pledge at www.southdowns.gov.uk/darkskiespledge
Dan Oakley, dark skies ranger for the South Downs National Park Authority, said: ?The South Downs National Park sits bang in the middle of the most crowded part of the country but surprisingly we still have precious places where the night skies are still dark enough to reveal an astonishing starscape.?
?We need people to back this bid and next steps will also include mapping where the dark skies are and working with communities to find where light pollution is coming from,? added dark-skies Dan.
?Light pollution is a big issue. It not only wastes energy, costs money and impacts on wildlife, it can even affect our health - for example by disrupting sleep. It also stops people from enjoying the night skies."
