Bug Life

Buglife, the UK charity dedicated to invertebrate conservation, promotes the use of responsible lighting to reduce the harmful impacts of light pollution on wildlife and ecosystems.

Through campaigns such as Don’t Neglect the Night, Buglife highlights how excessive or poorly designed artificial light disrupts nocturnal insects, interfering with feeding, navigation and reproduction, and reducing essential ecosystem services like pollination. The organisation encourages lighting that is only used where and when necessary, helping to protect natural night-time environments.

Buglife also provides practical guidance on bug-friendly lighting, advising the public, developers and planners to minimise unnecessary light, direct lighting carefully, and use features such as shielding and motion sensors.

Alongside raising public awareness, Buglife campaigns for policy change to ensure light pollution is recognised as an environmental issue, supporting wider adoption of lighting practices that benefit both biodiversity and people.

Find out more on the Bug Life website and their light pollution awareness campaigns.

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