Light Pollution Map Uk. Search by national character area. By showing on a map where light pollution is most serious, we can work with local councils and others to decide what to do about it.

Just move the cursor around the country, zoom in to a location, and. But it's not just a light pollution map. This site has been recently updated and now provides several light pollution maps for the uk including maps for.

Our interactive map shows how much light is spilling up into the night sky across britain, with detailed maps of england’s counties, districts, national parks, areas of outstanding natural beauty (aonbs) and national character areas.

You can see from the map that between 1992 and 2012 ‘skyglow’ decreased by 28%. The dark areas on these maps have less light pollution, showing just how special some parts of the uk's dark skies really are. One possible conclusion is that ‘skyglow’ has reduced because we’re using better designed lighting that doesn’t create as much light pollution. Most of the earth is affected by light pollution.