Rejected petition Make Oxford's Port Meadow an international Dark Sky area with no light pollution

When I first came to Oxford 30 years ago, Port Meadow was completely dark at night, allowing the night sky and star constellations to be seen clearly, and wildlife to be left in peace. This wonderful darkness reserve is now being seriously threatened by development and LED technology.

More details

http://www.bats.org.uk/publications_download.php/1330/BCT_Interim_Guidance_Artificial_Lighting_June_2014.pdf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/natureuk/2010/05/light-pollution-and-wildlife.shtml

http://www.urbanwildlands.org/Resources/LongcoreRich2004.pdf

http://www.britastro.org/dark-skies/

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

International Dark Sky Places are designated by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), not the UK Government or Parliament.

You can find out more about how to make an application to the IDA here:

http://darksky.org/idsp/become-a-dark-sky-place/

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 26 January 2016
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