The CLA is urging local authorities, community groups and private individuals staging Bonfire Night displays not to release sky lanterns.
The organisation is also asking event organisers to consider banning lanterns from their venues completely, in order to prevent spectators from releasing them.
CLA South East represents thousands of landowners, farmers and rural businesses in Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight.
Regional Director Robin Edwards said:
“While Bonfire Night offers a chance for people to enjoy themselves at one of the many organised displays across the region, we would like them to do this without releasing sky lanterns.
“Releasing a naked flame with absolutely no control over where it will land is a serious threat to rural businesses, livestock, wildlife and the environment.
“There is simply no responsible way to use them. They can kill animals, litter the countryside and start fires.”
The CLA has been campaigning for a total ban for a number of years, and will continue to do so for the sake of farming, wildlife, the environment and property owners everywhere.
For more information about the CLA and its work, visit www.cla.org.uk/your-area/south-east/regional-news .
