I would venture to ask where does it say that geocaching at night is "discouraged over the whole of the country" ?
The guidelines say
For reasons of safety and security Hampshire County Council discourage geocaching on their land during the hours of darkness.
Please note that I have added the emphasis in red to ensure that nobody misses those words.
What caused HCC to include this was that they were reading logs and the GC.com forums. One of the managers read a cacher recommend that a certain cache be visited at night. The cache in question had a warning about safety because of dangerous drops!
The immediate reaction was to cover backside and totally BAN caching on their land during the hours of darkness. We were able to argue the point and turn this decision around. HCC have been immensely hospitable and open to suggestions and input from us. Therefore, we have to afford them the same courtesy.
<span style=\'font-size:10pt;line-height:100%\'><span style=\'color:green\'><span style=\'font-family:Arial\'>totally brassed off </span></span></span>