Solar Landing Pathway Light

A low, wide fixture at 30 cm across and 19.5 cm tall, designed to sit at ground level and light the surface around it rather than throwing a beam. That proportion is what makes it useful on a path: the light lands where you walk, not in your eyes.

Solar powered, so it charges through the day and comes on automatically at dusk. No cable to bury, no transformer and no switch, which is what makes solar the practical choice for a path away from the house. The housing is a weather-resistant polymer that shrugs off standing puddles and the odd knock from a mower or a wheelbarrow, and it needs nothing more than an occasional wipe to keep the panel clear of leaves and dust. In a British garden the shorter winter daylight means less charge, so expect a dimmer glow through December and January and a fuller run time again once the evenings lengthen in spring.

Two models differ in the pattern of the housing and how the light escapes. Both give a warm glow rather than a white one, which reads as welcoming at an entrance and does not flatten planting the way a cold source does. Site them where the panels get direct sun during the day, and space them evenly along a path rather than clustering them.

• Product type: Solar pathway light
• Models available: A, B
• Size: 30 cm diameter x 19.5 cm high
• Power: Solar, automatic dusk switching
• Light: Warm, downward and outward
• Use: Paths, patios, entrances, borders
• Note: Site where the panel receives direct daytime sun
• In the box: 1 x solar landing light