The Location & Scale
One of the worlds largest offshore windfarms - impacting all of East Coast of Scotland and Berwickshire.
307 turbines
Footprint 4 x the size of Edinburgh
Turbines 355 m high. Thats the size of the Empire State Building.
The cumulative effect…
The developers failed to consider the cumulative effect of other wind farms on seabirds. Displacement is the biggest killer - causing starvation in many species.
You can see for yourself - for food - its either ‘through’ or ‘around’. With energy being a challenge for migratory birds - there are not many ‘around’ options….