Key Points:
• 5MW solar Site covering 35 acres
• Will produce 4,500,000 KW hours/year of renewable energy into the National Grid
• Enough to supply the equivalent of 1350 homes (based on the average household consumption of 3300 KWh p.a. (OFGEN)
• Additional direct supply to The Woodhorn Group’s grain stores, workshops and offices
• Estimated carbon saving of 55000 tons over project lifetime
Conservation Scheme
• Species rich grassland
• Wild flower and pollen and nectar strips to encourage pollinators and insects
• Bird seed mixes to provide winter feed for birds
• Grassland to provide all year round ground cover habitats
• Bird and mammal friendly site management by sheep grazing
• Sheep grazing will mean the whole site is still producing food!
• New Hedgerows: 80% hawthorn and blackthorn, 20% other native species
• Tree Planting, all native species e.g. English Oak, Ash, hazel
• Hedging species will provide bird feeding and nesting sites due to berry and flower production and protective thorns
John Pitts (M.D. The Woodhorn Group): “ Today is an exciting day for us. We are a business that is trying to follow a path of both economic and environmental sustainability. The Woodhorn Solar Farm is another piece in the jigsaw”
“Renewable energy is not the answer to all our energy problems but it is certainly part of the solution”
We are introducing a number of measures (see conservation scheme above) to benefit wildlife and we will manage the site with sheep.
“The sum of this should be a site producing genuine renewable energy in a nature reserve that is still farmed and producing food!”
“I would like to thank all the members of our local community who were extremely supportive throughout the planning process and beyond”
“We are harnessing the ultimate form of renewable energy in the sun. If the sun goes out then its ‘game over’ anyway!”
Further Information:
About The Woodhorn Group www.woodhorngroup.co.uk
About Vogt Solar www.vogtsolar.co.uk
The Woodhorn Group Office: 01243 789284 Email: Ashley@woodhorngroup.co.uk
