Hazlehead: increasing biodiversity at wind farm site

A rare area of upland heathland close to a South Yorkshire wind farm is set to be significantly enhanced after a long-term habitat management plan was agreed between a development firm and a global utility.

The work is part of National Grid’s Going Underground project in the Peak District, located around a mile south west of the Hazlehead site, which is set to transform the landscape around Dunford Bridge and along the Trans Pennine Trail by removing seven pylons and 1.5km of overhead electricity line and replacing them with underground cables. National Grid and Banks Property, the property development arm of The Banks Group, have agreed to enter into a 25-year agreement to look after and improve a 13.5 hectare area of land to the south east of Banks... ... More: Official Press Release Banks Property

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