Outside Devon – Habitat Restoration
The site ‘Outside’ is a 1-hectare site between Churchstow and Bantham in South Devon. This former farmland was heavily degraded with old machinery, building rubble and tyres scattered throughout the site. The project involved the development of a café and skate bowl for community use and a farm for organic vegetable production. In 2021, […]
Enhancing Biodiversity at Southill, a Community Owned Solar Farm in Oxfordshire
The site Southill Solar Farm was built on 18 hectares of moderate grade arable land with generally low levels of biodiversity but with a small area of old wild flower meadow and some good hedgerows. Wychwood Biodiversity worked with Southill Community Energy to develop an ambitious plan for the site with an aim of […]
Boxted Airfield Solar Farm
The site Boxted Airfield Solar Farm was built in 2015 on 20 hectares of former RAF land near to Colchester in Essex. It is one of eight exemplar sites where Wychwood Biodiversity is working with the owner NextEnergy Solar Fund and its investment advisor NextEnergy Capital. Our joint aim is to achieve a significant […]