Nature charities call for proposed mega offshore windfarm to be refused - RSPB
Rejection of Berwick Bank would unlock a host of offshore wind projects and protect seabirds.
- RSPB Scotland, Marine Conservation Society, National Trust for Scotland, Scottish Wildlife Trust and Scottish Seabird Centre unite to call for climate and nature-friendly offshore wind
- Berwick Bank would cover an area four times the size of greater Edinburgh in the Firth of Forth, threatening internationally important seabird populations
- Berwick Bank is predicted to kill tens of thousands of seabirds with tens of thousands more losing their vital feeding areas
- New applications show offshore wind can help tackle climate change without killing devastating numbers of seabirds - but Berwick Bank is blocking their progress due to the sheer scale of its impacts.
Nature charities are calling for action to unlock offshore wind and protect one of Scotland’s wildlife wonders.
As Puffins and Gannets return to Scotland's coasts and islands to raise their chicks, Scottish Ministers are being urged to refuse a major development which threatens the future of seabirds and offshore wind in Scotland.
Mega windfarm Berwick Bank is planned for an area four times the size of the entire City of Edinburgh Council area, just 40Km off the East Lothian coast, close to iconic seabird sites like the Bass Rock and Isle of May.
With turbines the height of six Scott Monuments stacked on top of each other, Berwick Bank is estimated to be so devastating for seabirds it is blocking opportunities for new, less damaging offshore wind projects.
Now RSPB Scotland has joined forces with the Marine Conservation Society, National Trust for Scotland, Scottish Seabird Centre and Scottish Wildlife Trust to urge Scottish Ministers to refuse Berwick Bank to protect wildlife and progress less damaging offshore projects.