Help us Protect the Wild from runaway industrialisation

Inappropriately sited wind farms and their infrastructure are threatening to industrialise wild places we love, like Sandwood, Knoydart and the Monadhliaths near Cairngorms National Park. 

Wild places, rural communities and those who visit for pleasure are paying the price. Already, stand on almost any Munro, and you'll notice that your view is increasingly marked by wind turbines.

We believe that there is a way forward that allows us to power the future and protect the wild.

Join our national campaign to fight the industrialisation of wild places

We want the Scottish Government to review planning legislation, to listen to communities when assessing major energy developments, and to protect wild places from industrialisation. 

Scotland urgently needs a national conversation about how we decarbonise without destroying the landscapes that define us. As a nation, we deserve better, and so do our wild places.

Watch how wind farm visibility across the Highlands has increased since 1995

The following animation shows the theoretical visual influence of wind turbines across the Highland Council area over time. Darker colours do not indicate new turbines being built in that location. Instead, they show where turbines elsewhere may be visible in the wider landscape. Some areas may show increased shading even where no turbines exist, reflecting cumulative visual influence rather than development on the ground.