Whitelee Wind Farm Visitor Centre

Round and Round At Whitelee WIndfarm

Whitelee Wind Farm is the largest on-shore wind farm in the United Kingdom with 215 wind turbines. Whitelee was developed and is operated by Scottish Power Renewables
It is 9 miles south of Glasgow and has become an eco-tourist attraction aided by an on site visitor centre. There is miles and miles of paths for walkers and mountain bikers.
I have known about it for years and thought it best to go and have a look and share it with you.

Have a look and it really is worth checking out, the sheer size and scale is amazing.
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IBERDROLA Windfarm Whitelee en Viajando con Diego - ESCOCIA

Whitelee en escocia;
Este verano del 2016 pasamos unos dias en escocia y visitamos Edimburgo una ciudad hermosa y nos fuimos a 15 kilómetros de Glasgow a visitar el parque eólico de IBERDROLA Whitelee
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This summer of 2016 spent a few days in Scotland and visited Edinburgh a beautiful city and we went 15 kilometers from Glasgow to visit the wind farm IBERDROLA Whitelee
Just 20 minutes from central Glasgow, Whitelee has lots to offer for visitors of all ages.
Located on the edge of the UK's largest windfarm, the Visitor Centre is the place to learn all about renewable energy and is the access point to over 130kms of trails for cycling, walking and other outdoor activities.

Whitelee Wind Farm is the largest on-shore wind farm in the United Kingdom with 215 Siemens and Alstom wind turbines and a total capacity of 539 megawatts (MW).Whitelee was developed and is operated by ScottishPower Renewables,which is part of the Spanish company Iberdrola.

Whitelee Wind Farm

British Horse Society Wind Farm Familiarisation

Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) recently played host to the first ever British Horse Society (BHS) windfarm familiarisation event for horses and riders at Whitelee near Eaglesham.
The BHS welcomed 18 riders to Europe's largest windfarm as they were taken through a new programme that introduces windfarms in Scotland as locations for horse riding.
The event was so successful BHS has expressed an interest in holding another similar event in the near future.
Operated by ScottishPower Renewables, Whitelee Windfarm has been operational since 2008 and has become a haven for walkers, cyclists, horse riders and other outdoor enthusiasts.
Its unique visitor centre has welcomed approximately 200,000 people since opening just over two years ago, with tens of thousands of visitors making use of the 90kms of tracks.
Whitelee has been utilised by equestrians of all levels since it opened, including a local riding school and was identified by BHS as an ideal venue following earlier visits to the windfarm.
Use of windfarms in Scotland for activities such as horse riding is possible due to the Scottish Outdoor Access Code but SPR is working with their project landowners throughout the UK to try and create agreement s that will make future developments accessible to the public.
With 24 operational windfarms in the UK, SPR is one the country's leading renewable energy companies and is fully aware of the new horse riding facilities that its projects create.
Simon Christian, UK Managing Director for ScottishPower Renewables said:
Windfarm projects, like Whitelee have opened up hundreds of kilometres of tracks for equestrians that may never have been accessible before the projects were constructed and we hope events like this will encourage even more people to take advantage of what windfarms have to offer.
We have seen firsthand that with appropriate training and familiarisation some horses and riders can safely use windfarm tracks for hacking and we welcome the BHS's efforts to highlight the great resources that renewable energy projects have made available to riders.
Mark Weston, Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, The British Horse Society said:
The familiarisation event held by The British Horse Society Scotland and Scottish Power Renewables on 21st April at Whitelee Wind Farm demonstrates how useful such events can be for riders to familiarise their horses with new windfarms in Scotland, to try to allay any fears that they might have and to reassure themselves that their horse is happy with the presence of the turbines before they ride close to any.
The BHS urges all power companies who have developed wind farms to facilitate such events for equestrians.

4k Windfarm DJI Mavic Scotland drone

A controversial topic in Scotland. I fly round one of Europes biggest windfarms and the tallest turbine that can be seen from almost everywhere in Glasgow and surrounding area. thanks for watching a please hit the like and or subscribe button for more videos. I appreciate your time. Whitelee is the UK's largest onshore windfarm, located on Eaglesham Moor just 20 minutes from central Glasgow. Its 215 turbines generate up to 539 megawatts of electricity, enough to power just under 300,000 homes*.

With more than 130 kilometres of trails to explore, on foot, by cycle or by horse, with free parking and free entry to our onsite Visitor Centre, Whitelee is a great destination for a day out with the whole family.

*298,837 homes per year based on the expected average capacity factor of 27% and an average annual domestic electricity usage of 4,266kWh

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