SOLAR GOOD FOR NATURE

Although not everyone in the countryside is that enamoured by the idea of using farm land for large scale solar projects, the evidence suggests such projects are surprisingly good for nature, creating a local oasis of diversity. .

Joint research by the Universities of Lancaster and Reading, recently published (in the Journal of Ecological Solutions and Evidence), showed surprisingly positive results from 15 monitored sites. Researchers found 1,400 pollinators across more than 30 species, including nearly 900 butterflies, more than 170 hoverflies, more than 160 bumble bees, as well as moths and, of course, our beloved honeybees