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The proposed Nant y Moch wind-farm

A proposal to build a wind-farm at Nant y Moch is yet another assault upon the Cambrian Mountain landscape. A Project Launch Event will be held on Monday 29th November, at which the final details of the proposal will be published.

From the Cambrian Mountain Society web site: "The huge site, in both Ceredigion and Powys, extends to 9 x 5 miles, straddling the Scenic Route from Ponterwyd to Tal y Bont and overlooking Hyddgen, the site of Owain Glyndŵr’s famous victory over English soldiers and Flemish mercenaries in 1401. The area is in the heart of the Cambrian Mountains, once nominated as a National Park, and is rated as ‘Outstanding’ in the Countryside Council for Wales’ LANDMAP system. The beauty of the hills, lakes and forests in this area steeped in Welsh history is undisputed. Despite its inclusion by the Assembly Government as within a ‘Strategic Search Area’ (SSA) for windfarms, there cannot be a site that deserves more protection and a proposal that requires more opposition."

SN7290 : Wind farm protest notice Current published plans show that the scheme will be centered upon this square.

If you believe that the magnificent Cambrian Mountains should not be further despoiled by yet another wind-farm, please go to http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petition/33775.html and sign the petition (organized by the Cambrian Mountain Society).

Cambrian Mountain Society web site: http://www.cambrian-mountains.co.uk/