Wyn Evans - WWF Climate Witness

Wyn Evans tells his climate story on how he has witnessed many changes on his organic farm including warmer and milder winters; increased drought conditions and more intense rainfall in the summer months which have led to flash floods affecting his campsite. He’s installed a range of renewable energy projects on his farm to reduce its carbon footprint. To find out more click here.

Wind - Factsheets

This factsheet provides an introduction to some of the issues that are going to be a significant part of the future of UK farming. It outlines some of the headline challenges that we are going to have to deal with, but also the...
Onshore generation of electricity from wind power can represent a significant business opportunity for UK farmers and land managers. Wind power can be harnessed by the installation of a wind turbine or turbines that will generate a clean and...

Wind - Case Studies

Rob and Emma Harrison: Focus on small-scale renewablesRob and Emma diversified part of their farm in early 2009 to allow school children and other groups to visit the farm and learn about the...
Stephen Ramsden: Focus on wind energyLong before much of the farming world had acknowledged the benefits of renewable energy, Stephen Ramsden and his family took the plunge of installing...
Richard Gedge, a beef and sheep farmer based in Exmoor uses both wind and biomass to power and heat his farm. With a payback period of 5 years and...