I took this photo in January 2006. It is not very clear, but you can see the starlings (in front of the sheep)settling on the field where the Batsworthy Cross turbines are proposed
I took this photo in January 2006. It is not very clear, but you can see the starlings (in front of the sheep)settling on the field where the Batsworthy Cross turbines are proposed |
| 14.
Newtown May 24 (walked nearby) |
Anonymous developer want to put 3 turbines close to South Molton |
| 15.
Batsworthy
Cross May 26 (stayed in area May 24/25/26) |
Npower: 9 turbines 100m (328ft) high, pylons, close to Exmoor with views of Dartmoor |
| 16. Fanny`s
Cross May 26 (walked through ) |
Airtricity have earmarked this site close to above |
| 17. Knowstone (visited in several times, extra walk in 2007) |
Airtricity again are talking to people around Knowstone, even closer to Exmoor, on Two Moors Way near South Molton, 3 turbines or many more? |
| 27.
News just in (Jan 2007): Cross Moor and Bullaford Moor (visited this
area January 2006) |
One turbine in Knowstone parish, one in Bishops Nympton parish. Planning application for 2 x 100m turbines |
| 28. News just in : May 3rd | Dulas have prepared their scoping document for 10 or 11 turbines on Luckett, Bullaford and Owlaborough Moors. A scoping document is a precursor to a planning application.This site lies south of the B3227 and north of Knowstone Village. |
This information below came from The Two Moors Site (where you can also see a couple of maps) |
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Npower is planning to put 9 x 103m wind turbines at Batsworthy Cross, next to Rose Ash, Rackenford, Creacombe and Knowstone and half way between Tiverton and South Molton. These turbines will be visible from Dartmoor to Exmoor. Airtricity has approached landowners about a massive wind turbine site just north of Knowstone around Luckett Moor, Pauls Moor, Bullaford Moor and Wester Bullaford Moor. Coronation Power are proposing to put 4 x
125m wind turbines at Bickham Moor near Oakford and East Knowstone. Link to maps on this sitehttp://www.twomoorscampaign.co.uk/pictures.htmlAlso from this site, these details:but please go to the Main Two Moors site for more news and information.PLANNING APPLICATION 43272 AT BATSWORTHY CROSS IN NORTH DEVON FOR INSTALLATION & OPERATION OF 9 WIND TURBINE GENERATORS OF MAXIMUM 103M TO TIP HEIGHT, UNIT TRANSFORMER ENCLOSURES, SUBSTATION BUILDING, ANEMOMETER, ACCESS TRACKS & ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT BICKHAM MOOR WIND TURBINE SITE A site notice
went up yesterday for a 60m anemometer mast at Bickham Moor (between
Knowstone and Oakford). The application is for the erection of the mast
for 18 months. |