How often do you see a huge flock of #lapwings like these at #WalshawMoor #SSSI near #HebdenBridge ? Very rarely. So why would anyone with any sense or sensitivity suggest siting a huge wind farm - 65 200m turbines - in such a sensitive location? Madness! stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/tweet-of-the-d…

‘Corinne the Curlew here. We Curlews were dumbfounded to hear that someone has come up with the bonkers idea of building a huge wind farm on Walshaw Moor SSSI. Call us Nimbys if you want, but we actually live on this moor, so this really is Our Back Yard!’ stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk

First sighting of a #GoldenPlover today - just like this one. These birds are the first to arrive back on Walshaw Moor SSSI to breed but their future is threatened by a massive 65 turbine wind farm, even though this is a Special Protection Area for birds.
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#Skylarks were in good voice yesterday at Shackleton Knoll on Walshaw Moor Estate SSSI, just near the site of turbine no. 6. One of glorious moorland sounds that will be drowned out by the deafening whirr of the turbines if the developers get their way stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/tweet-of-the-d…

Thrilling to see this large flock of #curlews circling around Crimsworth Dean this morning - at least 26 in all. This beautiful Yorkshire dale is a favoured nesting spot. You can hear their bubbling cries echoing around the valley. Help us save these birds stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-countrysid…

Newly-arrived #curlew photographed in Crimsworth Dean above Hebden Bridge this morning on the site of the proposed Calderdale Wind Farm. Join our campaign to oppose this massive industrial development on Walshaw Moor Estate SSSI SPA SAC #SaveWalshawMoor stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/tweet-of-the-d…

We couldn't agree more! This wind farm would be an environmental disaster for Walshaw Moor SSSI which provides the perfect habitat for remarkable colonies of #curlews #lapwings & #goldenplovers . Join our campaign to #SaveWalshawMoor stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-countrysid…

👉 This in turn would impact on the birds and other species that rely on the site – causing both disturbance and displacement. It would also increase the potential for bird collisions with the turbines.

👉 Cause permanent loss of parts of the protected wildlife site and have significant indirect impacts on other parts.

If this proposal were to proceed, it would be a damaging, retrograde step. In essence we fear that it would:

We completely agree with the RSPB: Walshaw Moor Estate Site of Special Scientific Interest is a totally inappropriate location for a wind farm. It's an internationally significant breeding site for ground nesting birds & a European Special Protection Area stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk

The reinforcements have arrived to #StopCalderdaleWindFarm & #SaveWalshawMoor ! 11 #oystercatchers & at least 30 #lapwings spotted in Walshaw Dean today & the first of many #curlews . Please help save these remarkable birds who come here to breed on the moor stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-countrysid…

Tweet of the Day from #StopCalderdaleWindFarm : First #lapwings of the season spotted by local resident in Crimsworth Dean on the moor above Hebden Bridge today, just near where 2 of the 65 turbines would be sited if this scheme goes ahead stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk #savewalshawmoor

If you're concerned about the catastrophic impact that the proposed Calderdale Wind Farm would have on the landscape, wildlife, people & literary heritage of Calderdale & Bronte Country, find out what you can do to oppose this huge industrial development:
stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/what-you-can-do

Supporters of the Stop Calderdale Wind Farm campaign include The Estate of Ted Hughes, one of the greatest 20th century poets, & internationally renowned Magnum photographer Martin Parr, both inspired by the Upper Calder Valley. Read poems & see photos at
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Stop Calderdale Wind Farm is a campaign against a huge wind farm on Walshaw Moor SSSI which would be an environmental catastrophe for the countryside, wildlife, people and cultural heritage of Calderdale. Read our objections and those of other opponents:
stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-objections

View across Hardcastle Crags towards Walshaw Moor from Widdop Road. This entire skyline will be dominated by huge turbines from Shackleton Knoll to Blake Dean & Widdop Moor. It wouldn’t be allowed in a National Park. It shouldn’t be allowed here. Video: stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-countrysid…

Walshaw Moor is the Jewel in the Crown of Calderdale’s wildlife sites. An SSSI with European status as Special Protection Area & Special Area of Conservation, the moor will be De-Wilded by this huge Wind Farm s stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-countrysid…

Ground-nesting birds which breed on Walshaw Moor include critically endangered species such as curlews, lapwings & golden plovers, as well as redshanks, skylarks, snipe, merlins & short-eared owls. All these birds will be decimated by Calderdale Wind Farm stopcalderdalewindfarm.co.uk/our-countrysid…