RSPB plans ‘bat-friendly’ wind turbines at Bedfordshire HQ
by Robin McKie Observer science editor from on (#134GK)
The charity, known for its opposition to turbines, claims to have commissioned a model that will not threaten local pipistrelle and noctule bats
It is renowned for its opposition to the installation of wind turbines across the nation. According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the machines' blades pose too much of a threat to local species in many areas.
But now the RSPB has joined the opposition. The organisation has agreed to the construction of an 800kW wind turbine at Sandy in Bedfordshire - the site of its headquarters and one of its most important nature reserves.
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