Study: Solar farms could help boost numbers of birds and wildlife

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New study by the RSPB and the University of Cambridge suggests that where renewable energy projects are managed to deliver nature benefits they can result in more biodiversity than arable farming-dominated landscapes

Solar farms can benefit birds and other wildlife when managed in line with nature-friendly principles and could play a key role in delivering on the UK's climate and nature goals. That is according...

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