djgeoff Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) here are a few pictures my brother took while out shooting (with camera) not far from where he lives in Hampshire he was going to a place he calls bluebell wood only to find this lot,how to wreck the country side! if it is not wind turbines its this lot! mind you i suppose the farmers have to make a living somehow, one of my permissions was on about having the panels, fancy looking at that lot and i suppose it would not be wise to shoot that rape field towards panels lol. link so solar panels http://s892.photobucket.com/user/djgeoff/library/Solar%20Panels link to other pics brother took http://s892.photobucket.com/user/djgeoff/library/Alans%20Pics hope links work regards Geoff Edited May 1, 2017 by djgeoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 First picture rubbish Second picture looks nice apart from that life goes on Atb martyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wb123 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 I quite like wind turbines in a strange way, less keen on the solar panels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clakk Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 We have both eyesores in abundance ,pointless wind turbines that cant run in high winds and acres of solar panels ,i hope theyre extra super special as we dont live in the sunniest place in the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) wb123 was working along some turbines last week very impressive the pic is one blade Edited May 1, 2017 by bullet1747 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davyo Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 what's the alternative,coal powered power stations or nuclear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuffy Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 what's the alternative,coal powered power stations or nuclear? Buy it in from mainland Europe and let them deal with the problems what's the alternative,coal powered power stations or nuclear? Buy it in from mainland Europe and let them deal with the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) hello, solar panels pay better than crops, get a dozen or so sheep and thats the grass cut !!!!!!! theres some wind turbines between faringdon and swindon but do not look to bad , mind you just by having cables laid through your land can bring in £££££££££££ a 1000 plus yards trench from solar panels to a road junction and reinstated. this farm wanted £100,000 but settled for£80,000 Edited May 1, 2017 by oldypigeonpopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 And be held to ransome by the French and Germans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyn2233 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 And be held to ransome by the French and Germans?what like now like the EU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 I quite like wind turbines in a strange way, less keen on the solar panels. I also like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 We have 2 BIG wind turbines on the farms, in all honesty I can't say they at all intrusive, they run 99% of the time even in the slightest breeze. I do believe the blades turn to give a more consistent energy flow depending on the wind speed. As for solar panels, if the guvmint was serious about renewables every new house built and every commercial building would have hot water and/or electricity panels on the roof. Not keen on the big arrays on arable land though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 I travel quite a lot around the country by train because I find it cheaper and easier than driving. I am seeing more and more of these solar farms from the train so I guess it must be significantly better for the farmer than the alternatives. I predict that large tracts of Cornwall will go that way because so many small farms are going to the wall. How quickly things change though, nobody has commented on the fields of rape yet twenty/thirty years ago people were calling rape a vile foreign crop that was ruining the landscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pork chop Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 wb123 was working along some turbines last week very impressive the pic is one blade was your pic taken at the new site in hull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) I have a solar panel to charge and run the caravan off grid. I quite like it. At least it doesn't splat birds. Edited May 1, 2017 by loriusgarrulus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 hello, solar panels pay better than crops, get a dozen or so sheep and thats the grass cut !!!!!!! theres some wind turbines between faringdon and swindon but do not look to bad , mind you just by having cables laid through your land can bring in £££££££££££ a 1000 plus yards trench from solar panels to a road junction and reinstated. this farm wanted £100,000 but settled for£80,000 Yes I drive past them regularly, my brother lives in Faringdon and you are right they don't look too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyska Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) Yes I drive past them regularly, my brother lives in Faringdon and you are right they don't look too badWe looked at solar but as we are under the approach path to East Midlands airport the planners said no?? We are fairly close, we have ManPad check stations for the police on the farm Edited May 1, 2017 by kyska Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) Modern farming is diversive i think we will see more solar fields. There is a large one in a field where the A689 comes off the A19 to Hartlepool on the left before Newton Bewley. At least it's clean and as technology advances they will get better and cheaper. I remember the outrage over Rape seed oil plants as they were called, saying they harmed bees and all manner of wildlife. Quite nice to see in flower from an airplane when going on holiday. Edited May 1, 2017 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 I can't say they bother me. I see them now and again on my rounds and usually, when seen from a distance, they just look like a lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Dangermouse your right the do look like a lake I thought it was a new lake or reservoir when first sighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 (edited) Believe me none of them would be there without subsidies...guess who pays the subsidies On a positive note, there is a company that manufactures complete roofs for factories or farm buildings, totally out of solar panels. Planning should insist that all new large roof areas be solar panels. All the land these turbines and panels are on should be producing food, but sod the balance of payments import it. Believe me someone is lining their pockets on this deal and it ain't the tax payer. Edited May 1, 2017 by Walker570 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 All the land these turbines and panels are on should be producing food, but sod the balance of payments import it. The land around ours is used for grazing, I would think a lot of it is around the turbines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 The land around ours is used for grazing, I would think a lot of it is around the turbines. They still graze sheep under the pannels and rabbits are a problem so you still get away with ferreting there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 was your pic taken at the new site in hull yes mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 One of the farms i shoot on has builders in at the moment unto now i think there are at least 3 fields that are now covered in panels.. Pity it was a good farm for the pigeons, and had a few fox's from there as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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