It is clear policy of the UK Government to promote bio-diversity in Britain, recognizing that there is a problem with certain species of wildlife going out of existence. In a BBC broadcast on Monday 18th July, Chris Packham looked into the damage done to woods, heaths and moorlands in Britain and the decline in the amount of unspoiled areas with a consequent negative impact on such wildlife. He argued that the government policy of halting the effect on biodiversity is being undermined by this decline which leads to the disappearance of certain types of wildlife such as birds, butterflies and animals etc. Carmarthen Council also have a policy of promoting biodiversity but the 3 threatened giant wind farms proposed for the Mynydd Llanllwni and Brechfa Forest area would, if given permission, have the effect of continuing the decline of such unspoiled forest/heath lands and thus be in direct contradiction to central and local government policy i.e. the decline in bio-diversity would be made even worse!
There are, of course many other reasons why these planning applications should be turned down, such as their cumulative impact on visual and noise pollution, which in turn would have a detrimental effect on local amenity and tourism. However, whereas human beings have at least the theoretical option of moving away from this area, the local flora and fauna don't really have that option. This situation points to the far better and more economic policy of using solar energy where panels can be situated in waste areas and well away from mountain tops!
