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Donate to Help Protect Our Hills<\/h3><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDonate to Help Protect Our Hills<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

Leave Our Hills Alone (LOHA) is a community-led group formed…<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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MET MAST left hanging<\/h3><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tMET MAST left hanging<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

THE MET MAST HANGS IN THE BALANCE An industrial wind…<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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Community publishes Open Letter to all Councillors of Dumfries &…<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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Leave Our Hills Alone Featured in the Scottish Daily Express<\/h3><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tLeave Our Hills Alone Featured in the Scottish Daily Express<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

Leave Our Hills Alone has received national media attention, with…<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t

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Democracy at Arm\u2019s Length: How Scotland\u2019s Planning System Silences Rural Communities<\/h3><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tDemocracy at Arm\u2019s Length: How Scotland\u2019s Planning System Silences Rural Communities<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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Community Comes Together in Glencairn to Oppose Proposed Vestas Wind Farm<\/h3><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tCommunity Comes Together in Glencairn to Oppose Proposed Vestas Wind Farm<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

[vc_row][vc_column] The first public meeting at the GMI in Glencairn…<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”image” bg_image=”8813″ bg_image_type=”horizontal-parallax-lr” equal_column_height=”middle-content” margin_bottom=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ tablet_sm_width=”1″][vc_empty_space height=”70″]

LEAVE OUR HILLS ALONE<\/div>

Standing Up for Scotland\u2019s Hills, Glens, and Communities<\/span><\/h2>

Leave Our Hills Alone is a community led group, formed first to save Dalmacallan and Glencairn from Vestas’ wind farm proposal, and further to protect rural landscapes, wildlife, and local communities from inappropriate large scale energy developments. We believe that climate action must not come at the cost of environmental destruction, loss of democratic participation, or irreversible harm to the places people call home.\n\n\nAcross Scotland, hills and glens are being targeted for industrial wind farms, battery storage sites, solar parks, access roads, substations, and grid infrastructure. These developments are often proposed with limited scrutiny, rushed consultation, and claims that do not fully reflect their long term environmental and social impacts. We exist to challenge this approach and to ensure that communities have a clear, informed, and united voice.\n\n\n<\/p>

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Protecting Our Landscapes<\/h4>\n

We stand up for Scotland\u2019s hills, glens, peatlands, and wildlife, opposing inappropriate industrial energy developments that cause lasting environmental harm.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text animation=”fadeInLeft” animation_delay=”800″]<\/p>\n

Defending Community Voices<\/h4>\n

We support the right of local communities to be informed, heard, and involved in decisions that permanently affect where they live.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text animation=”fadeInLeft” animation_delay=”1000″]<\/p>\n

Challenging Misleading Claims<\/h4>\n

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OF TURBINE FOUNDATIONS REQUIRE CONCRETE<\/h3>

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OF SCOTLAND\u2019S ELECTRICITY DEMAND IS ALREADY MET BY GENERATION<\/h3>

Scotland routinely generates significantly more electricity than it consumes, exporting large volumes to the rest of the UK. New large scale wind developments therefore add to surplus generation rather than meeting unmet domestic demand.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]

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PAID TO WIND FARMS FOR NOT GENERATING POWER<\/h3>

In 2025, Scotland\u2019s wind farms received over \u00a3346 million in constraint payments \u2014 compensation for shutting down turbines when excess power could not be transported by the grid. These payments are ultimately passed on to consumers via higher bills.<\/p><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row bg_type=”image” bg_image=”9112″ header_feature=”yes” padding_top=”60″ padding_bottom=”0″ margin_bottom=”0″][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=”50″ margin_bottom=”20″][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”image” bg_image=”8813″ bg_image_type=”horizontal-parallax-lr” equal_column_height=”middle-content” margin_bottom=”0″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ tablet_sm_width=”1″][vc_empty_space height=”70″][vc_empty_space height=”70″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ tablet_sm_width=”1″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_type=”image” bg_image=”9020″ bg_image_type=”parallax” color_overlay=”dark” opacity_overlay=”80″ equal_column_height=”middle-content” margin_bottom=”0″ padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text animation=”fadeInLeft” animation_delay=”600″] Protecting Our Landscapes We stand up for Scotland\u2019s hills, glens, peatlands, and wildlife, opposing inappropriate industrial energy developments that cause lasting environmental […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8788,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6505","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6505"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9377,"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6505\/revisions\/9377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leaveourhillsalone.co.uk\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}