It’s been a busy month. We’ve published a report on land use and solar energy, drawing on new modelling by Tony Day showing that large-scale solar offers limited grid benefits. He has also written an opinion piece in Energy World. We’ve promoted the #AskEd campaign with Stop Oversized Solar, challenging the government’s renewable-energy strategy. […]
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The #AskEd – 10 Days to Come Clean campaign is a nationwide social media initiative launched by the Stop Oversized Solar (SOS) coalition — a network of more than twenty rural campaign groups, including Kingsway Solar Community Action (KSCA). Together, they represent communities across England and Wales who are raising serious questions about
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Findings from the KSCA Community Survey, conducted between 8 June and 1 September 2025, confirm that over 90% of respondents oppose the proposed Kingsway Solar scheme for South East Cambridgeshire, with more than 86% objecting in the strongest possible terms. Download a copy of the report here: Community Assessments of the Proposed Kingsway Solar
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A local campaigner has walked the full boundary of the proposed Kingsway Solar Farm to reveal the vast scale of the development — an area larger than Heathrow Airport — and to raise awareness of the project’s far-reaching impact on the South Cambridgeshire countryside. The walk, filmed over the summer, has been released as
On day 2 of our video series “Encircled: Our villages surrounded by solar” we’re exploring Harcamlow Way: Fox Road to the Ambush (Balsham). We’ve created this series of short videos to show the size and extent of Kingsway’s proposed solar park, and the how it will impact our area. Day 2 –
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The first of our video series “Encircled: Our villages surrounded by solar” is out! We’ve created this series of short videos to show the size and extent of Kingsway’s proposed solar park, and the how it will impact our area. Day 1 – Industrial scale: As big as Heathrow 📍 Two hours of walking… and
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Recently, we shared a video from Cleve Hill, the first large-scale solar farm to come online, highlighting the stark differences between small-scale and large-scale solar. Beyond the enormous east–west facing panels, security fencing and CCTV, what stood out most was the noise, which some of you commented on. In case you missed it, here’s the
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June is Butterfly Month, and we’re inviting you to record butterfly sightings in South East Cambridgeshire. Help protect local wildlife and raise awareness about the impact of large-scale developments like Kingsway Solar.
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KSCA was contacted in May by concerned residents from Weston Colville after receiving letters from engineering firm WSP, acting on behalf of Kingsway Solar, requesting access to private land for preliminary surveys. Several residents reported receiving the letters despite being located far from the proposed grid corridor, with the letters stating that access was needed
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“For the woods are full of bluebells and the hedges full of bloom”…John Clare As part of our Step into Nature campaign, we’re asking everyone to get outside this May and look for wildflowers. The days are warmer, the birds are singing and wildflowers are beginning to liven up our hedgerows and footpaths. But this
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