A WIND farm on a moor south of Glasgow has welcomed 500,000 visitors of 15
nationalities in seven years since it opened.

Whitelee Wind Farm Visitor Centre has greeted people from countries
including Sweden, Australia, Brazil and Thailand to the UK’s largest
onshore wind farm.

The prize for being the 500,000th customer, of bikes for all the family,
was won by Clare Horne who lives in Cambuslang with her husband James and
five-year-old daughter Rosie and son, Ryan.

More than 65 miles of trails are used by walkers, runners, cyclists and
horse riders. This month also marks 10 years since planning consent for the
wind farm was granted.

Whitelee is the UK’s largest onshore wind farm, located on Eaglesham Moor.
Its 215 turbines generate up to 539 megawatts of electricity, enough to
meet the annual demands of almost 300,000 homes.


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