The wild, as a concept, has long had us seduced – and never, it feels, more so than now. There is a fantasy Scotland, wild and untouched – and under threat now from, amongst other things, giant wind turbines.
Recently the National Trust for Scotland objected to the fact that not enough is being done to protect “wild land” from wind farm developments.
https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/22313585.wild-land-must-protect-wind-power/
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