On the Sunny Side of Suffolk

A predictable fuss is developing about plans, for what would be, Britain's biggest solar farm near Newmarket (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/05/light-or-blight-anger-rises-at-plan-for-britains-biggest-solar-farm). The proposed installation, costing £600m, would be more than 11,300 hectares in area. If built, it would provide enough carbon-free energy for 100,000 homes. It is accepted that the UK has to move away from fossil fuels. The objectors claim, however, the solar farm would be a 'blight' on a landscape 'shaped' by farming and horse racing. It's worth pointing out that farming and horse racing are human activities. They have replaced a section of the primordial forest in that part of England. This may not be a good site for Britain's biggest solar farm but I think the objectors need better environmental arguments than the one presented. It won't even stop horses being exercised in the area.