Opinion Pumped Storage Hydro in the Highlands - Is Anywhere Still Off Limits?
Are the enormous Earba and Fearna hydro projects merely the thin end of an ever bigger wedge? In a planning free-for-all for energy in Scotland, where will we draw the line? It's not yet too late to shed light on the murky world of Highland meg...
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Very good article. I agree there are still plenty of fells you can go to and get solitude. I guess a lot of the problems now are with the infrastructure - parking, volume of traffic on narrow roads, etc.
Totally agree! Plenty of fells to get some solitary picturesque walks, just finding parking etc. Great piece Matt.
Yes and no.
If I relocate the question to Eryri just because I am more familiar with the mountains in the area it could be said Yr Wyddfa is too busy. However if you choose carefully say Arenig Fawr, Rhobell Fawr and the Rhinogydd you could go up to the summits everyday and stay up there most of the and seldom see a sole.
It is good to see people out however it does cause issues with litter and erosion so it can be a double edged sword.
More parking just encourages more cars. Perhaps better to focus on improving public transport?
yes , but if you are in traffic you are traffic haha.