Visit & Tour: Westmill Wind & Solar Farm 1.00-5.00pm Sunday 19th July 2026

We have supported workshops across the Forest of Dean District exploring what kind of community-owned renewable energy generation projects people might like to see in their local area in the future, and where. These have included the parishes of Westbury on Severn, Blaisdon, Dymock, and Bromesberrow. Our final workshop will take place in Tidenham parish in July.

The project is called “Future Energy Landscapes” and focuses on community-led energy planning, recognising that local people know best what is appropriate in their area. We are delivering the workshops in partnership with the Forest of Dean Climate Action Partnership (FODCAP), Forest of Dean District Council, and the Centre for Sustainable Energy.

To help understand how a solar farm or wind turbine can support both communities and wildlife, we have arranged a special FREE event for our District & Parish Councillors , to discover the benefits of **community-owned energy ** and see for ourselves how ** ** **biodiversity is managed** at Westmill Energy, Oxfordshire (near the Wiltshire border). A community-owned wind and solar farm.

**Westmill Energy** includes three organisations: Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative, Westmill Solar Co-operative and Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust (WeSET). Together, they are working to promote sustainable energy education, support the local community, and combat the climate crisis.

Westmill is a one hour drive away from Coleford, in Oxfordshire, near the Wiltshire border, not far from Swindon. We are planning a mini-bus to transport our guests (free of charge) from the Main Place in Coleford, and back. Refreshments will also be provided.

Note: On-site tours normally last between 60 and 90 minutes. Visitors should be fairly mobile, as the tour involves a moderately level walk of around 1.5 to 2 miles on stony ground, or grass.

This is a Forest Community Energy CBS Ltd event.

The Future Energy Landscapes project is funded by the Energy Savings Trust Energy Redress Scheme and delivered in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Energy, the Forest of Dean District Council, the Forest of Dean Climate Action Partnership (FoDCAP), and Forest Community Energy.