Pupils from Saint Sophia’s Primary School in Galston, East Ayrshire have raised the Green Flag Award at ScottishPower Renewables’ Whitelee Wind farm.
The Green Flag Award recognises well managed green spaces that meet the needs of the communities they serve.
Whitelee, which welcomes around 250,000 walkers, runners, cyclists, and horse riders every year, received the award for its work with the Whitelee Countryside Ranger Service to provide a positive environmental legacy by enhancing ecological habitats for native bird species and restoring natural peatland.
The Saint Sophia’s pupils who helped celebrate the Green Flag Award are among some 50,000 young people who have visited Whitelee to learn about renewable energy in the Visitor Centre, managed by trained staff members from the Glasgow Science Centre.
They also enjoyed a tour on the wind farm’s dedicated electric bus, giving them a chance to get up close to some of its 215 wind turbines.
Barry Carruthers, managing director for onshore wind in UK & Ireland at Scottish Power Renewables, said: “Whitelee is a vital part of Scotland’s and the UK’s transition to a clean energy future.
“However, Whitelee is also a much-loved green space for everyone, from newborn babies in prams to older people who pop along for their daily constitutional and it’s great to see the Green Flag flying high in celebration of our team who run the site and the hard work which goes into running the UK’s largest onshore wind farm.”