Clashindarroch Forest is possibly the largest

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, situated to the south-west of the market town of

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. Managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. It is the location of a series of

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trails managed by the Nordic Ski Centre. The forest is home to a small

Scottish wildcat The Scottish wildcat is a European wildcat (''Felis silvestris silvestris'') population in Scotland. It was once widely distributed across Great Britain, but the population has declined drastically since the turn of the 20th century due to habi ...

population, a species considered to be at the verge of extinction. In 2006, a proposal was made to construct a 47 turbine

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in the forest which was the subject of a public inquiry in May 2006. Construction of the 18

Senvion Senvion S.A. (called REpower Systems SE until 2014) was a German wind turbine manufacturer founded in 2001 in Germany, majority owned by a private equity firm. Senvion as REpower Systems, as it was initially called, was established in 2001 th ...

MM82 turbine 36.9MW Clashindarroch Wind Farm phase 1 project was completed in 2015. In 2020

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sought planning permission for a 77MW phase 2 development of 14 turbines.

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* Forests and woodlands of Scotland Ski areas and resorts in Scotland {{Scotland-sports-venue-stub