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Last updated : 14 September 2026
Daily Mail article
Residents up in arms over giant solar site spanning two counties which will turn rolling countryside into a 'crystal desert'.
14 September 2026
GB News picks up story
Planning row erupts over plans to turn picturesque countryside into 'crystal desert'
14 September 2026
Fear and loathing
The Stratford Herald ran with its main headline, the communities opposition to this proposal.
5 September 2026
Protest at Annual Game Fair
Local residents made their feelings clear at this weekend's Game Fair at Ragley Hall. The Ragley Estate is the major landowner involved in the AVS scheme. Speaking to many of the exhibitors none were aware of Ragley's plans and were equally aghast at losing open countryside to this industrial site.
27 July 2026
Residents Outraged at Proposal
Local residents speak out about this devastating proposal.
27 July 2026
Wildfire at Proposed BESS Site
The hot weather has caused fires to break out across an area at Wood Bevington identified by Arrow Valley Solar for a Battery Energy Storgage System (BESS). The incident was witnessed by local Stratford on Avon MP Manuela Perteghella.
"It was terrifying to see how the fire developed quickly and was advancing fast towards farm buildings."she said
20 July 2026
Milliband Replaced
Ed Milliband has been replaced as Secretary of State for Energy by Miatta Fahnbulleh a career politician who has previously served in the department.
20 July 2026
Ragley Double Standards
The Redditch Advertiser in September 2025 reported that Ragley Estate were among 24 finalists chosen for a prestigious national award.
The Nature-Friendly Schöffel Countryside Awards. champions farms and estates that excel in promoting biodiversity and adopting practices that support and protect the natural environment.
Ragley took part knowing that they had signed up to the UK's largets solar site which would seriously affect that same biodiversity.
20 July 2026