Wind farms in Lancashire

14wind farms
98turbines
172MW recorded

Commissioning years range from 1993 to 2015.

Status: Operating 14

Turbine manufacturers: Vestas (1) — recorded for 1 of 14 wind farms

The largest is Scout Moor Windfarm with 26 turbines and 65 MW. It is followed by Coal Clough Wind Farm (24 turbines) and Hyndburn Wind Farm (12 turbines).

10 of the 14 wind farms with a recorded commissioning year were built before 2015, which makes them candidates for repowering in the coming years.

On average, a wind farm in this region has 7.0 turbines, for 12.3 MW.

All 14 of these wind farms have a detailed page.

Wind farmTurbinesCapacityYearManufacturer
Scout Moor Windfarm2665 MW2008not recorded
Coal Clough Wind Farm249.6 MW1993Vestas
Hyndburn Wind Farm1224 MW2012not recorded
Caton Moor Windfarm Repowering816 MW2006not recorded
Coal Clough Wind Farm Repowering816 MW2015not recorded
Hameldon Hill extension37.5 MW2013not recorded
New Barn Farm34.5 MW2007not recorded
Heysham South Wind Farm37.5 MW2015not recorded
Reaps Moss Wind Farm310.2 MW2015not recorded
Mawdesley Moss32.3 MW2012not recorded
Orchard End24 MW2013not recorded
Dewlay Cheese Wind Turbine12 MW2010not recorded
Lancaster University (wind)12 MW2013not recorded
Fanny House Farm/Heysham Moss11.5 MW2015not recorded

Sources and dates

DataSourceExtract
Site, capacity, status, planning milestonesRenewable Energy Planning Database (DESNZ, Open Government Licence v3)Q2 2026, published 03/08/2026
Turbine positionsOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)19/08/2026
Manufacturer and modelOpenStreetMap tags, unverified — REPD does not record turbine models. Known for 41 % of UK turbines (manufacturer) and 32 % (model); some values are propagated within a site and may be wrong.19/08/2026

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