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<p>The new initiative, Community Energy Catalyst, will support local communities to build their own clean energy infrastructure or secure stakes in larger regional renewable energy schemes. Fair Play Clean Energy, Thrive’s existing joint venture with Top Cashback Sustainability Ltd, will provide £20 million of the investment, with Better Society Capital providing matched funding.</p>
<p>Community Energy Catalyst will make investments ranging between £0.5 million to £30 million in individual projects which are at least 1MW in size and employ proven technologies such as onshore and offshore wind, solar PV and hydro-electric. The joint venture will target late-stage development projects that have already secured planning consent, enabling them to advance through to construction, commissioning and operation while aligning with local objectives.</p>
<p>As well as funding, Thrive brings 30 years of experience financing, building and operating clean energy projects in the UK, and will provide support to community energy groups during key milestones such as procurement and grid connection.</p>
<p>When we created our award-winning community funding bridge in 2017, it was the first of its kind. Eight years later we’ve invested over £21 million into seven community energy projects, including £4 million to build England’s largest onshore wind turbine, which is 100% owned by the community in our home city of Bristol.</p>


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Funding partnership with Better Society Capital will help more communities to own their own projects or take a stake in a larger project in their local area.

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<p>Over the last two decades Triodos Renewables has grown significantly as a renewable energy company, with 5,700 shareholders and a portfolio of 15 operational renewable projects. With a strong record of generating clean electricity and profits, Triodos Renewables is now at a size where it is able to successfully stand as a fully independent company: <strong>Thrive Renewables </strong>. This change to Thrive Renewables was a joint decision with Triodos Bank which will enable both companies to flourish independently.</p>


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Triodos Renewables will now be known as Thrive Renewables and will begin to trade as such from 1 March 2016. The name change comes as part of the company’s transition to independence from Triodos Bank.

Triodos Renewables changes to Thrive Renewables

<p>The Directors undertake to revisit the Recommended Share Price when events occur which have a material impact on the value of the Company (<a title="Recommended Share Price" href="/for-investors/shareholders/directors-valuation/" data-id="1241">click here for more details of the Directors&#8217; Recommended Share Price</a>). The new price has been calculated using methodology consistent with previous valuations. Drivers behind the increase include rolling the Triodos Renewables financial model forwards capturing the financial position at the end of the 2015, and the inclusion of an investment in an addition 6.9MW onshore wind farm made in December. Updating the long-term wholesale energy price projections had the opposite effect.</p>


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Triodos Renewables' Board of Directors has recently agreed a revision of the Directors' Recommended Share price.

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<p>But rain dampening Christmas spirits was really the least of our woes as 2015 came to a close. Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank left many in the North of the UK with terrible flooding, often hitting the same homes more than once and exposing this country’s seriously lacking environmental provisions. It was the wettest <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/uk-weather-why-the-recent-devastating-floods-will-become-the-new-normal-a6793291.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">December<sup> </sup>since records began</a> for Scotland and Wales, the fourth-wettest for Northern Ireland and the second-wettest overall for the UK – but why?</p>
<p>It’s a sad fact that the phrase ‘since records began’ has become a regular feature in our weather reporting. The Met Office have predicted that <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/17/2016-set-to-be-hottest-year-on-record-globally" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016 will be the hottest on record</a>, which will mean the three hottest years on record have happened in a row. Rainfall in December will make <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35204014" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2015 one of the top 10 wettest years since 1910</a>. And in the US, <a href="https://weather.com/news/weather/news/weird-facts-december-2015-warmth" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than 6,000 warm-temperature records</a><sup> </sup>were set this December.  The link to El Nino is often cited, but the meteorological community confirms that 2015’s extreme weather was partially due to El Ninio, but <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-35354579" target="_blank" rel="noopener">primarily driven by climate change</a>.</p>
<p>This extreme weather means more than just the tragic droughts and floodings. The Met Offices’ prediction indicates the global average temperature in 2016 will be 1.14°C above pre-industrial temperatures, making the 1.5°C goal set at COP21 a huge challenge.</p>
<p>It’s clear that temperatures are rising and more extreme weather is likely to be on the cards for years to come. We take some comfort from <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35213884" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Cameron’s  pledge of £40m</a> to enhance  flood defences – but we all need to work together to address the cause, as well as mitigating the immediate symptoms. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/407432/20150203_2013_Final_Emissions_statistics.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Energy contributes to 30%<sup> </sup>of UK emissions</a> by generating more power renewably and consuming energy more consciously reductions are being achieved. Accelerating progress here is a more sustainable way of addressing the long term problem than building ever higher concrete barriers. If we really want to keep to the pledges of COP21, investment in a more sustainable energy system is a clear path to a concerted effort from this country to help put the brakes on climate change.</p>
<p>More extreme weather is something that we are going to have to approach in a multi-faceted way. While weather damage prevention is important, reducing green house gas emissions is key to addressing climate change.</p>
<p>We can all play our part and contribute to cleaning up the energy system and consuming energy more consciously. Triodos Renewables is delivering a growing volume of renewable energy, and we’re also identifying ways to contribute to the wider energy system through energy efficiency, demand side management and storage; all of which are jigsaw pieces in a more sustainable system.</p>
<p>With the last of the storms hopefully behind us for now, we need to continue to deliver the solutions, not wait for the next disaster to hit.</p>


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We must focus on delivering the solutions to climate change. 

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<p>Early in 2015 we also welcomed 800 more shareholders bringing our community to over 5700, the £4.1m raised from both existing and new shareholders allowed us to complete the three construction projects and invest in another 6.9MW wind farm where construction is now underway.</p>
<h3>Triodos Renewables keeps on growing</h3>
<p>2015 was a great year for the expansion of our portfolio. We completed the construction of three new onshore wind projects, two based in Scotland  and the third located in East Anglia, where Triodos Renewables owns 75% of this 10 MW project. Us taking a part stake in this project filled a funding gap and allowed the landlord and developers to finish the project ahead of time.</p>
<p>The operational portfolio generated 18% more green electricity than ever before, generating enough to power the equivalent of more that 39,500 UK homes.</p>
<p>We also increased our presence at a number of sustainable energy events to broaden our network into new markets and technologies, as a response to recent political impact on wind and solar project pipeline and our interest in diversification.</p>
<h3>A successful year for shareholders</h3>
<p>This time last year, our eighth share issue was closed on 30 January 2015, with a private placement for a large shareholder completed in April 2015. We raised £4.1million which has been used to fund the year’s growth in projects. With a further 800 shareholders supporting the company, it feels like a year where both the importance and contribution of renewable energy is part of the nations growing consciousness.</p>
<p>We celebrated in style at our <a title="Twenty years of contributing to a cleaner planet" href="/latest-news/events/twenty-years-of-contributing-to-a-cleaner-planet/" data-id="1549">birthday themed AGM</a> on 19th June, which marked our 20th anniversary. Two decades is a long time in the UK renewables industry. We’ve seen a lot of change and huge achievements, with renewable technologies now no longer ‘alternative energy’ and generating more power than nuclear. It was great to share this achievement with our shareholders, some of whom have been with us from day one.</p>
<h3>Triodos Renewables in the community</h3>
<p>We supported a wide range of community engagement initiatives during 2015, both through established local benefit schemes and wider initiatives. Just a few of our achievements included more sustainable street lighting at Eye and LED Christmas lights at Doddington, near our <a title="Boardinghouse wind farm" href="/our-projects/boardinghouse-wind-farm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-id="1473">Boardinghouse wind farm</a> in Cambridgeshire. We also contributed to Ambition Lawrence Weston, a community driven social regeneration project near our Avonmouth wind farm.</p>
<p>Our second family open day at Avonmouth was a success in the summer, raising awareness of renewable energy and aiming to dispel common myths about wind power. We plan to roll out open days to other parts of the country to reach a wider audience and further engage with the communities around our projects.</p>
<p>For the inaugural open day in 2014 we commissioned the ExplorerDome renewable energy show. In 2015, we both used the show at the open day and took it into schools. Plus, our Avonmouth site was chosen for the filming of a <a title="Take a virtual field trip to our wind farm" href="/latest-news/news/take-a-virtual-field-trip-to-our-wind-farm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-id="1511">virtual field trip</a> as a resource for teachers all over the UK to supporting education and curriculum learning.</p>
<h3>The launch of the community benefit fund</h3>
<p>Extending this good work is our new <a title="Community benefit fund" href="/our-impact/community-benefit-programme/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-id="1201">Community Benefit Fund</a>, which opened on 30 November 2015 to enhance specific local work already being done. It has nationwide coverage with initial focus close to our project sites, and involves a process in which communities can get free advice and apply for funding for sustainability measures.  The grants will make community buildings more sustainable and accessible to groups and individuals who rely on them.</p>
<p>The fund is being administered by the national charity, Centre for Sustainable Energy.  Although it has only been open for a couple of months, we have already had a lot of initial interest from communities up and down the UK, and we hope to do lots of good through this scheme in 2016.</p>


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While 2016 looks set to be an exciting and busy year for Triodos Renewables, we’d like to reflect on the year that has passed before we get too immersed in the future. 

2015 in brief: Triodos Renewables generated more energy than ever before

<p>Triodos Renewables picked up the project in April 2014 via a long term relationship with an experienced developer. Alongside Dunfermline and Eye, it is our third merchant project – where power is provided directly to an industrial business.</p>
<p>The Acciona AW77-1500 turbine began generating at the very end of November 2014, with its first full month being December 2014. With a site capacity of 1.5MW and good forecast average wind speed, the annual forecast output was 4.5GWh when the turbine was erected, which is enough to power 1,093 UK homes.</p>
<p>A year on, the annual generation was even better than forecast at 4.75GWh, which is enough to power 1,150 UK homes. In fact, power from the turbine has been used to power the Greenvale site itself, so more of the potatoes that end up on supermarket shelves have been processed and packed using renewable energy.</p>
<p>This approach allows a merchant site to manage their energy costs, as well as demonstrate their sustainability credentials against increasingly strict and competitive supply chain criteria, maintaining job security for local people.</p>


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December 2015 marked the first anniversary of one of our projects – our Floods Ferry Road site, better known as Greenvale wind farm.

Floods Ferry Road wind farm - One year on

<h3>What&#8217;s your role at Triodos Renewables?</h3>
<p>I’ve worked at Triodos Renewables since 2012 as Operations Manager. My core role is to make sure our projects are running safely and profitably by generating as much renewable electricity as possible, to hopefully pay dividends for our shareholders (of which I’m one).</p>
<p>I’m based in Bristol but relish site trips to the far reaches of the country, catching up with local representatives and seeing our work in action. It’s important for me to understand the local lie of the land (proverbial and physical) and our sites are in pretty amazing places to visit. I’m never envious of friends making work trips to familiar-looking meeting rooms in busy city centres! Plus, it’s always fun finding small, independent hotels or B&amp;Bs near our sites who benefit from overnight trips of wind farm technicians and visitors.</p>
<h3>What&#8217;s a day in the life of a Operations Manager like?</h3>
<p>The day-to-day elements of my role are making sure the electrical / mechanical servicing and safety inspections are all up to date and responding quickly to any unexpected situations which come up.  If it’s too windy then some of our planned work may need to be rescheduled so I look at weather forecasts from two angles now – if it’s warm and sunny then my cycle into the office will be more satisfying; but if it’s wet and windy then I’m glad to know our turbines will all be pumping out the power.</p>
<p>There’s a lot of variety in my role – which is important to me. I’ve had a real thrill from organising open days and greeting a really diverse range of visitors – school groups, families and neighbours; planning officials and engineers; shareholders, renewable energy-sceptics and even protestors (though they weren’t protesting about our wind farm!) People will step out of their car having driven from home and have to steady themselves or catch their breath in a huge gust of wind. It makes them realise the power there, waiting to be harnessed in the exposed, bracing sites we’ve chosen.</p>
<h3>What do you love about Triodos Renewables?</h3>
<p>I love the fact that we’re a small and dynamic team, with high aspirations but already delivering significant impact. The fact that sustainability underpins everything we do and that our values genuinely guide business decisions make Triodos Renewables, for me, an honestly great place to work.</p>
<h3>What are the most rewarding aspects of your job?</h3>
<p>One of my proudest moments was filming a ‘virtual wind farm field trip’ with a class of buzzing local school children during Bristol’s year as European Green Capital in 2015.  As a school governor myself, I know it’s incredibly powerful to support classroom learning with experiences away from the school environment. I’m thrilled with the film we made, which is now available to schools as a <a href="https://www.sustainablelearning.com/resource/best-bristol-virtual-fieldtrip-wind-energy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">teaching resource nationwide</a>.</p>
<p>With two children myself, who will inherit the legacy of the energy mix we develop today, I embrace the concept of renewable energy. The government drastically changed its support for certain renewable technologies during 2015 – and did so abruptly, to the detriment of many people and businesses I know.  I’m obviously glad that my job has not been affected and that Triodos Renewables has shown itself, in my mind, to be resilient and agile enough to respond quickly to unexpected political and commercial changes.</p>
<h3>What&#8217;s your professional background?</h3>
<p>Before Triodos Renewables I worked for seven years at a leading UK carbon reduction company, supporting delivery of advice and carbon reduction measures into sectors such as social housing, education and supply chain. I even project managed a team of volunteers to build a straw bale classroom! I’ve enjoyed applying (and developing) aptitudes in areas as diverse as health and safety, IT, project management, logistics and marketing. My friends – in work and out – would hopefully describe me as loyal, diligent and capable.</p>
<h3>What do you do when you&#8217;re not at Triodos Renewables?</h3>
<p>I love music, good food and the outdoors and sharing all of those with my family. My children look out for “Daddy’s windmills” on journeys and we even planned holidays in the last two years around my work trips to pretty nice locations. Wind turbines do alter the British scenery. But so much of our landscape is the result of farming, industry and planning heritage that I think energy provision is just part of this evolution. Technologies in this field are changing at pace and it’s thrilling to be involved in their delivery.</p>


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We find out more about Adrian's day-to-day responsibilities and why he loves working in renewables.

Team profile: Adrian Warman, Head of Operations

<p><span data-contrast="auto">Topics covered will include fuel poverty awareness and basic energy advice, community approaches to tackling fuel poverty and energy efficiency in community buildings.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This will be offered alongside energy efficiency grants of up to £4,500 so that important shared buildings, including village halls, community centres and church halls, can make improvements such as insulation, draught-proofing, LED lighting or improved heating controls ahead of winter. </span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Launched today, applicants will be asked to complete a full energy survey of the shared building using guidance supplied by the charity. This will help to identify potential improvements, including zero-cost measures, and calculate carbon and cost savings for different options. Applications will remain open until 21st September 2023.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>


<p><span data-contrast="auto">Now in the seventh round of funding, our Community Benefit Programme has awarded 51 grants to 43 buildings since 2016, totalling over £150,000 nationally and saving 75 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In 2022, this included funding for Easton Community Centre, part of the Eastside Community Trust, which was used to install loft and pipe installation that would help reduce the building’s energy bills and allow its team to continue providing community advice and acting as a base for a number of local charities and grassroot groups. Read more in our </span><a href="/latest-news/blog/we-like-to-call-it-the-neighbourhood-s-living-room-shining-a-light-on-our-community-benefit-programme-with-easton-community-centre/"><span data-contrast="none">case study here</span></a><span data-contrast="auto">.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> </span></p>


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Round seven of the scheme, which provides energy efficiency grants to community buildings close to our sites, is open to applicants!

Fighting fuel poverty: Energy efficiency training for local communities added to Community Benefit Programme

<p>Below we outline just some of the ways we are working towards net zero – from our own 2030 pledge to supporting UK businesses with their decarbonisation goals through on-site renewables.</p>
<h3><strong>1. Funding and building clean energy projects</strong></h3>
<p>Thrive invests in a mix of sustainable energy projects that reflect the changes the UK must make to decarbonise the electricity system. To date we’ve funded a total of 32 clean energy projects including onshore wind, hydro, solar, battery storage, geothermal and renewable heat. In 2022, our projects generated 133,858 MWh of clean electricity, enough to power 38,000 homes, and delivered 58,314 tonnes in carbon emissions reductions [1]. In 2022, we allocated £11.4 million to develop new renewable energy projects that will help lower bills, improve the UK’s energy security and power the transition to a net zero electricity system.<strong> </strong></p>
<h3><strong>2. Joining the race to zero</strong></h3>
<p>As a business we are committed to reaching net zero by 2030. In 2022, we made significant progress, publishing our <a href="/our-impact/business-ethics/net-zero/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">net zero strategy</a> with the SME Climate Hub, a global initiative that empowers small to medium sized companies to take climate action and build resilient businesses for the future. We are pleased to report our Scope 1 and 2 emissions are now at zero &#8211; this refers to our direct emissions, such as electricity consumption at our renewable generation sites and in our office. Moving forward, we are focusing on how we measure and reduce our Scope 3 emissions (indirect emissions, including emissions from our supply chain and employee commuting).<strong> </strong></p>
<h3><strong>3. Engaging communities in renewables</strong></h3>
<p>We’re big believers in the role that communities have to play in the energy transition. Not only do local, community-owned projects ensure the benefits of clean energy are open to all, but they also help inform and drive the wider behavioural change. Thrive is proud to support communities with building their own clean energy projects through our multi award-winning funding offer. To date, we’ve invested £16 million in community-owned onshore wind and solar projects, including funding the construction of England’s largest onshore wind turbine.</p>
<p>Through our voluntary community benefit programme – which offers annual energy efficiency grants of up to £30,000 to community buildings close to our sites – we’re helping to ensure the benefits of clean energy are being felt by those who need it most. Additionally, we hold annual community open days and school visits, which give local people the chance to learn more about how renewables work.</p>
<h3><strong>4. Supporting businesses in their journey to net zero</strong></h3>
<p>Businesses have a huge role to play in supporting the UK’s net zero target. As well as working to reduce our own emissions, we work closely with businesses to help fund and build ‘direct wire’ projects. Thrive enables businesses to decarbonise by providing the funding and skills to install and operate renewable energy projects on their commercial premises. For example, we’re proud to have worked with Greenvale AP, one of the UK’s largest potato suppliers, to install a single wind turbine next to their factory – supplying up to 75% of their total electricity.</p>
<h3><strong>5. Incentivising green initiatives for staff</strong></h3>
<p>We take our carbon footprint incredibly seriously in all areas of our business. Our head office is a certified BREEAM Green Building (one of the greenest in Bristol) and has solar panels located on the roof. Any printed documents, including our Annual Report, are zero carbon. We also look for ways to support our staff in making more environmentally-conscious decisions, this includes offering a bike to work scheme alongside signing up to <a href="https://www.wearepossible.org/climate-perks" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Possible’s Climate Perks</a> initiative, which allows team members to take two paid ‘travel days’ per year when they choose to travel sustainably rather than by plane.</p>
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<p>[1] Average residents per household 2.4 (<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2020"><strong>https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/families/bulletins/familiesandhouseholds/2020</strong></a>)</p>
<p>RenewableUK uses BEIS’s “all non-renewable fuels” emissions statistic of 432 tonnes of carbon dioxide per GWh of electricity supplied in the Digest of UK Energy Statistics (July 2022) Table 5.14 (“Estimated carbon dioxide emissions from electricity supplied”). Carbon reduction calculated by multiplying the total amount of renewable electricity generated by Thrive’s impact portfolio per year by the number of tonnes of carbon which fossil fuels would have produced to generate the same amount of electricity.</p>


It’s UK Net Zero Week! We share some of the ways we’re helping to reduce carbon emissions and support the country’s transition to a cleaner, fairer energy system.

Building a net zero future - What's our role in the UK's energy transition?

<p>For me personally, photography has played an important role in my appreciation of the natural world and therefore my ambition to protect it. I believe that people will want to look after what they care about and have found that photography can be a powerful tool to engage others. I love experimenting with different photographic techniques, finding new ways to view the incredible wildlife our planet has to offer. Whether it’s capturing birds in flight, snapping a beautiful sunset, or getting up close with a tiny insect, I enjoy the challenge!</p>
<p>Nature is all around us and so it’s exciting that wherever I take my camera out, there will be an opportunity to discover things I’ve not seen before or a chance to capture more familiar species in a different light. Even from my flat in Bristol without a garden, I have spotted foxes, jays, and swifts from my window! Here are just a few of my favourite shots…</p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">My role at Thrive incorporates my passion for nature and enables me to make a tangible difference in the climate emergency. In 2022, Thrive published our Biodiversity Policy, outlining our approach to nature. As Sustainability Analyst, I manage this strategy, considering biodiversity during the different project stages – whether it be our operational sites, projects in construction or those we’re considering investing in. For example, we’ve recently established a detailed landscape plan for our battery storage site in Bristol that </span><span data-contrast="auto">focusses</span><span data-contrast="auto"> on establishing and maintaining habitats such as species-rich grassland and native trees and hedgerows, which will encourage biodiversity on site. It also includes more places for wildlife to nest and shelter including bird and bat boxes, invertebrate boxes and a hedgehog house.</span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">I enjoy making regular visits to the battery site to check in on the progress of delivering this plan, and of course couldn’t miss the opportunity to capture some pictures of our new wildlife boxes during a recent visit…</span></p>
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<p>It’s clear that climate change and biodiversity must be addressed together as they are inherently related. I’m passionate about the role that businesses have to play in this. It’s been inspiring connecting with other B Corps and sustainability professionals, who like us are working towards net zero and reducing their environmental impacts. It’s incredibly motivating to know that my job is making a tangible difference.</p>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">To see more of David’s photos you can visit his website at </span><a href="https://www.davidmatheson.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span data-contrast="none">David Matheson &#8211; Wildlife Photographer.</span></a></p>
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