Provided is a brush arrangement of a wind turbine lightning protection system, realized to provide a current path from a hub to a canopy of the wind turbine, which brush arrangement includes a brush holder arranged to hold a brush in electrical contact with a contact surface at the exterior of the canopy, which contact surface is electrically connected to the hub; a bracket arranged to electrically connect the brush with a mounting plate; characterized by an access opening in the front wall of the canopy, which access opening is dimensioned to accommodate the bracket and brush holder; and a mounting arrangement for securing the mounting plate to the canopy front wall over the access opening, from within the canopy interior. A wind turbine including a lightning protection system with at least one such brush arrangement is also provided.