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1. to buy Holmehill for use by the community of Dunblane - click Here
2. to ensure that the protection presently afforded to Holmehill is maintained - click Here
3. to ensure the sustainable development of Holmehill - click Here
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May - Sunday 11th Dawn Chorus Guided Walk with local ornithologist Chris Spray (plus breakfast on Holmehill) - see details below.
HOLMEHILL COMMUNITY BUYOUT GROUP – PRESS RELEASE
Dawn Chorus event on Holmehill – Sunday 11th May 2008
Now that spring is finally on its way, its not only ourselves who are getting busy out of doors. Birds are also starting their nesting season, and this is mostly evident in the glorious bird song which is beginning to fill the early morning air in woods and gardens around Dunblane.
Vice Chair of the Holmehill Group, Caroline Crawford, said ‘the dawn chorus normally reaches its crescendo in early May, and so we felt this would be a great opportunity to organise an event to enable people to experience this first hand and learn more about the bird life on Holmehill.’
The group are fortunate to have been able to enlist the help of experienced local ornithologist, Dr Chris Spray, to lead the walk and show people how to identify birds and their songs. Dr Spray said ‘I am delighted to have been invited to lead this event on Holmehill, which is a valuable local area for birds. As well as our resident birds, such as robins and blackbirds, the summer migrants such as chiff chaffs and willow warblers will be back in our woods for the nesting season, so there should be a good range of species present. I have led dawn chorus events in other places in the past, and they have always been very popular, so I hope local people in Dunblane will take this opportunity to come along to our event in May.’
Obviously, as it is a ‘dawn’ event, it will start pretty early in the morning - around dawn at 5am! The event itself will last about one and a half hours, but following this, from 6.30am, a cooked breakfast will be available for all attendees at the Braeport Centre nearby. Everyone is welcome to come along, both members and non-members, and the event is free, but booking is essential and donations would be welcomed. To book a place on the event and get details of where to meet etc, please phone Caroline Crawford on 01786 824791. Places are limited so early booking is advised.
