This week saw the completion of a new flight of steps up the
Mire Dam. Regular visitors will know
that it has always been a little tricky negotiating the spillway and then
scrambling up the dam itself via some small stone steps. Hopefully the new steps and the wee bridge
over the spillway will make life much easier.
They both look very new and straight and perhaps a little out of place
at the moment, but give Mother Nature time and she will soon help them blend
in. We have also replaced the stile at
the top, and intend to put in a dog gate too in the future just to finish the
whole area off.
This work is the start of a larger project to improve the
access to the Reserve. Later in the
year, when there are less folk about, we will be upgrading the car park and
carrying out work on the coast path around Starney Bay. This work is 50% funded by Scottish Natural
Heritage with the other half being covered by the Trust.
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