> Mossdale to Secret
Cages – guided walk
Thursdays 21 June, 26 July & 9 August 2012, 9:45 AM to 1
PM.
Meet at Mossdale car park, DG7 2NF.
A 5 km walk from Mossdale to the Secret Cages, taking in
views and wildlife along the old railway line and the Raiders’ Road and
returning via Mossdale Loch. Please bring waterproofs and stout footwear.
Sorry, no dogs. Grade: Moderate. BOOKING ESSENTIAL, contact RSPB on 01556 670464 or email [email protected]
> Red Kite Trail Cycle
Ride – bicycle run
Saturday 30 June 2012, 10.15 for 10.30AM to 3.30pm.
Meet at
Laurieston Village Hall Car Park, DG7 2PW
This ride is deservedly turning into an annual
favourite with the D&G Cyclist Touring Club, and for 2012 the ride is now
taking place in early summer rather than autumn. Join D&G CTC and RSPB’s Calum
Murray on a route through the woods past Woodhall Loch and down the west side
of Loch Ken to RSPB’s Ken-Dee Marshes reserve and the Kite Feeding Station at
Bellymack Hill Farm, where the kites put on a spectacular display of wheeling
and diving. Note that there is a charge at Bellymack Hill (£2.50). Grade: Moderate and one strenuous
hill. About 12 miles, mostly off road – wide tyres recommended. BOOKING
ESSENTIAL, contact Mike Gray (01387 270995 or 07751 978563) or see our
website www.dandgcycling.org.uk.
> Red Kites & Geese in Flight – guided walk
Tuesday 23 October 2012, 10:00
AM to 12:30 PM.
Meet at RSPB Ken Dee Marshes car park, DG7 2LY
Join the community
liaison officer on a walk to the bird hides to see this RSPB reserve in autumn
colour, woodland and wetland wildlife and learn more about the ongoing
conservation work being done in and around the reserve for these species.
Please bring warm clothing, waterproofs and stout footwear. Grade: Moderate, distance: 3 miles. BOOKING ESSENTIAL, contact RSPB on 01556 670464 or email [email protected]
> Feed the Red Kites Open Day –
kite viewing
Saturday 27 October 2012, 1:30 PM to 4 PM.
At Bellymack
Hill Farm - kite feeding station, Laurieston, DG7 2PJ.
Part of RSPB's Feed The Birds Day.
FREE entry to the red kite feeding station at Laurieston. See the red kites
massing at the feeding station as they come to feed. RSPB staff will be on hand
to show you these magnificent birds, provide information and answer questions
about kites and how to help wildlife during the winter months. Grade: Easy & Optics provided.
Events for early 2013
> Red Kite Roost Watch – kite viewing/guided walk
Saturday 12 & Sunday
20 January 2013, 2:45 PM to 4:30 PM.
Location on kite trail, to be confirmed.
See red kites as they come in to roost
together, in woods around the kite trail. These birds sometimes gather in a
flying circus before settling at dusk. Grade:
Easy (Moderate, if walking is required) & Optics provided. BOOKING ESSENTIAL, contact RSPB on 01556 670464 or email [email protected]
