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Outing to: Holy Loch NR Monday 8th September 2025 Outing with limited capacity - please read the information below and contact Ania Owsianka ( [email protected] ) if you wish to join this outing. Booking will close when all 12 places are taken. Please bring a packed lunch |
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PRICE: Free
TIME: 11:00– 14:00
LEADER: Neil Hammatt.
VENUE: Holy Loch Nature Reserve comprises around 24 acres of ungrazed coastal marsh, vegetated gravel and damp "carr" woodland. There are several burns which flow from the hills into the Holy Loch and over 20 small pools, which support an array of plants, animals and birds.
We will meet Neil at 11:00 at the picnic area on the A815 at OS Grid ref NS154814. There is space to park at least 12 cars.
Google Maps Link. What3Words ///roadshow.profiled.fuse More information about Holy Loch here
BIRDS WE HOPE TO SEE: Waders, woodland birds, possibly Osprey and other raptors.
TRAVELLING:
By public transport: train to Gourock, CalMac ferry (foot passengers only) from Gourock pier to Dunoon, bus 484, (486, 489) to Sandbank.
By car: drive to McInroy’s Point (Gourock), cross to Hunter’s Quay (Dunoon) on Western Ferries, drive to meeting point. We should meet at McInroy’s Point in good time to catch the 10:30 ferry, and transfer into fewer cars. The extra cars can be left parked along Ashton Road close to McInroy’s Point. Please indicate when you book whether this arrangement would suit you. Ferry tickets should be bought in one of the two Co-ops en route (cheaper), not on the ferry (more expensive).
BOOKING INFO: This outing is limited to 12 persons.
Please book a place by contacting Ania Owsianka ( [email protected] ).
BOOKING: We are trialling a new booking form - please complete This Form if you intend to join this outing.
TERRAIN: Easy paths and wet, muddy, tidal foreshore.
OPTICS: Binoculars are essential and a telescope would be useful.
FOOTWEAR and CLOTHING: Wellington boots or other waterproof footwear and appropriate clothing for the conditions. It is advisable to check the weather forecast beforehand.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There are toilets on the ferries, at the ferry terminal in Dunoon, and in Sandbank opposite the Post Office.
Please bring a packed lunch.
NB: This outing may be postponed due to poor weather. Please check SOC Clyde branch website (www.birdsinclyde.scot) and Clyde SOC Grapevine on BlueSky in advance.
TIME: 11:00– 14:00
LEADER: Neil Hammatt.
VENUE: Holy Loch Nature Reserve comprises around 24 acres of ungrazed coastal marsh, vegetated gravel and damp "carr" woodland. There are several burns which flow from the hills into the Holy Loch and over 20 small pools, which support an array of plants, animals and birds.
We will meet Neil at 11:00 at the picnic area on the A815 at OS Grid ref NS154814. There is space to park at least 12 cars.
Google Maps Link. What3Words ///roadshow.profiled.fuse More information about Holy Loch here
BIRDS WE HOPE TO SEE: Waders, woodland birds, possibly Osprey and other raptors.
TRAVELLING:
By public transport: train to Gourock, CalMac ferry (foot passengers only) from Gourock pier to Dunoon, bus 484, (486, 489) to Sandbank.
By car: drive to McInroy’s Point (Gourock), cross to Hunter’s Quay (Dunoon) on Western Ferries, drive to meeting point. We should meet at McInroy’s Point in good time to catch the 10:30 ferry, and transfer into fewer cars. The extra cars can be left parked along Ashton Road close to McInroy’s Point. Please indicate when you book whether this arrangement would suit you. Ferry tickets should be bought in one of the two Co-ops en route (cheaper), not on the ferry (more expensive).
BOOKING INFO: This outing is limited to 12 persons.
Please book a place by contacting Ania Owsianka ( [email protected] ).
BOOKING: We are trialling a new booking form - please complete This Form if you intend to join this outing.
TERRAIN: Easy paths and wet, muddy, tidal foreshore.
OPTICS: Binoculars are essential and a telescope would be useful.
FOOTWEAR and CLOTHING: Wellington boots or other waterproof footwear and appropriate clothing for the conditions. It is advisable to check the weather forecast beforehand.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There are toilets on the ferries, at the ferry terminal in Dunoon, and in Sandbank opposite the Post Office.
Please bring a packed lunch.
NB: This outing may be postponed due to poor weather. Please check SOC Clyde branch website (www.birdsinclyde.scot) and Clyde SOC Grapevine on BlueSky in advance.
Please note:
Participants are reminded that the Club, its branches and individual leaders of outings cannot accept responsibility for any injury suffered by individuals taking part in these outings, or any loss or damage to their property.
Participants are reminded that the Club, its branches and individual leaders of outings cannot accept responsibility for any injury suffered by individuals taking part in these outings, or any loss or damage to their property.