Walkers this week expressed concern a couple of “dramatic” drop within the stage of Airthrey Loch inside Stirling College’s campus.
The person-made loch was created within the late 18th century as a part of the panorama designed across the Airthrey Fortress property.
The extent of the loch, which is dwelling to quite a lot of birdlife together with swans and geese, is estimated to have fallen by two to 3 ft. And the gap between the water and the same old shoreline in some areas has receded leaving the loch mattress to dry out.
Stirling College mentioned this week the low stage of the loch is because of an absence of rain.
St Ninians couple Martin and Rosalind McCrae, who stroll across the loch repeatedly to see the wildlife, had been stunned to seek out it properly beneath its traditional stage on a go to final Sunday.
Martin had labored as a gardener on the college campus between 1970 and 1980 and has seen it in all seasons through the years.
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He mentioned: “We had been astonished to see the state of the water. There was fairly a loss. I’d say the water stage is down about two to 3 ft - and the gap to the water from the shoreline on the south facet of the loch is about 20ft.
“The loch is a favorite spot of ours to go to at any time of yr - and an enormous wildlife reservoir. We take pleasure in watching the birds so we had been fairly stunned to see it on this situation. It’s fairly dramatic.”
A Stirling College spokesperson mentioned this week: “We're working with specialists to handle the low stage of water in Airthrey Loch, which has been impacted by a prolonged interval of low rainfall.
“We're hopeful that this work will see the loch’s water stage quickly return to regular.”