MOY MATTERS (19)

  1. First of all welcome to our two new MSC members – Charlie Cameron and David MacQueen. We are delighted to have you on board to share your valued ideas and opinions.
  2. It has been a while since the residents of Moy, Lynebeg and Ruthven have had the opportunity to meet up informally. So, you are invited to come along to The Strathdearn on Saturday 10th September between 2pm and 4pm for a cup of tea/coffee, some cake and an informal chat about anything and everything! It will also be good to hear more detailed views on the findings of the (Moy) community plan released on 28th May (Moy meeting place, parking, winter preparedness, ranger).
  3. Ranger: Our new ranger, Donald Tolmie, started at the beginning of June. There is a photo of him on our MoySC FB page so if you see him around please stop and say hello, he will be delighted to meet you. His interest is in birds and hopefully will lead a walk around the loch for Moy residents in early Autumn. He is also working on an information board about Loch Moy, local wildlife and wild flowers.

His summary for June is as follows:

Sum of Number of Vehicles parked – 25 Sum of Number of tents – 3 Sum of Number of new fire marks – 3 Sum of Number of fires put out – 1 Sum of Amount of Litter on site – 19 (Equivalent of 4-5 bin bags)  Sum of Number of people seen – 38 Sum of Number of people spoken to – 31

The reason the litter figures are fairly large is I identified a fly tipping site & removed 3-4 bags worth of rubbish & waste. Looked like it had been there a fair amount of time & potentially more is buried into the embankment. This may need further efforts to clear & fully remove all waste.

I met with Forestry Land Scotland & identified large fell trees obstructing the path south side of the Loch. Hopefully a member of forestry should be down in the following weeks to clear from path.

I’ve not seen anyone on the island but have had to inform several wild swimmers to stay clear of the island and not to disturb wildlife nesting this time of the year. Everyone I’ve spoke to has been respectful of the area & understanding.

  1. Reminder……Island in Moy Loch: the island has been designated a Section 1 protected nesting site by the RSPB with a maximum fine of £5000 if anyone is found disturbing the nests. If you see anyone on the island could you please let Neil Fraser know. (07753 186014)
  2. Carved benches: we are waiting for the joiner to install the two benches.
  3. Planters: Thank you to all the volunteers who are helping with our planters this year – buying, planting, strimming, watering – they are looking lovely. (And great photos of our young volunteers on the MoySC FB page). Please feel free to water them if you think they are looking a bit thirsty or attend to them if they are looking a bit needy.
  4. Roadside path: we are waiting for the roadside path to be maintained – vegetation cut back, culverts cleaned out and general maintenance. This should take place soon.

As always we need your ideas so please get in touch with any of the MSC members to share your ideas or give any feedback.

Remember…..The MSC has been established by Strathdearn Community Development (SCD) “to identify projects for funding through the Strathdearn share of the Moy Windfarm Communuty Benefit Fund”.

The members are Marian Hendry (marianhendry@strathdearn.org), John Clarke (johnclarke@strathdearn.org), Linda Armit (lindaarmit@strathdearn.org), Charlie Cameron and David MacQueen.

*Unfortunately two cats have gone missing in Moy over the last couple of months. The remains of one cat was found but her GPS/radio collar had been removed and all tracking stopped. Sadly the second cat is still missing.