Glenholm Wildlife Project - Bird and Animal Watching near Peebles in Scottish Borders of Scotland

<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#ff0000"> <p align="right"> <img border="0" src="a07_otter.jpg" align="left" alt="Otter" vspace=0 width="97" height="112"><font size="1"> </font> <b><font face="Arial" size="5" color="#008000">Glenholm Wildlife</font></b> <hr> <center> <p> <b><i><font size="4">Part-funded by Making Tracks</font><br> <font size="2">South of Scotland Nature Based Tourism Project</font></i></b> </p> <hr> </center> <p align="justify"> <img src="../glenholm/imagel/glenholm.jpg" alt="Glenholm" align=right width="139" height="92" border="1"><map name="FPMap1"><area target="_self" coords="2, 1, 80, 18" shape="rect" href="#background"><area target="_self" coords="1, 16, 80, 30" shape="rect" href="#activities"></map><img border="0" src="bkgimages/menuintro.gif" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="3" usemap="#FPMap1" width="81" height="31">Visit Glenholm in the Scottish Borders and see southern Scotland's wildlife close up. The Glenholm Wildlife Project has something for everyone. You can <a href="iwetland.html">view</a> the birds around the Glenholm pond from your vantage point in the project hide. There is also an artificial otter holt waiting for the local otters to take up residence. Or <a href="itearoom.html">relax</a>  and watch the same wildlife on television from the warmth of the tea room and lounge at the Glenholm Centre. If you're feeling a little more energetic take a stroll on one of four clearly marked and interpreted walks that <a href="iupland.html">explore</a> the farm. And for our younger visitors the Millennium Wood has some great surprises in store if you <a href="iwoodland.html">search</a> a little. </p> <p align="justify"> <b><font size="4"><a name="background"></a>Background</font></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"> The Glenholm Wildlife Project is a partnership of business interests within Glenholm, land owners and managers of the farm on which the project is based, and young people from the local school and wildlife watch groups (see <a target="content" href="whoweare.html">who we are</a>). </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB"> The lead partner is <a href="http://www.glenholm.co.uk">the Glenholm Centre</a> which was established in 1998 on Cardon Farm, as part of a rural diversification programme. The Centre, located on the western edge of the Scottish Borders region (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=310131&y=632997&z=5&sv=310131,632997&st=4&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf&dn=892">see map</a>), is set up as a guesthouse and residential computer training centre which specialises in computer holidays for people at any level of computer expertise. The Centre also has facilities to host meetings and small courses for other businesses. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB">The position of the Glenholm Centre at the centre of Cardon farm has meant that guests to the Centre have always been given the opportunity to walk around the farm and explore the surrounding area. The President of the National Farmers Union, when opening the Centre in 1998 commented that the Centre was an ideal venue for the town to meet the country and understand each other. To this end, a walking brochure was developed with a map of the farm and some suggested walks on it. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB">Wildlife has always been important when farming Cardon. Over the years we have tried to farm with sensitivity towards the wildlife but recognise that more can be done to encourage wildlife to cohabit with the productive elements on the farm. It has also been an important element when advertising the Centre as a guesthouse. Guests to the Centre revel in the remote and untouched feeling of the glen and a lot of residents return to relax in the quietness and beauty of the place.</span></p> <p align="justify"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman"> <img border="1" src="photos/treeplanting.jpg" align="left" width="120" height="150">The overall objective of the Glenholm Wildlife Project, which was launched on 3rd June 2005 by Lord David Steel of Aikwood, is to encourage more people to enjoy the glen, improve the wildlife habitat within the area, and provide better facilities and interpretation for visitors, all within a working farm. Success will be measured by tourism, farming and wildlife coexisting together and thriving off each other. </span></p> <p align="justify"><b><font size="4"><a name="activities"></a>Activities</font></b></p> <p align="justify"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Times New Roman">The project comprises three main activities: the <a target="_self" href="wetland.html">wetland watch</a> area; the <a target="_self" href="woodland.html">woodland watch</a> area and a series of mainly but not exclusively <a target="_self" href="upland.html">upland walks</a>. For the more energetic there is even a small pitch and putt for visitors to try their hand at. Access to all of these areas is free. In addition a <a target="_self" href="tearoom.html">tea room and small gift shop</a> have been established which, alongside the guest house accommodation of the Glenholm Centre, will service these activities and fund the maintenance and development of the project.  The location of each activity is shown on the following map of Cardon Farm.</span></p> <p align="center"><img border="0" src="maps/activitymap.gif" width="492" height="501"></p> <hr> <center> <p> <a target="_self" href="whoweare.html"> <img src="bkgimages/smiley.gif" alt="Who We Are" align=left border=0 width="55" height="55"></a> <a target="_self" href="whereweare.html"> <img src="bkgimages/compass.gif" alt="Where We Are" align=right border=0 width="55" height="55"></a> <font size=2><b>&copy <a target="_parent" href="iintro.html">Glenholm Wildlife Project</a><br> Broughton, by BIGGAR, Scottish Borders ML12 6JF<br> Telephone: 01899-830408 - Fax: 01899-830408<br>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:info@glenholmwildlife.co.uk">info@glenholmwildlife.co.uk</a> </b></font> </p> </center> <hr> <p> <a href="iintro.html"> <img border="0" src="bkgimages/buthme.gif" align="right" width="100" height="18"></a> </p>