Delph Pond Forum
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The Delph Pond Forum was set up in 2007. It is made up of various partners, including:
- Central Scotland Police
- Land Services
- Tullibody, Cambus & Glenochil Community Council
- Local residents groups
- Heritage group
- Youth services
The Forum is facilitated by a representative of the Council's Housing service.
The Pond
The Delph Pond is located on open space between Delph Wynd, Alloa Road and Delph Road in Tullibody. It is an area of natural beauty and is listed as one of 8,146 locations within the British Isles as a "Breathing Place which will inspire and motivate you to create and care for nature-friendly green spaces where you live."
Features of the area include
- Local pond with adjacent wildlife habitat
- Children's park
- Multi-use games area
- Youth shelter and seating area
- Picnic area
The pond is surrounded on three sides by residential housing. On the west side, it is bordered by a substantial woodland area, which is used for education purposes, nature walks and various events.
The area has seen an increase in people visiting and using the facilities, particularly the picnic area.
Upgrade of pathways
Since pathways were upgraded with money secured through forum funding bids, these can now accommodate pushchairs and motorised wheelchairs. A local wheelchair-user group called "Walking on Wheels" can now be seen regularly using the space. Locals runners use the improved pathways for training purposes.
Wildlife
Even the local swans have increased, as the pair who inhabit the pond have produced three cygnets since 2009.
Frogs have also been seen hopping about following the successful transfer of spawn from another pond.
Events
Events regularly take place at the pond are usually themed around environmental, biodiversity and fun activities:
- Pond and woodland clean-ups
- Bird & bat box building
- Ladybird hunts
- School projects
- Face painting
- Fun days
Events are organised in conjunction with local groups, such as the History group, Tullibody Healthy Living Initiative, Forth valley Environmental links, Army cadets, Ranger service, Community & Estate Wardens and Tullibody, Cambus & Glenochil Community Council.
Forthcoming events are posted in the ClacksWeb Events Diary.
Consultation
Regular consultation has taken place throughout the life of the Forum. This has ensured that the views of the community and interested individuals have been taken into account to galvanise resident opinion on the Delph Pond area.
Information gathered from these consultations is used to influence the future decisions and/or improvements for the area.
You can view the results of our Delph Pond consultation carried out in May 2011 in our consultations database.
Comments
If you have any comments about the pond or the forum the please contact us using the details below.
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Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Tenant Participation Co-ordinator, Housing
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 452404 / 450000
Email: housing@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
