Happy Valley is a special place, which I’ve visited and written about quite a few times
https://theorkneynews.scot/?s=Happy+Valley+Bernie+Bell
The ’Friends of Happy Valley’ intend to put together a twice-yearly Newsletter for their members in Spring and Autumn, and have kindly agreed to let me post extracts from this Newsletter in m’blog.
Here’s the first instalment….
“FHV has commissioned a Heritage Film on the history of Bigswell, Happy Valley’s legacies from Professor Isbister and Edwin Harrald and the more recent period.
Fionn MacArthur is working on this and we are interested in hearing people’s memories and stories to include if you would like to get in touch….
friendsofhappyvalley@gmail.com
This film is likely to be designed in a seasonal manner and we are excited to finance this project which will be placed on our website and also available in the Orkney Library.
FHV committed £3000 to this and are funding raising the other half. Thanks to Firth & Stenness Community Association for their kind donation towards this project.
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Species on the Edge supported FHV to conduct a brief bat survey last year. This involved a walk around at dusk but also a recording device.
Initially it was not indicating the presence of bats although I have definitely seen bats some years ago. However, Helen Cromarty RSPB, sent away the recording to a specialist bat team who confirmed there were bats recorded.
Fantastic news although we need more investigations to know whether they are roosting at HV or visiting. These will be Pipistrelle bats, Orkney’s only bat species.
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The best way to get the whole News, would be to join the ‘Friends of Happy Valley’!
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