Sir Andy Murray Mural at Dunblane Sports Club

Short vlog at Dunblane Sports Club and Ochlochy Park

The Park was once common land for cattle grazing, and it was gifted to the people of Dunblane as a children's play area in 1942.
Its name derives from Gaelic, meaning 'The Little Loch in the Field' which is an apt definition of Ochlochy Park.
The pond itself in its present form was buit by Victorian engineers as a water reservoir for the railway. Pipes ran down to the station so that the steam trains could be replenished. Built out of puddled clay it needed complete rebuilding in the early 2000s when a team of enthusiastic volunteers from the DDT dug out the 2 metres of silt and relearnt the art of "puddling". The pond has attractive and interesting reedbeds around the water’s edge. Ponds are fantastic for wildlife, both large and small. Swans glide gracefully over the water here, whilst mallard ducks and coot dabble for food. Beneath the surface, the water buzzes with life – from ferocious dragonfly larvae to tiny midge larvae and water beetles.