Walkers this week expressed concern about a “dramatic” drop in the level of Airthrey Loch within Stirling University’s campus.
The man-made loch was created in the late 18th century as part of the landscape designed around the Airthrey Castle estate.
The level of the loch, which is home to a variety of birdlife including swans and ducks, is estimated to have fallen by two to three feet. And the distance between the water and the usual shoreline in some areas has receded leaving the loch bed to dry out.
