THE HILLS OF TIME

THE LOCATITY OF THE OCHIL HILLS IS TRULY SIGNIFICANT, NOT ONLY IN SHAPING THE LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL SCOTLAND, BUT IN SHAPING THE HISTROY OF THE NATION. THE FLAT CARSELAND OF THE FORTH VALLEY IS SLICED BY THE STEEP RISE OF THE OCHILS ESCARPMENT, VISABLE THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL BELT, THIS DRAMATIC CHANGE IN LANDSCAPE AND HABITAT PROVIDES A WELCOME CLIMB INTO SCOTLANDS HIGHLANDS. THE LOCATION OF THE OCHIL HILLS TO THE CITY OF STIRLING ADDED TO ITS NICKNAME THE ‘GATEWAY TO THE HIGHLANDS’.

THE OCHILS LANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIP IS A COUNCIL LED INITIATIVE LOCATED IN CLACKMANNANSHIRE, SCOTLAND, ESTABLISHED IN 2007 THE PARTNERS HAVE CONCENTRATED EFFORTS ON PREPARING AN APPLICATION TO HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND FOR A LANDSCAPE PARTNERSHIP GRANT IN APRIL 2008. THIS APPLICATION WAS FOR THE AREA IMEDIATLY SURROUNDING, AND INCLUDING, THE SOUTHERN OCHIL ESCARPMENT. A TOTAL OF 25 PROJECTS WERE SUBMITTED TO HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND CONTAINED WITHIN 3 PROGRAMMES OF WORK. OUR WEE BIT HILL AND GLEN, BY THE BANKS OF THE DEVON AND THE HILLS OF TIME.

THE PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO:

DELIVER A SCHEME OF PROJECTS THAT EDUCATE, CONSERVE AND PROMOTE THE DISTINCTIVE LANDSCAPE FEATURES, CULTURAL HERITAGE AND BIODIVERSITY OF THE LOCAL AREA.

PROVIDE A SCHEME OF PROJECTS THAT LINK TOGETHER TO DELIVER DEFINED BENEFITS TO LOCAL PEOPLE AND VISITORS ALIKE. PROVIDING A SCHEME THAT WILL ENCOURAGE THE EXPLORATION OF THE AREAS NATURAL AND CULTURAL FEATURES, IN RELATION TO THE WEE COUNTIES “MORE THAN YOU IMAGINE” IDENTITY, WHILST SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING THE REGIONS ECONOMY.