Suspected coven

The photograph below was sent in by Frank Zwolinski of Gauldry who says: “I enjoyed James Carron’s recent article in the Weekend magazine ‘Around the round tower village’. In it he mentions the Witches Road, where ostensibly in the 16th Century a suspected coven of

“One of your readers remarked on the lack of songbirds,” emails Annie Simpson. “One of the reasons is the overprotection of some species of raptors.

“I saw a sparrow hawk swoop down and pick up a thrush from near a bird table. It is not PC to say, but the like of buzzards do not need to be on a protected list. They are plentiful.

“What is well known by people in the countryside is that raptors feed on smaller birds, so there are fewer songbirds about. The RSPB know this too!”

Anderson shelter

Do you, or anyone you know, have an Anderson shelter at the bottom of the garden? If so, my colleague Gayle Ritchie would love to hear from you! Please email gritchie@dctmedia.co.uk