ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Accessibility Guide for Argaty Red Kites

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Contact for accessibility enquiries: Lynn Bowser

Welcome

Here on our working farm we are glad to be able to share with visitors the wonderful red kites. Brought back from the edge of extinction in the UK, there are now growing populations of these birds thanks to a reintroduction project headed by the RSPB. Each afternoon at our feeding station a ranger will tell the story of this reintroduction and stay to watch with you as the birds come in to the little bit of food we put out. They are wild birds and we want to keep them wild so it is just a snack for them and we can never exactly predict how many birds will feed or how quickly! We also have a simple visitor centre with lots of information and welcome videos to watch.

At a Glance

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  • There is level access from the main entrance to:
    • Visitor Centre toilets
  • The hide entrance has level access.

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  • Some staff have disability awareness training.

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  • We have information in large print.

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  • We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.
  • There is at least 1 public toilet for disabled visitors.
  • Some staff have disability awareness training.

Getting here

Lerrocks Farm
Argaty
Doune
FK16 6EJ

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  • Unfortunately there is no public transport to Argaty. The nearest train stations are at Stirling and Dunblane from which a taxi is possible. Stirling station has a taxi rank, but for Dunblane taxis should be pre-booked.

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  • We have a car park. There are accessible parking spaces. The parking is less than 50 metres from the main entrance. Parking is free.
  • There is a drop-off point at the main entrance. The drop-off point has a dropped kerb.
  • From the car park to the entrance, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp.
  • The path is sloped.
  • The route is 1700mm wide, or more.
  • The distance from the car parking to the visitor centre and the toilets is between 15 and 20m and if needed a car can be brought to within 5 metres of both. The path to the viewing hide will be described separately.

Arrival

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  • From the street to the main entrance, there is level access.
  • There is a permanent ramp.
  • The path is 1700mm wide, or more.
  • The path is sloped.

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  • The main entrance has level access.
  • The door is 970mm wide.
  • The main door is side hung and manual.
  • The door to the Visitor Centre has a self-closing mechanism so a second person to open the door would be helpful. The door can be fixed open.
     

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Visitor centre approach

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Door to Visitor Centre

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Visitor Centre Doorway

Getting around inside

Visual Impairment – General Information

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Visitor Centre interior

Things to See and Do

  • We have a complimentary ticket policy for personal assistants.

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Visitor Centre toilets

  • There is a public toilet for disabled visitors.
  • From the main entrance to the public toilet, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp.
  • The route is 1700mm wide, or more.
  • The toilet door is 900mm wide.
  • The direction of transfer onto the toilet is to the right.
  • There is 650mm at the side of the toilet. There is 700mm in front of the toilet. The toilet seat is 480mm high. The toilets have handrails.
  • There is also an alarm chord in case of difficulty

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Disabled access toilet

Getting around outside

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Path to red kite viewing hide

  • The trail is 350metres long. The trail has a hard surface. The trail is sloped. The trail has seats. There are bird hides along the trail.
  • If it is of help, we can offer a lift to the hide in a four wheel drive vehicle or an ATV. We do recommend booking in advance so that we can be sure to offer the help that would make your visit as easy as possible as not all of our staff and volunteers are qualified to drive the vehicles. 

Main red kite viewing hide

  • At the hide entrance, there is level access. There is a permanent ramp. The door is 900.00mm wide.
  • There are low windows in the hide, so wheelchair users can see outside.

Customer care support

Accessibility equipment

  • Wall panel displays in the Visitor Centre have large format written information. The welcome video on the touch screen in the Visitor Centre ihas voice over and is sub-titled.
  • We are in a very rural location so there is no shortage of suitable areas – please ask a ranger for directions.

Emergency evacuation procedures

  • We have emergency evacuation procedures for disabled visitors.

Customer care support

  • Some staff have disability awareness training.
  • We have information in large print.
  • Written introduction to the red kite reintroduction project and to the description and behaviour of the red kites.

Guide last updated: 29 January 2023