After getting a bus from Brodick Pier to Lamlash, the group who were researching the area ventured into the more commercialised area of Lamlash. It is said by locals that Lamlash is the second biggest village on Arran, and this can be seen with the large numbers of coffee shops and gift shops, as well as a hotel, hospital and police station. During the stroll through this section of the village, the group found several historical landmarks, such as the Clearance Memorial, which acted as a reminder of the 86 people who were forced to move from Lamlash to Canada between 1829 and 1840.
Next, the group walked for several kilometres to the jutting headland at the north of Lamlash. On this walk, the group encountered lots of wildlife, especially in the 'No Take Zone' of the beach. This zone prohibited all removal of sea creatures from this section of water in Lamlash, and thus the group were able to see crabs, jellyfish, oyster catchers and herons.
The next group took a bus from Brodick Pier to Blackwaterfoot, in which they set out to discover some caves. On discovering the caves, they found where a legend had once sought refuge. He observed a spider attempting to to spin a web on the walls of the cave and from this found the strength to continue to fight for Scottish Independence.
The last group went to Lochranzar, which is at the top of the island. There we went on a adventure as we got off at the distillery, and set off towards the castle where on the way we saw some red deer and some osystercatchers then we walked down towards the pier were we had lunch, then after we had lunch we walked back towards the castle and walked towards Newton Point. On the way to the viewpoint we encountered a golf course that had been invaded by red deer. Other animals we saw during our trip are, Shags, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Pied Wagtail, Gannet, Buzzard, Rabbits, Sheep, common Gull, Swans, Ducks, Jackdraw, Common Tern.
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