A view of the Louden Pond project Bird Hut

A pic of the sheds behind the school

Can you beleive this was once an award winning bowling green. when it was in use it was admired for its condition now totally overgrown and unrecognisable

The Bridge into the bird hut

Heres another pic of the bridge with the bird hut

Pic 3 of the bridge and bird hut

Windows at the back of the school

One of the classrooms in the school as it is now

A fuzzzy pic of another classroom. You can just about make out the certificates still hanging above the door

A pic of yet another classroom now in a terrible state of rot

A pic of the main Douglas water sign

A view of the playing fields with Douglas Water in the background

A view of the old railway station with the village in the background

A pic of the village from a distance

Douglas Water Houses

A pic of 2 blocks of houses bought from the council by a private landlord and renovated

Council houses in McAuslin terrace

A pic of the playing field

The childrens playground in Douglas water

Looking down at the school with the Tinto hill in the background

The entrance to the nature reserve

Here we see the entrance to the old football field with turnstiles. Can't imagine big cup games being played here now

Heres a view of the school from the front

Enjoying the view from inside the bird hut

The Douglas Water Masonic Lodge and the old street. This street was once lined with houses

A pic of the Louden Pond nature reserve sign

Another pic of the nature reserve sign

A wide view of the Louden Pond

A pic of the old bridge supports for the railway line across the pond

A pic of the old Douglas water Railway station in its present condition with the village in the background

A view of an old road beside the pond. This road was also once lined with houses

Another pic of the path down to the bird hut

A view of the path down to the bird hut

A pic of the old pavilion next to the old football ground now home to the local farmers cows

A pic from inside the bird hut of the peep holes

A view of the Louden Pond from outside the bird hut

The main path into the nature reserve. Once a busy road lined with houses.

A pic of a blackboard in one of the classrooms at the rear of the school

The Playground at the rear of the school

a Pic of the school front before the boards went up

Another pic of the village

a pic of both the little school and the big school. The building on the left was once the village pub but is now a house

A pic of the school gates

A view from one of the peep holes in the bird hut

A view of the Douglas water river beside the bird hut

A view of Rigside from Douglas water

A view from another peep hole in the bird hut

Another pic of the pond from outside the hut

A closer look at the school front

A pic of the surrounding countryside

another pic of surrounding countryside

another pic of surrounding scenery

Another pic of surrrounding scenery