▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁conservation ▁project ▁since ▁that ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁grounds ▁also ▁qual ify ▁as ▁a ▁Local ▁B iod iversity ▁Site ▁( L BS ). ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Or n ith olog ists ▁Club ▁( SO C ) ▁have ▁identified ▁Sp ier ' s ▁as ▁a ▁site ▁for ▁bird watch ing ▁with , ▁amongst ▁others , ▁t its , ▁fin ches , ▁thr ush es , ▁greater ▁sp otted ▁wood pe cker , ▁ch iff ch aff , ▁black cap , ▁will ow ▁and ▁garden ▁war b ler . ▁An ▁unusual ▁bird ▁migr ant ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁grounds ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁me aly ▁red p oll ▁( Card uel is ▁fl am me a ▁fl am me a ). ▁It ▁bre eds ▁across ▁the ▁northern ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁E uras ia . ▁ ▁North ▁A yr shire ▁Council ▁The ▁grounds ▁are ▁regularly ▁pat rolled ▁by ▁a ▁r anger ▁from ▁the ▁North ▁A yr shire ▁R anger ▁Service ▁( D istrict ), ▁based ▁at ▁E gl inton ▁Country ▁Park . ▁N AC s ▁Street scene ▁( Gr ounds ▁Main ten ance ) ▁Section ▁maintain ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁park land , ▁m ow ing ▁grass , ▁removing ▁fallen ▁trees ▁and ▁they ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁site ▁for ▁In ▁Service ▁Training ▁sessions . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁El ma ▁Murray , ▁N AC ▁Chief ▁Executive ; ▁Joan ▁St ur geon , ▁Prov ost ; ▁Robert ▁Bar r ,