News

Completion of the new Bell Wood Car Park

We are delighted to inform you that the construction of our new and improved car parking facility in the Bell Wood, Aboyne has now been completed and has been opened to the public.

This has been made possible by the support and funding from:

The MacRobert Trust
Marr Area Committee
Aboyne Residents

MDCT wishes to express its gratitude to all involved in making this project possible.

Badger Setts

There are a number of active badger setts in the Bell Wood. We have been informed that some of the badger setts have recently been intentionally damaged and/or blocked. It should be noted that both badgers and their setts are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act.

See www.nature.scot for more information.

Offences under the Act include (amongst others):

Interfering with a badger sett:

 damaging or destroying a sett or any part of it
 obstructing access to a sett
 disturbing a badger while it is in a sett
 causing or allowing a dog to enter a badger sett

If you see anything of concern or have any information, please contact the Mid Deeside Community Trust Office on 013398 85222.

Aboyne Academy Wood Work

17 way markers and signs as well as some benches have been made by students of the Aboyne Academy and are ready for collection.  Installation is to be arranged with a call for volunteers who can help to install. The School have plenty of ideas and enthusiasm for the nature project and we look forward to arranging a visit to the Academy to firm up the plans.  
 

Lying to the west of Aboyne the lady wood is effectively a corridor along the south side of the A93 allowing interesting and natural access from local housing estates to and from Aboyne Academy, Aboyne Primary School and Aboyne Community Centre. The woodland consists mainly of deciduous tree varieties predominantly Oak and covers approximately 4 hectares.  The Lady Wood is the subject of a long term lease by Mid Deeside Community Trust from Dinnet Estates.