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Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Settlement:

Site Access Type Site Score Management/ Opportunities Or Site Name Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems (Out Of Ownership (If Recommendations Or Restricted) 100) Known) South Road Amenity green space Full public 55 Unknown Local residents Unknown None None Amenity Grass on south road access Poorest Dunnydeer Residents on Residential amenity Full public Well maintained and Maintain to current 67 Amenity Green Unknown surrounding None green space access tidy-seems well used standard Best Space housing Insch Play Full public Children and Well used-lots of Large play space None None 73 Park Council access parents people on site

Insch Sports Large playing field Full public Well maintained so Fence is rusty- 54 Unknown Sports people None Pitch with skate park access seems well used needs repainting Poorest Insch Tennis Aberdeenshire Tennis court (part of Restricted Surface looks worn Access to the Create another 56 Tennis players Court Council leisure centre) access so well used courts is limited access point Best Large stream Doesn't seem well Restricted None - Insch Stream Unknown running through used/frequently Inaccessible None 32 access inaccessible insch visited Doesn't seem well Woodland next to Full public 34 Insch Woods Unknown Unknown used/frequently None None sports pitches access Poorest visited Woodland and semi Insch Forest Full public Walkers/dog 48 Unknown natural area with Paths look well used None None Walks access walkers Best forest walks No bins or Tourists, St Droston's Full public Well maintained so benches and a lot Re-erect fallen 58 Unknown Old church yard historians and Kirkyard access seems well used of fallen tomb grave stones Poorest bereaved stones Hole Of Adjacent Local Well Kept Graves, Insch Aberdeenshire Full Public Golf Course 60 Cemetery Community/ Therefore The Site None Cemetery Council Access Within 5m Of Best Visitors Seems Well Used Cemetery

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Bennachie Settlement:

Access Type Site Management/ Level Of Opportunities or Site Score Site Name Site Description (Full, Relative or Customer Type Problems Ownership (if known) Usage Recommendations (Out of 100) Restricted) Natural fenced off, overgrown Lourin site between Close Restricted Inaccessible - Unknown road and None None None 34 Natural access unused wasteland, Strip behind new houses Village park with Local residents, Old Rayne Aberdeenshire play equipment, Full public Well used, children and None None 79 Village Park Council youth shelter, access people on site sports people and football pitch

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Cluny, Midmar, Settlement:

Site Management/ Access Type Opportunities Or Site Score Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Or Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems Recommendations (Out Of 100) Known) Restricted) Play park with Local Sauchen range of leisure Full public community, Well used-lots of Unknown No pathways None 81 Play Park facilities suitable access children, youths people on site for all ages and parents Semi No path exists Landscaped only amenity Full public Local Amenity Unknown green space next Unknown None None 41 access community Green to private Space gardens Large burn with Sauchen Restricted Unknown overgrown None Inaccessible None None 37 Large Burn access embankment Woodland Inaccessible 35 Behind Unknown woodland behind Inaccessible None Unknown None Create access Poorest Houses houses Doesn't seem Woodland Fenced Full public Unclear from well 43 Next To The Unknown None None woodland access site visit used/frequently Best Linton Road visited

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: East Settlement:

Site Management/ Access Type Site Score Opportunities Or Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems (Out Of Recommendations Known) Or Restricted) 100) Evidence of anti- sociable Aberdeenshire Large town park Full public Local residents- Well used-lots of Clear site of graffiti 53 Bogbeth Park behaviour, litter Council with skate park access children people on site and litter Poorest and broken glass on site Park designed Kemnay Teenagers, for teenagers Full public Well maintained- 77 Fraser Place Unknown adults, dog None None and adults with access seems well used Best Park walkers youth shelter Residential Bogbeth Doesn't seem well Aberdeenshire amenity green Full public 52 Amenity Green Local residents used/frequently None None Council space near access Poorest Space visited bogbeth park Unattractive Local community walled area in Large park with Worn paths and Convert concrete Kemnay Aberdeenshire Full public of all ages, centre of park 72 play facilities litter suggests the area into basketball Riverside Park Council access tourists and seems to attract Best next to the river area is well used court or similar visitors anti-social behaviour Local residents, Park with play Play equipment Paridise Road Full public children, parents 56 Unknown facilities and looks well worn, so None None Play Park access and sports Poorest goal posts well used people Alehousewells Aberdeenshire Attractive play Full public Local residents- Play equipment 71 None None Park Council park access children looks well used Best Tennis court Kemnay Aberdeenshire Restricted Well used-lots of Paths in poor 43 with tennis club Tennis players Improve paths Tennis Club Council access people on site condition Poorest hut Playing Fields Pitches are well Aberdeenshire Full public Re-paint/replace 56 Next To Playing fields Sports people worn - indicates Rusty goalposts Council access goal posts Best Academy good usage levels Riverside Walks beside Full public Walkers/dog Paths look well Unknown None None 62 Walks river access walkers used

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: East Garioch Settlement: Kemnay

Site Management/ Access Type Site Score Opportunities Or Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems (Out Of Recommendations Known) Or Restricted) 100) Woodland with Beechwood Full public Unclear from the 51 Unknown access tracks to Local community Overgrown paths Maintain pathways Ridgeways access site visit Poorest houses Kemnay Memorial Full public Local residents Well maintained so 70 Memorial Unknown garden on grove None None access and visitors seems well used Best Garden road Unclear As There Kemnay Full Public Are Only Services 52 Episcopal Episcopal Church Church Church Goers None None Access On Sunday Poorest Church Mornings Kemnay Church grounds Church goers Full public Well used-lots of 59 Church Centre Church Of with decorative and cafe None None access people on site Best Gardens gardens customers

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Echt and Skene Settlement: Echt

Site Management/ Access Type Opportunities Or Site Score Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Or Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems Recommendations (Out Of 100) Known) Restricted) Barmekin Pedestrians, Aberdeenshire Ornamental, Full public Park dog walkers, Unknown None None 54 Council grassy verge access Verges local residents Echt Amenity green Amenity Pedestrians, Aberdeenshire space with Full public Well maintained- Green children and None None 70 Council footpath and access well used Space And local residents toddlers play area Footpath Large village park Children and Bare patches Play equipment and with football pitch Full public parents, sports where grass Reseed worn Echt Park Unknown sports pitches look 70 and play access people, local has been areas well used equipment community worn Semi- Natural Semi-natural strip Full public Unclear from Not well used-not Improve Unknown None 37 Strip Of of land next to road access site visit easily accessible accessibility Land Very well Local maintained and Echt Echt churchyard Full public Unknown community and graves look None None 64 Churchyard with war memorial access visitors recently visited-well used

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Fintray and Kinellar Settlement:

Site Management/ Access Type Opportunities Or Site Score Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Or Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems Recommendations (Out Of 100) Known) Restricted) Hatton Of Park with football Youths, sports Aberdeenshire Full public Well worn informal Large open Add more activity Fintray pitch and tennis people, dog 62 Council access paths. Well used spaces unused equipment Park court walkers Amenity Access track in Walkers, Lots of wildlife Full public Woodland Unknown semi natural area residents using activity well used None None 38 access Area with woodland access track track and path Hatton Of Well used by Small play park Full public Children and Fintray Unknown children from local None None 63 next to school access parents Playpark school Doesn't seem well Park Edge Natural, overgrown Full public Unclear from Inaccessible, Unknown used/frequently None 25 Woodland area with woodland access site visit unused space visited Hatton Of Local Doesn't seem well Aberdeenshire Old village Full public No paths or 41 Fintry Old community and used/frequently None Council cemetery access disabled access Poorest Cemetery visitors visited Local Well maintained No pavement on Install a pavement St Giles Aberdeenshire Full public 53 Modern cemetery community and grounds and graves the road from so its safer to walk Cemetery Council access Best visitors so well used the village from the village

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Fintray and Kinellar Settlement: Blackburn

Site Access Type Management/ Opportunities Or Site Score Site Name Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems Ownership (If Recommendations (Out Of 100) Or Restricted) Known) Keith Full public Local residents, Appears No clear Revisit the land 52 Gardens Unknown Grassy amenity space access children unused purpose usage Poorest Amenity Area Large sloped dog walking area with Well used, lots Averon Dog Full public Local residents, 77 Unknown footpaths connecting of dog walkers None None Walking Area access dog walkers Best the surrounding on site housing Seems unused, play Natural wooded area in Gean Drive equipment in residential housing Poor condition Upgrade play 39 Natural/Play Unknown Relative access Local children? poor state of estate with small play of play frame equipment Poorest Area repair, dirty, area in opening and covered in cobwebs Evidence of Well used, lots anti-social Park area with footpath Local residents, of litter, and behaviour: Clean up site, lower Blackburn Aberdeenshire network, play facilities, Full public dog walkers, bins broken glass & 66 the zip slide seat as it Park Council youth shelter, and burn access youths, children overflowing, graffiti at youth Best is too high up running down the side and parents equipment well shelter. Debris worn dumped in stream Blackburn Local residents, Well used- Poor condition Playing Aberdeenshire Playing fields, sports Full public dog walkers, people using of swings and None 62 Fields And Council courts and play park access sports people play equipment balding grass Park

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Settlement: Inverurie

Access Type Site Management/ Site Score (Full, Relative Opportunities Or Site Name Ownership (If Site Description Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems (Out Of Or Restricted) Recommendations Known) 100)

War memorial Well used - busy War Memorial Aberdeenshire Full public Local residents garden in town town centre None None 67 Garden Council access and visitors centre location Conglass Grassy Residents of Aberdeenshire Residential amenity Full public Unclear from the No clear purpose, 40 Amenity surrounding None Council grassy space access site visit uninspiring area Poorest Space houses

Large grassy Children, landscaped area Full public Well used by 74 Garbit Tap Unknown parents, local None None with fenced off play access local children Best residents park Bottom step on Maitland Children, path is beginning Repair step. Add Sloped grassy area Full public Well used by 68 Crescent Play Unknown parents, local to crumble, no facilities for older with play facilities access local children Poorest Park residents facilities for over children 8's Grassy area with Children, Townhead play facilities and Full public Unclear from the 71 Unknown parents, local None None Play Park access from two access site visit Best residents sides Evidence of anti- Local social behaviour, Town park with community, Very well used- pavilion is closed, Aberdeenshire playing fields skate Full public 71 Kellands Park tourists, sports lots of people on no lighting (apart See problems Council park play area and access Poorest people, dog site from flood lights picnic area walkers etc on pitch)

Sports people, Sports pitches, path Very well used- Garioch Aberdeenshire Full public children and 88 network and lots of people on None None Sports Centre Council access parents, local Best strathburn park site community

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Inverurie Settlement: Inverurie

Site Management/ Access Type Site Score Opportunities Or Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems (Out Of Recommendations Known) Or Restricted) 100) Informal paths Howford Full public well established 41 Scrub Unknown Woodland area Walkers, youths None None access so appears well Poorest Woodland used Well used as Bennachie Partially Walkers, pathway - Estate Full public 62 Unknown wooded/grassy area residents of people walking None None Boundary access Best with path locality on site. Path

St. Mary's Old churchyard with Full public Appears to be 57 Episcopal Episcopal Church Church goers None None grave stones access well used. Poorest Church Well trodden Old cemetery Walkers, paths and well Inverurie Old containing several bereaved, kept Aberdeenshire Full public Path up the bass 68 Cemetery pictish stone tourists, gravestones. None Council access is overgrown Best (The Bass) carvings and the historians, local Added tourist bass mount residents attraction of historic interest Pedestrians, Town Hall Car Aberdeenshire Full public motorists, local Car park full, Town hall grounds None None 55 park Council access community and well used tourists

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Inverurie Settlement: Port Elphinestone

Site Management/ Access Type Site Score Opportunities Or Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems (Out Of Recommendations Known) Or Restricted) 100) Playing field and Sports people, Equipment looks Litter, broken Football Pitch Aberdeenshire play equipment Full public children and local well worn-well glass under play None 59 And Park Council with dog walking access community used equipment area Port Aberdeenshire Semi-natural Full public Roundabout- Overgrown 29 Elphinstone None Public art? Council roundabout access traffic grass Poorest Roundabout Davidson Park Local residents, Aberdeenshire Full public Well used-lots of 61 Riverside Riverside walks pedestrians and None None Council access people on site Best Walks dog walkers Shunnery Brae Aberdeenshire Play park - entirely Full public Children, parents, Play equipment None None 69 Play Park Council play surfaced. access local residents looks well used Port Sports people, Elphinstone Aberdeenshire Football field and Full public Unclear from the children and local None None 74 Playing Field Council play area access site visit community And Play Park Port No clear Full public Convert to garden Elphinstone Unknown Semi-natural area Unknown Unknown purpose and 45 access or allotments Natural Area overgrown Port Well Used - Aberdeenshire Full Public Local Community Elphinstone Cemetery People Walking None None 64 Council Access And Visitors Cemetery On Site

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Kintore and District Settlement: Kintore

Site Management/ Access Type Opportunities Or Site Score Site Name Ownership (If Site Description (Full, Relative Or Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems Recommendations (Out Of 100) Known) Restricted) Large town park Local residents, Kintore Aberdeenshire Full public Well used by local with fenced off children, None None 78 Town Park Council access residents play area pedestrians Henderson Grassy amenity Park Aberdeenshire space with Full public Local Unclear from site 55 None None Amenity Council ornamental access community visit Poorest Space planting Gauchhill Path and Amenity Aberdeenshire ornamental Full public Local residents, Well used as 67 None None Green Council verges and access pedestrians pathway Best Spaces grassy spaces Large grassy Well used, Goal post paint area with play Local residents, equipment well flaking and Kintore equipment, goal Full public Renovate football Unknown children, used, bald patches grass is very 78 Park post, and access pitch pedestrians on grass at goal worn and footpaths to posts ground uneven nearby streets Kintore Bowling club Restricted Well used, people 69 Bowling Kintore Bowling Club Bowling green members and None None access on site Poorest Club visitors Howie Slap Local residents, Well used, Park And Aberdeenshire Park and playing Full public children, 76 equipment well None None Playing Council field access pedestrians and Best used Field sports people Scrub woodland Unknown-no Gauchhill Full public Unknown-no one Put in some 48 Unknown with informal Unknown one on site Woods access on site during visit benches Poorest paths during visit Semi-Natural Space Full Public Local Residents, Well Used As 64 Castlefields Unknown None None And Path Access Pedestrians Pathway Best Ancient Tourists, , Kintore Kintore Parish churchyard with Full public historians, Well used, people Fallen grave Restore grave Parish 61 Church war memorial access bereaved, on site stones stones Church and pictish stone church goers

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Settlement: Newmachar

Site Access Type Site Score Management/ (Full, Level Of Opportunities or Site Name Site Description Customer Type Problems (Out of Ownership (if Relative or Usage Recommendations 100) known) Restricted) Local residents, Well used-lots Summerhill Aberdeenshire Park with a range of Full Public pedestrians, of people on None None 72 park Council play equipment Access children and site parents

Kinmundy Slightly sloped grassy Rubble and debris Reconsider land Full public None-seems Appears to be 47 Amenity Unknown area in residential around the usage access unused unused Poorest Green Space housing estate perimeter of the site (gardens/allotments?)

Irvine park Amenity residential Well used as Full Public Local residents 70 amenity Unknown grassy area with thoroughfare - None None Access and pedestrians Best space footpath people on site Black bench is in poor condition. Grassy area with play Equipment Library Play Aberdeenshire Full public Local children Graffiti on back door Replace/ repair the equipment, next to seems well 73 Area Council access and youths of library, some bench the village library used broken glass

Football pitch, Newmachar Newmachar Relative Footballers and Well used by 67 pavilion, and compact None None football pitch football club access spectators football club Poorest gravel car park Bowling club Well used-lots Newmachar Newmachar Bowling green and Restricted 70 members and of people on None None Bowling Club Bowling Club pavilion Access Best visitors site

Natural overgrown Restricted None-seems No clear purpose Mameulah Unknown Seems unused Develop site 29 area - inaccessible. Access unused and overgrown natural space

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Newmachar Settlement: Newmachar

Site Access Type Site Score Management/ (Full, Level Of Opportunities or Site Name Site Description Customer Type Problems (Out of Ownership (if Relative or Usage Recommendations 100) known) Restricted) Local Not well used - Newmachar Churchyard with old Full Public Gravestones fallen Restore the fallen 53 Unknown community, due to age of churchyard graves Access over gravestones Poorest churchgoers gravestones Youth project area: lots of windows Village hall, car park, smashed, and youth project in Local residents, Well used, Newmachar Full public Portakabin Whole area requires Unknown adjoining overgrown children and classes held in 57 Village Hall access considerably regeneration paddock. Recycling youths the hall vandalised. point Paddock littered & unkempt Well Local Newmachar Aberdeenshire Cemetery with large Full public maintained, 63 community, None None cemetery Council crucifix monument access indicates well Best visitors used

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Newmachar Settlement: Kingseat

Site Management/ Access Type Level Of Opportunities or Site Score Site Name Ownership (if Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Problems Usage Recommendations (Out of 100) known) or Restricted) Aberdeenshire Semi-natural Full Public 42 Kingseat verges Pedestrians Unknown None None Council verges Access Poorest New residential Glendale Relative Builders and Well used by 63 Housing Developer housing None None Development access homeowners local residents Best development Natural wooded Kingseat Relative Local residents Unknown area with informal Unknown None None 49 woodland access and pedestrians paths

Open Space Assessment Sheet Community Council: Westhill Settlement: Westhill

Site Site Access Type Management/ Opportunities Or Score Site Name Site Description (Full, Relative Customer Type Level Of Usage Problems Ownership (If Recommendations (Out Of Or Restricted) Known) 100) Graffiti, broken glass Pedestrians, dog Denman Park Aberdeenshire Large park with Full public Well used-people and litter. Evidence walkers, local None 69 And Gardens Council gardens and burn access walking about of anti-social community behaviour Amenity Possible change Wooded Area Semi-natural area off Restricted 32 Unknown None Seems unused None of use, Off Westhill Westhill road access Poorest allotments? Road Large flat grassy area Pedestrians, dog Well maintained- The Courtyard Full public 69 Unknown next to Westdyke walkers, local well used by local None None Green Space access Best woodland area community residents Westwood Aberdeenshire Small play park with Full public Children and Well used-several 59 None None Play Park Council benches access local residents children playing Poorest Children, dog Park with play Well maintained- Broadstraik Full public walkers, 77 Unknown equipment and semi well used by local Graffiti Clean up graffiti Park access pedestrians, Best natural area residents local community Lack of bike racks- Tennis court next to Well used-people Westhill Aberdeenshire Full public bikes left lying on 52 bowling club within Tennis players playing and car Install a bike rack Tennis Courts Council access grass outside tennis Poorest park park full court Westdyke Aberdeenshire Full public Sports people, Well used-people 79 Large sports pitches No bins, or lighting Add bins Sports Pitches Council access dog walkers walking about Best Crombie Fenced off wooded Restricted Wildlife - Not used-fenced 33 Acres Scrub Unknown None None area access inaccessible off Poorest Woodland Dawson Wynd Semi-natural area with Dog walkers and Full public Well used-people 59 Upper Green Unknown woodland leading onto nature None None access walking about Best Space fields enthusiasts