Haddo Country Park

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Scottish Wildlife Wildlife Scottish web site where you will find a ‘Have Your Say’ form. Say’ Your ‘Have a find will you where site web

Scotland and the the and Scotland to the Country Park, please visit Aberdeenshire Council’s Council’s Aberdeenshire visit please Park, Country the to

National Trust for for Trust National If you have any comments to make regarding your visit visit your regarding make to comments any have you If

Haddo Estate, The The Estate, Haddo

Customer Feedback Feedback Customer

Water Vole Project, Project, Vole Water

Squirrel Group, The The Group, Squirrel

and work. and

as Grampian Red Red Grampian as

that Haddo is a pleasant and enjoyable place to live live to place enjoyable and pleasant a is Haddo that

other bodies such such bodies other

houses more than 100 families and aims to ensure ensure to aims and families 100 than more houses

in partnership with with partnership in

employs 20 full time and up to 5 part time staff, staff, time part 5 to up and time full 20 employs

bread or grain. or bread The Ranger works works Ranger The

Aberdeen Gordons’ ) for over 500 years. The Estate Estate The years. 500 over for ) Gordons’ Aberdeen

probably check to see if you have brought them any any them brought have you if see to check probably

of The Gordon’s of Haddo family (known as ‘The ‘The as (known family Haddo of Gordon’s The of

help develop and deliver community projects. projects. community deliver and develop help

duck ponds where the ducks, geese and swans will will swans and geese ducks, the where ponds duck

Haddo Country Park. It has been in the ownership ownership the in been has It Park. Country Haddo

Haddo and is available to work with communities and and communities with work to available is and Haddo

the head of the lake, the central avenue crosses the the crosses avenue central the lake, the of head the

surrounds, and originally owned, Haddo House and and House Haddo owned, originally and surrounds,

The Formartine Ranger is a member of The Friends of of Friends The of member a is Ranger Formartine The

who want to linger to enjoy the surroundings. At At surroundings. the enjoy to linger to want who

farming, forestry and sporting estate which which estate sporting and forestry farming,

within the park and occasional bench seats for those those for seats bench occasional and park the within

less able people. able less Haddo Estate is the long established low ground ground low established long the is Estate Haddo

There are approximately three miles of surfaced paths paths surfaced of miles three approximately are There

Haddo Country Park is an ideal place to run events for for events run to place ideal an is Park Country Haddo

area, the path network has not yet been built. been yet not has network path the area,

The Ranger Service also promotes inclusiveness and and inclusiveness promotes also Service Ranger The

top of the Deer Park. Deer the of top

leafed trees. Although visitors are welcome in this this in welcome are visitors Although trees. leafed

of Haddo House to the commemorative urn at the the at urn commemorative the to House Haddo of

healthy lifestyle. healthy in March 2008 with a mixture of conifers and broad broad and conifers of mixture a with 2008 March in

is reputed to be one Scots mile in length from the rear rear the from length in mile Scots one be to reputed is

heritage, and enthusing people about adopting a a adopting about people enthusing and heritage, wood was partially clear felled in 2003 and replanted replanted and 2003 in felled clear partially was wood

The backbone of the park is the central avenue which which avenue central the is park the of backbone The

introducing Aberdeenshire’s natural and cultural cultural and natural Aberdeenshire’s introducing woodland (Craigie Wood) was purchased in 1995. This This 1995. in purchased was Wood) (Craigie woodland

raising awareness of responsible countryside access, access, countryside responsible of awareness raising

and rough grassland. An additional 24 hectares of of hectares 24 additional An grassland. rough and cafe in part of the old stables. old the of part in cafe

of the formal curriculum, events for the public, public, the for events curriculum, formal the of

woodland and the remaining 57 are open park park open are 57 remaining the and woodland Estate shop and the National Trust for Scotland runs a a runs Scotland for Trust National the and shop Estate

such as working with school groups to deliver part part deliver to groups school with working as such

water, 10 10 water, theatre groups. Opposite the car park is the Haddo Haddo the is park car the Opposite groups. theatre

The Ranger uses the park for a wide range of activities activities of range wide a for park the uses Ranger The

6 are are 6 the Haddo Choral and Operatic Society, choirs and and choirs Society, Operatic and Choral Haddo the

of which which of complex is the Hall - home of the Haddo Users Group, Group, Users Haddo the of home - Hall the is complex

Council Office in Ellon (tel. 01358 726417). 01358 (tel. Ellon in Office Council

73 hectares hectares 73 from parking charges. Within the Haddo house house Haddo the Within charges. parking from

which includes Haddo Country Park, is based in the the in based is Park, Country Haddo includes which

extends to to extends who display their membership stickers are exempt exempt are stickers membership their display who

Aberdeenshire. The Ranger for the Formartine Area, Area, Formartine the for Ranger The Aberdeenshire.

Park Park Please note that National Trust for Scotland members members Scotland for Trust National that note Please

The Council Ranger Service covers the whole of of whole the covers Service Ranger Council The

Country Country Country Park and share the ‘Pay and Display’ car park. park. car Display’ and ‘Pay the share and Park Country

The The Aberdeenshire Council Ranger Service Ranger Council Aberdeenshire Haddo House and gardens are adjacent to the the to adjacent are gardens and House Haddo

The park also features many historic monuments and Contact Information: structures such as the Pheasantry, Gates, Urn, Deer Haddo Country Park Aberdeenshire Council statues, Haddo Estate monument , Balustrade. Tel. 08456 081207 The lake, constructed by the 4th Earl of Haddo, is fed E-mail: lscentral@aberdeenshire .gov.uk from the south by the Kelly burn. National Trust for Scotland Aberdeenshire Council, Haddo Estate and the Tel: 0844 4932179 National Trust for Scotland currently have a joint bid E-mail: [email protected] lodged with the Heritage Lottery Fund to help finance Haddo Estate a Park Restoration Programme. Tel: 01651 851664 Fax: 01651 851838 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.haddo.co.uk

Friends of Haddo Country Park The Park was Friends of Haddo Country Park is a voluntary established organisation set up to support the park’s in 1979 and management. The group provides a voice and was accorded volunteering opportunities for people who want Country Park to make a positive contribution to the sustainable status in 1980. development of the Country Park. E-mail: [email protected]

The Haddo landscape, of which the Country Park is part, is listed in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes in Scotland as an outstanding example of the early 18th and mid 19th Century landscape style.

If you have difficulty reading this leaflet The park comprises a pleasant mix of open water, and would like a copy in larger print, mature woods and grassland, some of which contains Produced by Aberdeenshire Council - GDT12887 October 2010 - GDT12887 Council Aberdeenshire by Produced please contact us on tel: 08456 081207 a diverse range of wild flowers. Haddo Country Park Craigie Wood

Burn of Kelly t

Agricultural Grazing t Bird Hide Deer Park

Kemble’s Seat

Agricultural Grazing Haddo House

National Trust For Scotland

t t Bird Hide Play Area Urn t

Statues Theatre

Burn of Kelly Tennis Stables Block Court W.C. NTS Shop Carpenters Pheasantry & Cottage Public Toilets Overow Car Park Cafe on Grass Waterloo Car Park Car Monument t

Dog Play t Area

Entrance and Exit Drive To the B999 Tarves t