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Maryculter Woodlands Trust Maryculter Woodlands Trust Business Plan for Kirkton of Maryculter Wood 2014-2020 Prepared June 2013 1 Acknowledgements Technical input to this report has been gratefully received from: Nigel Astell, Eastland Foresters and Astell Associates Dr David Burslem, School of Biological Sciences, Aberdeen University Dr Tony Hawkins, Loughine Marine Research Colin Shepherd, Scottish Heritage Maryculter Community 2 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................................ 4 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 The Community ............................................................................................................................. 5 The History of the Wood ............................................................................................................ 6 Reasons for Acquisition .............................................................................................................. 7 2. Organisation and Management .............................................................................................. 7 3. Community Stakeholders ......................................................................................................... 8 4. Community Capacity ................................................................................................................. 9 5. Woodland Management Plan ................................................................................................ 10 Conservation Areas.................................................................................................................... 11 Conservation Area A: Crynoch Burn (7Ha) .................................................................. 11 Conservation Area B: Caledonian Pinewood (2Ha) ................................................... 12 Conservation Area C: Wetland (5Ha) ............................................................................. 13 Mature Plantation (Spruce and Western Hemlock) (6Ha). ........................................ 13 Clear-Felled Area (12Ha). ....................................................................................................... 13 Immature Spruce and Larch (29Ha). ................................................................................. 14 Existing Broad-leaved Areas (6Ha). .................................................................................... 14 6. Access ............................................................................................................................................ 15 Entrances ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Paths ............................................................................................................................................... 15 7. Educational Potential ............................................................................................................... 15 Ecological Interest ..................................................................................................................... 15 Historical Interest. ..................................................................................................................... 16 Archaeological Interest ............................................................................................................ 16 Geological Interest ..................................................................................................................... 16 8. Financial Assessment .............................................................................................................. 17 9. Risks and Opportunities ......................................................................................................... 18 Risks ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Opportunities (additional to the plan) ................................................................................ 19 Appendices ............................................................................................................................................ 20 3 Executive Summary This Business Plan outlines the activities planned by the local community group, the Maryculter Woodlands Trust (MWT), in the event of a successful acquisition of the Kirkton of Maryculter Wood in Maryculter, Aberdeenshire. The wood has a tremendous range of habitat and diversity for its size (67 hectares). It is very popular with the local community including Redwing Riding School, Maryculter Scouts and Cub Scouts, Maryculter Driving for the Disabled and walkers. Support for the community acquisition is very widespread within the community (98% in favour in the community ballot). There is also widespread support from local schools, clubs, businesses, councillors, MSPs, MPs and the Community Council. The MWT has been successfully managing the wood, in partnership with FCS, since 2007. The activity of the MWT has involved replanting native broad-leaved trees, creating new ‘desire line’ paths, maintaining existing paths and drainage and thinning spruce in areas where they crowd native trees (planted and self- sown). The wood is now largely cleared of mature commercial trees with most of the area either open ground or taken up with self-sown spruce/ birch. Income- generating activities in this plan are expected to meet the base running costs of the MWT over the planning period but are not expected to be sufficient to cover large projects (which will rely on grants and/or charitable donation). The plan calls for ~20% of the area to be managed for conservation only. This includes the valley of the Crynoch Burn (part of the River Dee Special Area of Conservation), a small area of degraded Caledonian pinewood (which can be restored) and a wetland area. The mature plantation area will be thinned (~300t) in the business plan period, but this is not expected to generate any significant income (average <£500/yr). This area will also be in-filled with Scot’s Pine to encourage red squirrels into the wood. The area clear-felled in 2009/11 (11Ha) will be restocked in 2015/16 with Scot’s Pine and a fringe of native broad-leaved trees. The area of immature spruce and larch (29Ha) will be gradually thinned and stock removed by 2035. This area will also be restocked with native species. The existing areas of broad-leaved trees will be restocked with additional native broad-leaved species for long-term economic benefit (2060+). Heather moor will be preserved by controlling invasive spruce, gorse and broom. Access points will be improved, with new gates at each entrance. We have recently arranged with Storybook Glen that school parties visiting the wood will be able use their (large) car park. There is a great deal of educational potential in the wood, including ecological, historical, archaeological and geological interest. There are many opportunities for greater community involvement in the wood through projects aimed at improving biodiversity and ensuring sustainability of community ownership. 4 1. Introduction The Community Our Community is situated in rural Aberdeenshire, 8miles southwest of Aberdeen. The Community is defined by electoral ward SW1701 (Maryculter), which closely matches the Parish of Maryculter (see Figure 1). The Community falls within the area served by the North Kincardine Rural Community Council. The area is typified by small scattered rural settlements set amongst extensive farmland. The largest settlement is Kirkton of Maryculter which contains 32 properties. The rolling landscape is bounded to the north by the River Dee and most of the residents in the Community live within the valley. Figure 1.The geographical area of the Community (Ward SW1701 -Maryculter). The route selected for the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route (AWPR) and the planned new town at Elsick are also shown. The area has a rich past extending as far back as the Bronze Age settlement on Oldman Hill (adjacent to the Wood). In the 13th Century the Templar Knights built the first parish church in Maryculter. There are 3 large country estates (Kincausie, Blairs and Auchlunies). The Kincausie estate, which has been owned by the Irvine family since 1535, extends up to the northeastern boundary of the wood. This estate contains ancient woodland which supports red squirrel, pine marten, badgers, foxes, roe deer, five species of bat, some rare raptors (osprey, merlin and peregrine falcons) and nationally important populations of the rare woodland herbs Twinflower and Herb Paris. Maryculter Parish lies within the tourist destination of Royal Deeside and contains hotels (Maryculter House Hotel, Ardoe House Hotel, Old Mill Inn) and the Deeside Holiday Park. The theme park ‘Storybook Glen’ lies immediately 5 north of the Wood. The Crynoch Burn runs through both the wood and the grounds of Storybook Glen before joining the River Dee. The suburbs of Aberdeen (Peterculter & Milltimber) are situated to the north of the Community on the other side of the River Dee. The rural communities of Durris and Netherley lie to the west and south respectively. In the future, 280 houses will be built at Blairs (in the eastern part of Maryculter Parish) and 4,000-8,000 new houses
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