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Why has Haddo got piles?

Saturday, 11 June 2011 18:58 Chris York
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If you've visited Haddo this week you might have wondered why there are piles of netting, posts and bundles of wire lying around...

Thanks to the hard graft of Aberdeen University Officer Training Corps (OTC) we have made significant progress with 'Explore Haddo' - an educational area within the woodlands for visiting groups. Students from OTC volunteered this week and removed the top netting on one of the fences to create the boundary for 'Explore Haddo' - this is a space designed to allow groups to roam free within the defined area.

Piles of netting Students dismantling the fence

The students also dismantled another fence opening a second plantation for more adventurous visitors. We are really grateful for their hard work and it means that we can start to develop ideas for using 'Explore Haddo' more extensively. More details to follow...

The lowered fence boundary

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About 'Friends'

Friends of Haddo Country Park was formed in 2009 to try to help improve the way that it is managed for the benefit of visitors and to provide a voice for people who want to make a positive contribution to the sustainable development of the Country Park.

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About Haddo

Haddo Country Park was created in 1979 when the 4th Marquess of Aberdeen transferred 72.9 hectares of Haddo House policies to the Grampian Regional Council.  Aberdeenshire Council now owns and operates the Country Park.

The Park is part of a landscape developed in the first half of the 19th Century by the 4th Earl of Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon.   It is a popular recreational resource both for residents and visitors to the area, and is important in terms of its history and natural heritage.

Haddo House itself was built by the 1st Earl of Aberdeen in the early 18th century.  This Palladian mansion was designed by William Adam, and construction started in 1732.  The National Trust of Scotland (NTS) now owns and manages the House and formal gardens.

The Haddo Estate Trust owns and manages the woodland and agricultural land surrounding the House.

Here by mistake?

If you thought Friends of Haddo might be something else, here are the sites that you were probably looking for. Apologies for any confusion!

Haddo Choral Society or

Haddo Estate or

Haddo Regeneration Project