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KEMNAY CHURCH CENTRE, 2006

PRESENTED BY DOUGLAS GOODAY AND MOYRA SIMON – AEF WILDLIFE GROUP

Catterline Community Garden – Created a community garden in grounds of the village Primary School and created an area which will encourage wildlife and provide an environment for local children to study wildlife and gain gardening skills through their weekly gardening club. The garden is also accessible to the local community.
Contact – Catherine King, The Linns, Catterline – 01569 750273

Crannach Management Group – Four environmentally aware owners of Crannach Hill on Deeside, have, for several years, worked at restoring the native pine and birch woodland on this former grouse moor, both by planting with stock of local provenance and encouraging natural regeneration.
Contact – Esther Woodward, 8 Corseduick Park, Newmachar – 01651 862413

Formartine Partnership Ltd. A voluntary Local Rural Partnership – Involved in a number of environmental projects such as the Ythan Project which is aimed at improving the quality of environment along and in the River Ythan, the Formartine Community Garden Project which will produce vegetables for local distribution and an environmental grants scheme which by providing funding, assists local communities in developing and undertaking environmental improvements.
Contact – Sonia Stephen, Development Officer, 29 Bridge Street, Ellon - 01358 726425

Glen Tanar Estate – Habitat enhancement for capercaillie. Have undertaken burning and strimming/swiping undergrowth to stimulate blaeberry, a foodplant of capercaillie, and modifying woodland structure to provide feeding and shelter areas. Established an interpretive programme to explain rationale of the works, including website, interpretive panels, leaflets and guided site visits. Project has trialled, and proved, innovative techniques, including controlled burning. Has built capacity and provided new skills for workforce and added to the technical and operational resource of the estate. Has stimulated cross sector working by foresters, game keepers, wildlife managers and interpreters.
Contact - http://www.glantanar.co.uk/capercaillie.htm Eric Baird, Ranger, Braeloine Visitor Centre, Glen Tanar, Aboyne 01339 886072

Lembus – A biodynamic market garden, growing certified biodynamic food and keeping free range, organic hens and ducks. The house was one of the first environmentally friendly houses in Aberdeenshire with, for the time, high levels of insulation within a timber frame, facing south for lots of solar gain and with built in rainwater collection and recycling . Lots of hedges have been planted and these support a large population of birds. Lembus also run a popular organic box scheme supporting other growers from the area and beyond and is employing local people.
Contact – Freya & Paul van Midden, Lorineen, Bridge of Muchalls, Stonehaven 01569 731746

J.G. Ross – Bakers, Port Elphinstone – New bakery facility at Highclere Business Park, Inverurie. Having taken account of the substantial rain water supply available from the massive roof structure, a rain water harvesting system has been installed to supply water for toilets and the wash bay required to clean company vehicles. Although considerable cost was in installation, the long term saving in potable water usage and costs will benefit the company and the environment.
Contact – J.G. Ross, Bakers, Port Elphinstone, Inverurie 01467 620764