Annual Excursion to “Castle Country” on Donside, Aberdeenshire.

31 May 2009 – 4^th June 2009

Organised by the North Eastern Region

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The first European Larch in Scotland at Monymusk House	Paradise Wood Monymusk Estate	Entering Paradise	Restocking methods at Monymusk	Sir Archie Grant denounces the effects of the dead hand of bureaucracy.	Gatecrasher?
Sir Archie Grant explains how to make diesel fuel from waste vegetable oils	Annual Business Meeting 2009 Monymusk Hall	Discussion at FCS Bennachie Visitor Centre	Ascending Mither Tap from Bennachie Visitor Centre	Resting at the tree line. (Approx 350M amsl)	Annual Dinner 2009 Monymusk Hall
Towleys Christmas tree Forest in the mist.	Newly planted Christmas trees on arable ground	Descending through Carriers Wood towards Insch	Logie Woods Mink trap on the River Urie	Logie Woods Discussing mink, otters and water voles along the River Urie	Logie Woods Further discussion
Logie Woods Squirrel habitat	Castle Forbes Green burial site	Castle Forbes Burial ground notice	Castle Forbes Recumbent stone circle at green burial site	Castle Forbes	The Master of Forbes addresses the group on the terrace at Castle Forbes
Estate map in the office at Castle Forbes	Walking up the avenue to Learney House	Learney House	Learney Estate Discussing stalking and deer control on the terrace	Learney Estate View from the terrace.	Learney Estate Restocking policy
Invercauld Estate Following 18^th Century forest road.	Invercauld Estate. The high point of the walk, above the peregrine nest.	Braemar Castle The Thursday tour (Not necessarily the same as the Saturday tour!)