Natural Heritage

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aberdeen City's natural heritage is diverse. It provides us with the natural resources we depend on such as for food, energy and tourism. It also benefits our health and wellbeing; our overall quality of life. We, therefore, need to conserve our natural heritage so that we can continue to enjoy it and benefit from it.

The Council's current Nature Conservation Strategy has been updated to reflect the increased recognition of the need to conserve nature, plus, changes in local policies and nature conservation legislation. It has also been updated to consider current pressures and challenges such as the increasing need for land for housing and businesses, plus the effects of climate change.

The updated strategy has been developed for the use of the Council in delivering all its functions. It has been developed for the Council to help conserve our natural heritage for the benefit of biodiversity, the citizens of Aberdeen and visitors to the City. It also enables the Council to encourage opportunities for the public to get involved in helping to conserve nature in their own gardens and communities.

Sustainable development is at the heart of the strategy. This means that as well as the natural environment, social and economic aspects have been considered during its development. The strategy aims to balance nature conservation with competing demands. Overall, the aim is to conserve our natural heritage for our current and future generations.

The adopted 'Aberdeen City Council Nature Conservation Strategy 2010-2015' is now available to download.

The Implementation Plan and the Environmental Report which accompanies the strategy are also available to download.

Please also check out our new links below for current events and activities which are related to nature conservation in this area.

 

Events and Activities

Ranger Service Winter Events 2011/2012

The Countryside Ranger Service has launched their latest calendar of events for the winter season.In addition to the usual events celebrating the best of Aberdeen City such as a Dander along the Don, Seaton Stroll and Bird Watching at Lochinch Farm and Loirston Loch, other events include making bird feeders as part of the Winter Cheer for Birds, clearing gorse as part of the SSSI Work Day at Scotstown Moor and Slash and Burn at Brimmond Hill, and making your own Christmas Wreaths & Crafts. Using routes from the Health Walk Map Packs, a number of low level Health Walks led by Countryside Ranger Ruth Bone are also planned to encourage people to increase their physical activity.

For full details of all events plus contact numbers for booking, see the Ranger Service Winter Events 2011/2012 leaflet.Other details about the Countryside Ranger Service can be found by clicking here.

Local Designated Sites Review Project

As part of the implementation plan for the Council's Nature Conservation Strategy 2010-15, Aberdeen City Council has just launched a project to review their local designated sites. These sites are of local importance for nature conservation and can be found on both private and Council owned land.

It is important that the Council has an up-to-date picture of what condition these sites are in, including what plants and animals can be found there. This will help to further their protection and ensure that these sites will still be available for people to enjoy now and in the future.

For further information and contact details,  see the Local Designated Sites Review Project leaflet.

LATEST NEWS

All local designated sites have now been reviewed and the recommendations went to the Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Committee meeting on the 13 of September 2011 where they were approved. Aberdeen City Council's Local Nature Conservation Sites, as they are now known, are all available to view by clicking on the links below.

Aberdeen-Inverness-Kittybrewster Railway Line	Allan Park Pond	Baads Moss
Balgownie-Blackdog Links	Balnagask to Cove	Bucksburn
Corby Loch	Culter Burn	Culter Compensation Dam
Cults Den	Cults Quarry	Deeside Old Railway Line
Denwood-Hazlehead	Den of Leggart	Den of Maidencraig
Den of Moss-Side	Farburn Wood	Foggieton
Grandholme Moss	Hazlehead Park	Hillhead Road
Hilton Wood	Kinaldie Den	Kincorth Hill
Leuchar Moss	Loirston Loch	Moss of Auchlea
Murtle Den	Old Manse Wood	Peterculter
River Dee Corridor	River Don Corridor	Rotten of Gairn
Rubislaw	Rubislaw Quarry	Scotstown
Southlasts Mire	Stoneyhill Wood	Three Hills
Tullos Hill	Walker Dam and Rubislaw Link	Westburn of Rubislaw
West Cults Woodland	West Hatton	Woodlands Wood - Beidleston

 

Contacts

• Anne-Marie Gauld, Environmental Planner
  Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure
  Planning and Sustainable Development
  Aberdeen City Council
  Ground Floor North
  Business Hub 4
  Marischal College
  Broad Street
  Aberdeen
  AB10 1AB
  Phone: 01224 522768
  Fax: 01224 523180
  Email: amgauld@aberdeencity.gov.uk