BCT AGM

The Annual General Meeting and Open Meeting is scheduled for Sunday 22nd August 2021 at 4 pm in Finzean Hall. All are welcome, and refreshments will be available afterwards. Please do come and support your […]

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New Manager Appointed

We’re really pleased to welcome Toni Watt to the BCT team as our new Manager. Toni has years of experience as a Ranger and she describes herself as an enthusiast for ‘all things natural history, […]

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Other Scopes

The Trustees continue to work with BTCo over the management of Slewdrum and Balfour Forests, in particular looking at ways to improve access including creating a new track in Balfour. We are also working with […]

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The Water Mills

The Trust continues to maintain the 3 water Mills in Finzean. We have hosted several  visits to the Mills, including a local photography club and an archaeology society, and took part in the Aberdeenshire Open Doors […]

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Aye it Was Aabody project and book

Sian Loftus was also involved in the second main BCT project of 2019 – the “Aye it was Aabody” project and book. This project grew from the fact that the original School in Finzean was […]

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The Forest of Birse Commonty

BCT holds a number of  historic rights on behalf of the community, over the Commonty in the Forest of Birse. In particular, BCT is responsible for the management of forestry on the North Hill area […]

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The Old School Project

This was the main project for the Trust in 2019, looking at options for the buildings in the Finzean Old School complex which require a major renovation in order to enable the Trust to make […]

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