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Strichen Community Park:
A popular place to visit for a quiet country walk is the park
in Strichen, where you can watch wildlife like the swans swimming
on the lake, or walk through the woods up to the local stone
circle (which has been returned to its original position having
been moved for some time!). But the lake area would not be listed
as an attraction on this site had it not been for the residents
of Strichen who recently restored the site which had become
more of an eyesore than an attraction.
| By 1997 Strichen's lake and park was in a terrible state of
disrepair, so a group of local volunteers managed to take it
over with the purpose of restoring it to being the beautiful
area for people and wildlife that it once was. First, the excavators
were called in to remove 600 cubic metres of silt and rubbish.
Then the volunteers tidied up the overgrown trees and shrubs,
but leaving some as coverage for the nesting ducks. They certainly
had their work cut out but their hard efforts have paid off
now as Strichen is once again home to a picturesque lake and
park. The test of the success of the project not only lay in the
words and deeds of the locals but in the return to normality
for the wildlife. Not only have the ducks returned they've been now joined by swans. |
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To get to the park head towards Fraserburgh from Mintlaw and
continue up the road for a couple of miles until you get to
the signpost for Strichen on the left. Once in Strichen turn
left at the crossroads - over the bridge at the bottom of the
road you will find the car park - now you are free to roam the
surrounding woods and the lake!
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