Landscaping investment to help Countesswells community flourish

Aberdeen’s largest new community is set for a further phase of investment in landscaping which includes new pathways which will connect Countesswells woods to Hazelhead woods.Work is due to begin on a planned integration of new sections of path that will allow walkers, cyclists and horse-riders to travel from one woodland to another, passing through the new community of Countesswells.To date, the infrastructure including new roads and utilities represents £15 million of investment, with more than £2m spent on the strategic landscaping and green space that forms the heart of the community amenity at Countesswells. This includes the creation of the new Cults Burn park and burn, a large children’s play park that overlooks a pebble beach, adjacent to the new burn, with aquatic plants along its route.There is also the community orchard, with fruit trees and herb gardens, various wildflower meadows containing shrubs, grasses and a variety of plants. This, in turn, has created a bio-diverse landscape which is attracting a plethora of new wildlife. Various interconnecting pathways suitable for walkers, cyclists and horse riders meander under and over timber bridges and boardwalks.The new £800 million community to the west of the city is being taken forward by Countesswells Development Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Stewart Milne Group.