A 700-year-old Scottish estate is set for a new lease of life as an eco-tourist attraction after being inherited by a biologist.
Victoria Bruce-Winkler has inherited her family’s estate in Clackmannanshire and has set about regenerating it with aten- year wildlife plan, eco-bothies for rural tourism and new farming practises.
She said there has already been a significant amount of conservation work undertaken behind the scenes, monitoring and managing the diverse habitats and rare wildflowers, wildlife and insect populations.
Brucefield Estate consists of 420 hectares of semi-ancient oak, birch and Scots Pine woodlands, arable and pasture farmland dotted with drystane dyke walls.
“Our vision is to create an estate where people can come and relax in the mature woodlands, experience the wildlife habitats, explore the heritage of the historic buildings and learn more about a working estate. We wish to promote rural tourism in an accessible location, which is embedded with local history,”