The Scottish Wildlife Trust has completed path repairs at the Gight Wood reserve near Ellon.
Now visitors can again discover the whole area after part of the path was closed in 2015.
Suez Communities Trust (formerly SITA Trust) supported the project by donating £24,723.00.
This has made it possible for replacement sections of the boardwalk to installed and the path has been upgraded.
The circular walk gives the opportunity to see a wide range of wildlife including otters, red squirrels, woodpeckers and bluebells.
Rab Potter, Reserves Manager, Scottish Wildlife Trust said:
“We’re very grateful for the funding from SITA that has allowed us to reopen the closed sections of path. This beautiful wood is home to a wide range of wildlife so it’s fantastic that the public can fully explore it once again.
Marianne Ivin of Suez Communities Trust added:
“We are so pleased to have been part of this fantastic project, public access to sites like Gight Wood must not be overlooked and we hope that everyone has a great time exploring once again.”
Gight Wood is located on steep land sloping down to the River Ythan. It is one of the largest and least disturbed native woodlands in Aberdeenshire.
