Hidden panoramas revealed at Chatelherault Country Park, Lanarkshire
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Drone footage of Chatelherault Country Park, Lanarkshire, has captured the extent of a multi-phase plantation conifer removal project in one of Scotland’s oldest and greatest designed landscapes.
Drone Scotland captured the footage as a further 800 tonnes of non-native American Western Hemlocks were removed from the area around the Visitor Centre, originally the Hunting Lodge of Hamilton Palace, designed by William Adam in 1745.
The removal of the commercial plantation was a national conservation priority and a key objective of South Lanarkshire Council’s long term management plans for the restoration of Chatelherault Country Park.
The stunning filming has revealed a dramatic and historic panorama over the Avon Gorge, Duke’s Bridge and towards Cadzow Castle. The Hunting Lodge was originally built as an ‘eyecatcher’ to terminate the views from Hamilton Palace and would have provided a stunning vantage point to overlook the Hamilton High Parks. This breath-taking vista has been obscured for decades by the growth of a block planted non-native commercial conifer crop.
This final phase of the project was supported by South Lanarkshire Council and Heritage Lottery Fund and LEADER supported Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership (CAVLP). It follows the removal of 18 hectares of plantation conifers between the Cadzow Oaks and White Bridge in November 2016, and 15 hectares of conifers at Laverock Hill in 2005.
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Drone footage of Chatelherault Country Park, Lanarkshire, has captured the extent of a multi-phase plantation conifer removal project in one of Scotland’s oldest and greatest designed landscapes.
Drone Scotland captured the footage as a further 800 tonnes of non-native American Western Hemlocks were removed from the area around the Visitor Centre, originally the Hunting Lodge of Hamilton Palace, designed by William Adam in 1745.
The removal of the commercial plantation was a national conservation priority and a key objective of South Lanarkshire Council’s long term management plans for the restoration of Chatelherault Country Park.
The stunning filming has revealed a dramatic and historic panorama over the Avon Gorge, Duke’s Bridge and towards Cadzow Castle. The Hunting Lodge was originally built as an ‘eyecatcher’ to terminate the views from Hamilton Palace and would have provided a stunning vantage point to overlook the Hamilton High Parks. This breath-taking vista has been obscured for decades by the growth of a block planted non-native commercial conifer crop.
This final phase of the project was supported by South Lanarkshire Council and Heritage Lottery Fund and LEADER supported Clyde and Avon Valley Landscape Partnership (CAVLP). It follows the removal of 18 hectares of plantation conifers between the Cadzow Oaks and White Bridge in November 2016, and 15 hectares of conifers at Laverock Hill in 2005.
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