Bailies of Bennachie

And the Baileys have worked over that 50 years to manage the environment, you know, on the hill.

We had a b- bit of a rebranding around our 50th anniversary, and we adopted the, uh, slogan: a voice for the hill.

And for me, that captures everything the Baileys does.

You know, I need someone to look after them, uh, think about my future, someone to advocate for me, someone to take care of the plants and animals.

So a real powerful slogan, certainly for me.

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Norwegian fjord.

Norwegian.

Yeah, yeah.

And a little Highland, and a Highland pony.

The gray one's a Highland, yeah.

Well, we're starting at a very accessible point, because there's a big car park, and the visitor center has got toilets here.

It's got tea and coffee.

It's got tables outside.

Uh, two ladies on ponies who'd been out for a hack just came to say hello.

There's a dog walker behind us looking at the, at the map.

I've seen a runner go by, and another one about to set off.

So it's a really popular spot.

And we're gonna do a circular walk of about how, how long?

Seven, eight kilometers maybe.

Okay.

So we'll walk along the flat for about two kilometers up the turnpike, uh, heading north, which is fairly flat.

Then we'll turn south again and head up to the top of Mither Tap.

If you'd like to follow us on the map, the grid reference for the Bennachie Visitor Center is NJ698216.