The main aim of the project is to repair and restore Mavisbank House and its Policies for the benefit of the people of Scotland, and to provide public and community access to the beautiful landscape located within this hidden valley of the River North Esk. Our project will:

• Save one of the most important historic buildings in the UK
• Secure and improve public access
• Restore the significant historic landscape features
• Support and maintain an important historic community greenspace
• Remove invasive plant species
• Improve habitat for wildlife and increase biodiversity
• Increase public engagement with the cultural heritage of Mavisbank

The Landmark Trust is one of Britain’s leading building conservation charities.  They save historic buildings in danger of being lost forever, by sensitively restoring them and offering them a new sustainable future as self-catering accommodation.

An initial phase will tackle structural issues, with the main restoration seeing the house re-roofed, and interiors restored. Alongside sustainable use as holiday accommodation, Mavisbank will also have regular open days for public access.

For decades access into the designed landscape has been either forbidden, advised against or been challenging.  This is a public space and access to it by the local community and wider public should be easier.  The Mavisbank Trust aim to ensure this happens.

The plans include:

• Securing suitable access into the policies
• Repairing and improving existing paths and creating new paths
• Woodland and horticultural management
• Repairing, stabilising and restoring landscape built heritage structures, within the Landscape – Doocot, Canal/Pond, Ice House and Game Larder, boundary walls, retaining walls and the Ha Ha
• Encourage and support community engagement & involvement