Leys Estate aerial view

A modern Scottish estate with a difference.

Managing 7,500 acres of mixed use land & woodland.

We have been managing woodland and mixed agricultural land for over 700 years. The demands on the land may have changed over the last seven centuries, but the basics of good environmental stewardship have not. We balance our commitment to work with the community to ensure sustainable development progresses with our commitment to maintain and enhance our natural and built heritage. Our twenty-year Forest Management Plan lays out how we plan to do this between 2015 – 2035.

Supporting over 130 local businesses.

Leys Estate and Banchory

When Banchory and the wider area grows, it benefits us all. We are proud to support commercial enterprises in the Hill of Banchory Business Park. There are currently 120 commercial leases across the business park and estate. These range from garage stances to beehives to light industrial, office, retail and food business leases. The estate also provides sustainable biomass energy to more than 200 households and businesses. This all comes together to provide opportunities and resources for the local community to help build better lives for everyone.

With community at it's heart.

Celebrating 700 years of the Burnetts in Crathes

Our commitment to the area and community has not changed for 700 years.

We make the land available for a wide variety of events at the Milton events field each year and also lease land at nominal rates to a whole host of community enterprises.

The estate and Burnett family recently donated land for the long-awaited Banchory Sports Village project. The town now has a state of the art a £7.7m facility which includes a six lane swimming pool, a learner pool, a four court sports hall, two squash courts, a gymnasium and a community area. Heating for the premises is also supplied via our biomass heating system on Hill of Banchory. 

With 700 years of history & heritage, the Leys Estate Group is committed to ...

Protect, Enhance, Educate.

Community Collaboration At Its Best
When Deeside Rugby FC issued a plea for help ahead of one of the north-east's biggest Mini and Micro Festivals, Leys Estate and farmer James Steel were delighted to help.
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Part-time Golf Reception Assistant
We are looking for a people person with good communication and customer service skills and someone who enjoys working with a varied customer group.
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Wildfire Safety Reminder
Over the month of April, Leys Estate experienced three separate incidents of deliberate fire setting. In each case, prompt action by Scottish Fire & Rescue, our Estate team, and neighbouring residents helped bring the fires under control — limiting what could have been much more severe outcomes.
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