The Scotland Branch have a couple of exciting visits taking place on Friday 21st August 2026 to Newton Nursery & Gordon Castle Walled Garden. Please find details of the visits below:
10:30am - 12:00pm - Newton Nursery - Near Elgin, Moray, IV30 8XP
Forestry and Land Scotland’s [FLS] tree nursery is in north-east Scotland, around 30 miles from Inverness. They grow trees from seed to support timber production and woodland creation across Scotland.
In 2025, they moved into their new, modern glasshouse. It's around 12,000 square metres (m²) in size. That’s roughly the area of two football pitches. Thanks to this upgrade they have increased capacity from seven million to around 25 million trees every year.
In the past, FLS operated several small nurseries across Scotland. Today, Newton is their only one. The local climate is drier and sunnier than other parts of Scotland. At 57 degrees north it gets almost 18 hours of daylight during summer - an ideal climate for growing strong, healthy trees.
12:00pm - 2:00pm - Lunch (Gordon Castle IV32 7PQ)
If there is sufficient interest, we could book a table at the restaurant/café. Please indicate is this is an option you are interest in. https://www.gordoncastle.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Walled-Garden-Restaurant-Menus.pdf
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Gordon Castle Walled Garden, Fochabers, Moray, IV32 7PQ
Entrance £10.50 / Concession (over 60 £8.50)
At almost eight acres in size, it is one of the oldest and largest kitchen gardens in Britain, which has been lovingly restored to its former glory with a modern design by world famous designer Arne Maynard.
Tended by a small team of dedicated gardeners, a myriad of herbs, cut flowers, fruit and vegetables are grown within its ancient walls, making the garden as beautiful as it is productive. Try delicious freshly picked produce in the award-winning café or browse a range of over 200 products in the shop, all based on the plants grown or inspired by the Gordon Castle Estate.
If you are interested in joining us for these visits, please contact the branch directly no later than Friday 14th August to be added to the attendance list. Please also state whether you would like to have lunch at Gordon Castle, or will be bringing your own lunch with you: [email protected]
