:Clashindarroch Forest

{{short description|Forest in Aberdeenshire}}

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Clashindarroch Forest is possibly the largest forest in Aberdeenshire, situated to the south-west of the market town of Huntly. Managed by Forestry and Land Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/clashindarroch-forest-p254071 |title=Clashindarroch Forest |website=VisitScotland |access-date=11 October 2020}} It is the location of a series of Nordic Skiing trails managed by the Nordic Ski Centre.{{cite web |url=https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/clashindarroch |title=Clashindarroch |website=Forestry and Land Scotland |access-date=11 October 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.huntlynordicandoutdoorcentre.com/clashindarroch-trails |title=Clashindarroch Forest Trails |website=Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre |access-date=12 October 2020}}

The forest is home to a small Scottish wildcat population, a species considered to be at the verge of extinction.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44100654 |title=Fears over tree felling threat to wildcats in Clashindarroch Forest |work=BBC News |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=12 October 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishwildcataction.org/latest-news/2018/may/the-work-we-are-doing-at-clashindarroch-forest-the-facts/ |title=The work we are doing at Clashindarroch Forest - the facts |last=Campbell |first=Roo |website=Scottish Wildcat Action |date=18 May 2018 |access-date=12 October 2020}}

In 2006, a proposal was made to construct a 47 turbine windfarm in the forest which was the subject of a public inquiry in May 2006. Construction of the 18 Senvion MM82 turbine 36.9MW Clashindarroch Wind Farm phase 1 project was completed in 2015.{{cite news |url=https://www.power-technology.com/projects/clashindarroch-wind-farm-aberdeenshire-scotland/ |title=Clashindarroch Wind Farm, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |website=PowerTechnology |year=2015 |access-date=11 October 2020}} In 2020 Vattenfall sought planning permission for a 77MW phase 2 development of 14 turbines.{{cite web |url=https://group.vattenfall.com/uk/what-we-do/our-projects/clashindarrochII |title=Clashindarroch II Wind Farm Proposal |website=Vattenfall |date=January 2020 |access-date=11 October 2020}}