Scotland's richest man welcomes his new neighbours in the strath
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Scotland’s richest man has welcomed his new neighbours BrewDog to Kinrara.
But Danish clothing billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen joked that he is not going to give up his title as the country’s rewilding champion without a fight.
Mr Povlsen acquired the other 1,100-acre part of the Kinrara Estate including Kinrara House in Autumn 2018.
Scotland’s largest landowner told the Strathy: “We look forward to welcoming our new neighbours at Kinrara, who by the sounds of it, have great plans about doing peatland restoration, creating a new woodland and caring about the nature and the landscape.
“It’s really good news and we welcome the competition to deliver progress, results, benefits and enjoyment for our increasing number of visitors.”
Mr Povlsen said, with tongue in cheek, on the Ellon-based brewery giant's vision: “I even hear it’s suppose to become the biggest restoration project in Scotland.
“We will become very disappointed with ourselves if our Cairngorm estate does not stay in front when it comes to caring about our natural world and all its beauty, as we have a reasonable head start and remain ambitious.
“We remain humble, and still have much to learn and a lot of hard work ahead of us, but we want to be ahead and to be the best.
“I say this with a smile on my face, as I’m sure we all at Wildland warmly welcome our new neighbours and their investment into the area.”
Wildland Ltd is Mr Povlsen's Aviemore-based Scottish conservation organisation which is dedicated to a 200 year vision for re-wilding substantial parts of his land holdings.
Mr Povlsen owns Glenfeshie Estate which is regarded as the jewel in the crown of the Cairngorms and is his base when staying in the strath.
His other local estates include Gaick, Lynaberack and Killiehuntly.
Wildland Ltd has planted over four million trees in the Highlands and the company said it has created the conditions to regenerate countless more – 'nurturing a landscape where wildlife can thrive and nature can heal itself'.
It also operates a number of hospitality venues across the region with all proceeds going back into conservation efforts.
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