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Trust celebrates National Venison Day
03/09/2010
The National Trust for Scotland will mark National Venison Day on Saturday 4 September by serving up locally sourced meat fresh from the organisation’s own Mar Lodge Estate near Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
The National Trust for Scotland will mark National Venison Day on Saturday 4 September by serving up locally sourced meat fresh from the organisation’s own Mar Lodge Estate near Braemar in Aberdeenshire.
Mar Lodge venison will be served at several Trust properties across Scotland on the day.
Aberdeenshire’s Pitmedden Garden will offer a special venison casserole made with herbs and fruit from the property’s own walled garden to mark the occasion, while Culloden will have a selection of dishes including a hunter’s pie.
Mar Lodge is home to over one and a half thousand red deer. To prevent excessive damage to natural habitats, a number of animals have to be culled, and the tasty product is then sold to suppliers all over Scotland. The supply of meat from the estate is therefore part of its ecological maintenance, and varies from around 20 to 50 tonnes per year depending on how large a cull needs to be.
Chris Hewitt, Property Manager at Mar Lodge, said:
“It’s a privilege to be able to supply Trust properties for an occasion like this, and to offer visitors the chance to try produce of such high quality. With the meat for National Venison Day specially selected by our Head Stalker, we hope visitors to participating properties will enjoy not only the sight of conservation but also the taste of it too.”
Mar Lodge Venison will be on sale in participating restaurants at Culloden, Pollock House, Culzean, Inverewe and Pitmedden on Saturday 4 September.
Mar Lodge venison will be served at several Trust properties across Scotland on the day.
Aberdeenshire’s Pitmedden Garden will offer a special venison casserole made with herbs and fruit from the property’s own walled garden to mark the occasion, while Culloden will have a selection of dishes including a hunter’s pie.
Mar Lodge is home to over one and a half thousand red deer. To prevent excessive damage to natural habitats, a number of animals have to be culled, and the tasty product is then sold to suppliers all over Scotland. The supply of meat from the estate is therefore part of its ecological maintenance, and varies from around 20 to 50 tonnes per year depending on how large a cull needs to be.
Chris Hewitt, Property Manager at Mar Lodge, said:
“It’s a privilege to be able to supply Trust properties for an occasion like this, and to offer visitors the chance to try produce of such high quality. With the meat for National Venison Day specially selected by our Head Stalker, we hope visitors to participating properties will enjoy not only the sight of conservation but also the taste of it too.”
Mar Lodge Venison will be on sale in participating restaurants at Culloden, Pollock House, Culzean, Inverewe and Pitmedden on Saturday 4 September.
