36,000

…the number of tons of feedstock produced each year to feed the BioMethane Plant at Stracathro

4,000,000

…the number of Cubic Metres of methane produced each year by the AD plant at Stracathro 

32 pounds

…the weight of the largest salmon caught at Stracathro

370

…the horsepower of our largest tractor

1302

…the year John Balliol surrendered his crown to Edward 1 at Stracathro Kirk

17

…miles of hedging maintained annually

287

…number of school children visiting under Angus Council's Rural Skills Initiative

5,000

…the number of men killed at the Battle of Strikathro in 1130

1974

…the year the last grouse was seen on Stracathro

950

…tons of CO2 "saved" by the turbine each year

Welcome to Stracathro Estates

Stracathro Estates LTD is a rural land based company based in Angus, on the east coast of Scotland. It is family owned but with outside directors.

With a turnover of £3.6 million, the company's principle activity is agriculture but power generation, through solar panels and a turbine, and residential lets play a significant role. We have two tenant farmers and forty residential properties, ranging from four bedroom farmhouses to two bedroom cottages. We let buildings for commercial use, and fields for horses and game rearing. We have an active sporting department, with salmon fishing on the North Esk, partridge and pheasant shoots and roe stalking.

We farm nearly 4,000 acres of arable crops, AD feedstock, greening, wild bird cover and forestry.

There are over 600 acres of woodland, both commercial and amenity, and over seventeen miles of maintained hedging. We have five miles of rivers and burns either wholly on, or contiguous to the land. All are buffer stripped to reduce run-off.

We take our environmental responsibilities seriously, and are proud of our recent 2023 accreditation with Wildlife Estates Scotland.

We believe strongly in the community and have developed 11 affordable houses, provide public amenities and worked to maintain essential local services such as Stracathro School. 



Latest News

Harvest 2015

26/11/2015

Although later than the norm, harvest eventually started with a flourish and the usual flurry of activity on 8th August, with KWS Cassia Winter barley producing a very pleasing 8.9 tonnes per Hectare. At 17% moisture we thought harvest would be easy! Then the rain started and it was three days before we could harvest again, surprisingly the quality remained excellent with lovely bold bright coloured grain although the moisture had crept up to 20% and the straw was still quite green.

Thoughts on the 2015 Fishing Season

03/11/2015

The Curate's egg would describe this year's fishing both at Stracathro and countrywide.

Minister Visits Stracathro Estates

01/11/2015

In October the Minister for the Environment. Climate Change and Land Reform visited Stracathro Estates, accompanied by Hugh Dignon and Linda Murray.