Doonies Farm

View across the fields towards the coast

Doonies Rare Breeds Farm, Aberdeen, has one of Scotland's largest collections of rare and endangered farm animal breeds. The farm is nationally recognised as a breeding centre for rare breeds. There are currently 23 rare animal breeds on the farm.

The farm is owned and operated by Aberdeen City Council and is run as a working farm, although it is open to the public. Due to council cutbacks it has been earmarked for closure in the summer of 2008, however there have been many petitions and protests to persuade the council to save Doonies, and an agreement may still be reached.

Doonies farm stands on the coast, just passed the old fishing village of Cove in Aberdeen, Scotland. Aberdeen City Council had ownership of the farm for some twenty years, until in 2008 budget cuts faced potential closure for the farm. Recently, the famrs manager of fifteen years had taken over the busniess as "Doonies LTD." This means that the farm is no longer Council run, but a family business establishment.

The farm holds a number of endangered and rare breeds of pigs, cattle, sheep, horses, chickens and ducks. During the Eatser time of year, new arrivals can be seen such as lambs, calves, chicks and foals.

External links

• Official Webpage
• Doonies Farm unofficial Myspace
• North Sea Trail
• BBC h2g2 Article
• Aboutaberdeen review and photographs of Doonie Farm