title: Beltie Burn
text: # Beltie Burn
  
  The Beltie Burn is a burn in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which below Torphins and Glassel is known as the Burn of Canny. It begins in the hill of Benaquhallie, and flows for 25 km (15.5 miles) south-east through Torphins before joining the River Dee about 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) west of Banchory.
  
  The burn's course was altered in the area south of Torphins to clear space for farming and railways, which affected the local wildlife and caused the stream to flood often. However, in September 2020 a project was launched to help restore the area's biodiversity by rerouting the burn to a more natural course, and creating wetland and habitats for many animals such as Atlantic salmon. The project was successful, and many species have been reinstated. Some parts of the burn used to serve as a habitat for otters, although it is uncertain as to whether or not they still remain.
  
  