Wildlife Meeting
Join us at Lochaline Village Hall on Saturday, 8th February at 4:30 PM for a Public Meeting on Wildlife Management. This is an opportunity to hear about plans for ecological restoration, including woodland creation, native species reintroduction, and more. Hosted by the Ardtornish management team, all ideas and perspectives are welcome - don’t miss it!
Winning the trust of the photogenic Pine Martens
In my earlier blogs, I mentioned that I would try to explain how my wife Lynne and I go about photographing particular wildlife species when we are on holiday. This article looks at our techniques for capturing the Pine Marten, one of the key species that keeps drawing us back to Ardtornish year after year. Pine marten are incredibly [...]
Confusing for Onions
This Summer has delivered us the strangest weather that I can remember in some time. Whilst most of the country has been basking in sunshine and typical high temperatures, the Highlands - Ardtornish no exception - have been feeling almost Autumnal. Whilst we have experienced some good days, they have been few and far between. Really late frosts with [...]
New Woodland Creation – Phase 3 – Community Consultation
We've planted around 200ha of native woodlands in the last 6 years, in 2 phases: phase 1 in 2018 and phase 2 in 2021. Phases 1 and 2 focused on planting sites that were treeless but had good potential for woodland. Phase 3 aims to enhance the condition of and expand existing mature woodland. The two south easterly blocks [...]
Exciting progress as dates are confirmed for the installation of the River Aline’s windblown tree stumps!
We are excited to announce the upcoming installation of large woody debris (windblown tree stumps!) on the River Aline, an exciting initiative to restore and enhance our local ecosystems and improve the catchment's climate resilience! The work is being undertaken as part of the Aline Catchment Restoration Project funded by NatureScot, and is being delivered by Ardtornish, with expert [...]
Spring Newsletter 2024
Welcome to the Ardtornish Newsletter Welcome to our spring newsletter. The team at Ardtornish has put together a good summary of what’s been happening here, below. As you can tell from what follows, it’s been a very busy time. At any one time we usually have several contractors and their teams on site, besides our own in-house staff, [...]
