Meet Richard, our new Kitchen Gardener
I am delighted to announce that I have been appointed as the new Kitchen gardener. For those of you who visited the gardens earlier this year, you will appreciate the scale of the project ahead of me. Whilst this will be a very physically demanding position, the reward of restoring this once thriving enterprise is like enticing a horse with [...]
I’m Sweep. It’s a pleasure to meet you!
Well let me introduce myself: I am Sweep, a rather handsome three year old Clumber spaniel. I live right here on the estate with my owners Kat and Kenny at Riverside cottage. I am an interesting and intriguing breed, long and low to the ground and surprisingly heavy I can promise you that smiles and giggles are never far away [...]
“The natural beauty of the loch and the surrounding area were immediately clear to see”
We’re grateful to the walker, nature enthusiast, and expert blogger Vivien Martin for her lovely piece about the Rahoy Hills reserve, here. In 2014 the Rahoy Hills were said by Scotland’s official nature watchdog Scottish Natural Heritage to be the most biodiverse among all the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s 120+ reserves. The wildlife here really is among the best in Europe.
Drimnin to Tobermory Water Taxi Timetable
Planning a trip to Tobermory from Morvern? Why not take the water taxi from Drimnin? The latest timetable is here: water taxi timetable Aug 15
ABC – Ardtornish Bee Colony
Our honeybees arrived in mid-July, after causing a bit of a buzz at the local Morvern Games, where folk could see them in the observation hive. They were a colony from Spean Bridge, Inverness-shire. We purchased them from 50 miles away as we wanted to ensure that the bees we brought to Ardtornish are as disease free as possible. We [...]
Ardtornish Spring Newsletter 2014
Ardtornish Spring Newsletter 2014
