Summer On The Reserve
July is the height of summer and this year the weather has been blissfully warm with just the odd damp day. This weather is well suited for our butterflies; they simply do nothing without the warmth of the sunshine. By July many of our butterfly species have come to the end of their flight period, [...]
Ardtornish Estate Newsletter Summer 2021
Sir Nicholas Goodison Hugh Raven Nicholas Goodison, who has died aged 87, was a polymathic public figure who loved Ardtornish. Known mainly as the architect of the root-and-branch reforms that revolutionised financial dealings in the City of London, reasserting it as one of the pre-eminent global financial hubs, he was highly unusual in achieving distinction in a [...]
Garlic & butter Kale
A delicious side dish for any meal. Ingredients 500g Ardtornish Kitchen Garden kale 40g butter 1 Ardtornish Kitchen Garden garlic clove, sliced Method Trim and discard the tough stalks from the kale and roughly chop the leaves. Rinse well, then shake dry. Melt the butter in a frying [...]
Hot, cold, wet, dry… we’ve had it all and not quite in the right order!
Formal gardens Grass cutting is now well underway and some of the larger lower lawns are being converted to native wildflower meadows where appropriate. This will increase biodiversity of the gardens encouraging wildlife and increasing pollinators which are sadly in decline. Paths, edges and picnic areas are still being mown to allow unhindered access and enjoyment of these areas. [...]
Remote hydro operator left high and dry by Scottish budget!
Green energy boss hits out at Scottish Government after budget hopes ‘turn to dust’ Feb 1st, 2021 PRESS RELEASE The boss of one of Scotland’s most remote and innovative rural businesses says he is bitterly disappointed at the Scottish Government’s failure to resolve a long-running business rates saga in the Budget. Hugh Raven says his business has been left facing [...]
Andrew Raven Ardtornish Woodland Settlement (ARAWS) – Long Term Forest Plan (LTFP)
Andrew Raven Ardtornish Woodland Settlement (ARAWS) - Long Term Forest Plan (LTFP) This Trust owns and manages 438 ha of conifer woodland in six separate plantations within the boundaries of the Ardtornish Estate. The six separate areas were purchased and then planted by Faith Raven in the 1960s and 70s, gifted to her son, Andrew Raven in 1986 [...]
