Estate News

Faith Raven was born in London on the 31st of July 1930. She was barely a month old when her parents, Owen and Emmeline Hugh Smith brought her and her older sister, Fortune, for [...]

Press & Journal Article, May 2025 In the difficult years after the Second World War, a small band of determined politicians and engineers – led by Tom Johnston, then secretary of state for Scotland – [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Aline Catchment Restoration – Nature Restoration Fund Ardtornish was awarded funding to develop the Aline Catchment Restoration project in 2023 through the Scottish Government’s Nature Restoration Fund, managed by NatureScot. Now we are [...]

Nature Restoration Fund – Development Phase Ardtornish are pleased to have been awarded a Nature Restoration Fund grant by NatureScot to develop plans to improve river habitat health. This is part of a [...]

~200ha of mixed native woodlands have been planted in Phases 1 (2018) and 2 (2021). These projects focused on planting sites that were treeless but had good potential for woodland. Phase 3, as drafted [...]