Trees Winter

Bridge Building

The calm after Storm Darragh lasted a whole fortnight (with squally showers in between) before Torrisdale took another battering from 70mph winds yesterday. Apparently not strong enough for a name, this storm also did its worst and ravaged the estate, taking out several big trees in the process, some blocking the main road.  Our lovely …

Winter

Storm Darragh

“We are braced for Storm Darragh to do its worst” – me, last week, before all hell broke loose in East Kintyre.  We have been relatively lucky with recent named storms, escaping with just a few branches down here and there and no major disruption.  That all changed with Darragh last Friday night as, what …

Restoration

A LONG overdue roof update! 

Our social media followers will have seen my frequent witterings on Facebook and Instagram which often mention the status of the roof repairs but I felt it was high time there was an update on the website.  The work started at the end of July when the scaffolding went up. It’s amazing how quickly we …

Ranger update Summer Wildlife

Ranger Update – August

As we start September, autumn is definitely making itself known with crisper mornings and the leaves starting to turn (which is early, even for us). We’ve had a productive summer here at Torrisdale with a lot of habit maintenance work and wildlife-related events. The team has continued to clear more woodland areas, removing any invasive …