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 …
Work continues on clearing invasive rhododendrons from some areas of the estate and our grounds team have made impressive progress over the last few weeks. They’ve cleared a large area of woodland down by the main entrance to the estate. This has created a lovely space under the canopies of sycamores, beeches, and oaks with …
News from Torrisdale’s grounds team Our estate team has grown over the past few months and we’ve now added a part-time Ranger (Steve) and a full-time WWOOFer (Rona) to our ranks. Steve joins us from an estate on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border where he worked as Deputy Head of the Grounds & Forestry Department. He also …
Back in June we had our first Resident Artist to Torrisdale. Kirstin Stride is an artist/craftswoman based in Brighton, she has been involved in setting up a co-operative shop selling local arts and crafts in Brighton, held craft fairs and is now focusing on producing her own work for sale through her website www.kirstinstride.com, etsy …