“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 …
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 …
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 …