Festive Brussel Sprouts, Bacon and Chestnuts
Hate them or love them, pound for pound the humble Brussel Sprout has four times the amount of Vitamin D as an Orange and so we are lucky that they are in abundance in Ardtornish Kitchen Garden at this time of year. Add these healthy greens to your Christmas table this festive period a a perfect accompaniment to any [...]
Energy Manager
Energy Manager Job Purpose Ardtornish has 3.4 MW of hydro capacity in five schemes, and two biomass boilers providing space heating. Generating energy is significantly our largest enterprise, crucial to our success. The aim of the role is: To ensure our hydropower systems run as expected, maintaining daily records. Coordinating external contractors to service and manage faults as [...]
Spring Newsletter 2023
Welcome to the Ardtornish Newsletter We hope we’ll be seeing you this year, and thought you might be interested in some of our news. In the last year we’ve been delighted to welcome Dennis and John in the gardens and their respective families, and Darren Charlton in the estate maintenance team. Among the highlights of our long winter for [...]
Aline Catchment Restoration
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 wider plan to create a nature-rich, ecologically connected, working landscape in the Aline catchment, from hilltop to riverbed. The aim of this phase of work, [...]