by Kilchoan Melfort Trust | Ecological Restoration
Alice Hornsby’s field trip to Hardwick Estate Experiences from the Organic Growers Gathering and reflections on regenerative gardening Organic gardening is not a new phenomenon in 2025, and the sales of organic food and drink in the United Kingdom have doubled...
by Kilchoan Melfort Trust | Ecological Restoration
Argyll Coasts and Islands Hope Spot Blog 2025 Marine Science student with a strong interest in conservation and restoration The residency was the creation of Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot ,the first designated Mission Blue Hope Spot in the UK; and itself part of...
by Kilchoan Melfort Trust | Ecological Restoration
Seasonal worker placement at Kilchoan Melfort Trust Marine Science student with a strong interest in conservation and restoration In the summer of 2025, I had the opportunity to work with the estate team at the Kilchoan Melfort Trust. As a Marine Science student with...
by Kilchoan Melfort Trust | Ecological Restoration
Work experience at Kilchoan Melfort Trust Part of my dissertation “This is what I did this year at Kilchoan Estate, I had a great time overall which has involved some of my dissertation data collection and other various conservation and estate work. First of...
by Andrea McDermott | Ecological Restoration
Seasonal Work experience at Kilchoan Melfort Trust A new view to working outdoors During my time at Kilchoan I took part in all different types of estate work by helping the garden and estates team with their day-to-day jobs. I worked with the estate team doing a...
by Andrea McDermott | Ecological Restoration
Here I found a sense of peace and connection to the natural world My week at Kilchoan had the quality of entering a time warp, a week where time seemingly slipped through my fingers. The estate itself Is a sliver of paradise, the drive from Oban like a journey through...
