TORLUNDY FARM
Fort William
500 acres
Torlundy Farm has magnificent views of Ben Nevis and is bounded by three miles of the River Lochy. It sits within a varied, rugged landscape where native woodland, wetlands and pockets of temperate rainforest intermix with regenerating scrub and open pasture. The landholding is undergoing a gradual transition towards rewilding – where nature recovery is balanced with a sustainable rural livelihood. Grazing pressure has constrained woodland recovery in the past, but livestock densities are being reduced and around 2,700 native trees have already been established in recent years, some protected in ‘seed islands’ to encourage riparian woodland expansion. The farm is evolving as a nature-based enterprise, with accommodation providing income and volunteer events fostering community involvement. Proposals are in hand for additional pond creation, hedgerow planting and further woodland expansion – enhancing biodiversity, climate resilience and opportunities for outdoor engagement.
Key rewilding commitments:
- MORE NATIVE WOODLAND: Look for opportunities to replace existing commercial conifers with native broadleaved woodland.
- MORE SPACE FOR WATER: Create more standing water by creating new ponds along former river channel.
- JOINED-UP HABITATS: Extend existing broadleaf woodlands adjacent to watercourses by planting local provenance native saplings (to make the site beaver-ready).
- RETURN MISSING SPECIES: Commission construction of a raptor breeding platform.
- LET NATURE LEAD: Undertake phased removal of non-native Rhododendron ponticum to facilitate woodland ground flora expansion.
- REINSTATE NATURAL GRAZING: Introduce GPS collars to existing Highland cattle herd.
- CONNECT WITH COMMUNITIES: Host volunteer events for local community to develop greater connections with nature.






