historical landscape with a rich archaeological heritage

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historical landscape with a rich archaeological heritage

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Rushmore is a diverse rural estate located on the border of Wiltshire and Dorset in between the towns of Salisbury, Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury.

Rushmore is steeped in local history, being once the home of General Pitt-Rivers more famously known for his collection of artefacts in the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford. It is rich in biodiversity, home to two Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s) and being set in the heart of the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) it boasts extraordinary scenic landscapes.

Rushmore is home to the highly regarded Rushmore Golf Course, to the popular and quirky Larmer Tree Gardens, the historic King Johns House, and many more enterprises including residential and commercial property, commercial forestry, arable and livestock farming.

Rushmore News

Woodlands

Two large Douglas Fir trees were recently felled as part of our ‘selective thinning’ policy. These impressive trees were around 85 foot in length, with a diameter of 90cm at ‘breast height’ and an age 115 years old. The trees are to be used to teach tree climbing at a local training centre. The hole…

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Ash Dieback Research

Ash Dieback aka Chalara has taken hold of our Ash trees at Rushmore which is a great shame as they form much of our woodland structure and contribute to the local landscape. Whilst we are aware that genetics forms an essential part of tree resistance, we also know that whilst some trees do not have…

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Golf Course

Throughout the November closure we also took the opportunity to transform the Pro Shop at the club and have built in a state-of-the-art swing studio and simulator, meaning that we can now offer full custom fit technology indoors as well as people being able to play many world-famous courses from the comfort and warmth of…

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