
A perched culvert on the Traboyack Burn, (Stinchar catchment) that requires work to improve migration. The DSFB have been asked to help ART find ways to resolve this culvert. Hopefully we will beable to report progress soon.

A barrier in the Garnock catchment that was recently refurbished by the council despite our request for a more suitable alternative

An old photo going back to 2013, but it’s not hard to see where the problems lay. It doesn’t surprise us that simple stock exclusion is inadequate to restore this habitat and other methods may be required. Problems can be 100 years+ in the making so natural recovery may be a slightly unrealistic expectation in some cases.

Unlicensed dredging that may have lasting damage. Were there any fish to destroy before the dredging so does it really matter…it’s only a wee burn!

There were multiple issues on site and all leading to water quality issues. ART resolved these problems with the support of the Doon Board and all this burn needs now are a few fish to find their way back in and kick start the recovery process.
These are just a few examples and there are many more.

HDPE baffles designed by ART and making a difference to the flow and passage through this culvert

Work underway to ease another migration problem, this time using untreated green oak baffles
Marine survival is a lottery and this years relatively good runs in some rivers are not materialising to the same extent in all. Rather than waste too much energy worrying about issues that we can’t resolve (there are others much larger organisations paid to do that), we will continue to focus on things within the freshwater environment that we can change. making the most of our habitat is key to maximising productivity.