Japanese Knotweed control now under way

Now that the Japanese Knotweed is in full flower, it is the best time to spray the plant. Spraying the plant with glyphosate once it is in flower allows the chemical to be drawn to the root system for maximum effect. As part of the CIRB project we have contractors out...

CIRB Update / Balsam Bashing

Last week we had another two volunteers pass their PA6AW training course. John Muir and Alan Knox from Dalry Angling Club both passed without any problem and will now join a group of 22 other volunteers already trained by ART. Our training budget had now run out for...

More about the monster Hogweed

It’s great having Alba to assist with our Invasive species research. The only trouble is that she keeps producing more and more data! Seriously, she is fantastic and a real asset.  I’ve summarised some of her latest findings that I thought blog followers...

Giant Hogweed…incredible roots

While we have spent the last 4 years controlling Giant Hogweed on the River Ayr, it is only now that we are starting to look closer at the plant itself. Last year we controlled a plot of land opposite Dobbies Garden Centre near Holmston. This land was very badly...

RIVER AYR ALERT!!!!!!!

Himalayan Balsam was found on the lower River Ayr today. This is disappointing to say the least but not something that hasn’t been expected to occur at some point. I was spraying the few surviving Giant Hogweed plants on the Craigie stretch when I came across 4...