by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 28, 2019 | Conservation
In 2017, Ayrshire Roads Alliance (ARA) engaged Aecom to design an engineering solution to prevent the Chris Hoy Cycle Path being lost through erosion that is well underway just upstream of Galston. More concerning to ART is the main sewer that lies next to the path...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 9, 2019 | Conservation
Many readers have followed our progress as we undertook the challenge of stopping erosion at two locations at Kilkerran on the middle Girvan. I though it was now an ideal time to provide another update that shows just how much has been achieved. Of course these are...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 7, 2019 | Conservation
I went to Culroy Burn on the Doon this evening to see how our green engineering and restoration attempts were faring. It has been 3 years since we finished the section at Blackbyres and 2 since we completed the Sauchrie restoration. Both areas were fenced with...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 15, 2019 | Conservation, Invasives
Apart from the leachate escaping the landfill that pollutes the Water of Fail, there’s another environmental disaster underway. The site has come to our attention due to the presence of Giant Hogweed around the settlement ponds and the drainage ditches that take...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 3, 2019 | General
The next Girvan DSFB meeting will take place on the 27th June at the Carrick Centre, Culzean Road, Maybole, KA19 7DE at 6.30pm
by Stuart Brabbs | May 27, 2019 | Invasives
This is a challenging time of year for the Trust with so many different things underway and limited time available to do everything justice. However, despite a massive workload, we’ve taken most of the Giant hogweed control back in house on the Ayr this year as...