by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 16, 2018 | Conservation
Last year we translocated wild salmon fry on the Girvan from high density areas to tributary sites lacking salmon. There were no underlying problems to address other than a lack of salmon spawning in these burns. This could be as a result of declining numbers...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 11, 2018 | Conservation, General
We attended the Clean Up Tarbolton Woods Campaign event at Montgomerie Castle on the Fail this afternoon. I was pleased to see so many local families turn out and enjoy the activities that CUTWC had laid on. Burgers were available and enjoyed by all. The burn...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 16, 2018 | Invasives
There are always lessons to learn from everything we do and while we’ve felt that we are making progress with controlling Giant Hogweed in Ayrshire, 2018 will go down as a difficult and disappointing year as for the first time since 2011, The Irvine and Garnock...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 13, 2018 | Conservation
The Water of Fail hasn’t featured much on our pages in the last few years and there’s a reason for that. Despite it being the second largest tributary of the Ayr up from the sea (after the Coyle) and 14 miles from the harbour, it suffers from bad water...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 4, 2018 | Events
There will be a Public Meeting held at 7pm on the 4th July 2018 in Tarbolton Primary School where SEPA will be present to update members of the public on the situation at the landfill and answer any questions.
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 26, 2018 | General
Following the operator of Tarbolton Landfill going into voluntary liquidation on the 13th June, concerns have risen over leachate from the site that may be entering the Water of Fail and the River Ayr system. Apparently, there are concerns over the nature of materials...