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Crayfish Eradication, Ballachulish
Although not an issue in Ayrshire at present, American Signal Crayfish (ASC) are all around us on the Clyde and in Dumfries and Galloway and they pose an enormous threat to our salmonid populations should they ever be introduced. Last year we had two reported...
Invasives update (CIRB Project)
This years CIRB project (controlling invasive weeds) is now well under way and by now most of the Giant Hogweed control around Ayrshire has been completed. The contractors have been working hard while we had good weather and have delivered their contracts on time. We...
Black Rocks weirs Complete!!!!!!!!
After about 10 months and many setbacks along the way, we can now report that the work has finished and the entire structure is operational. The contractor has yet to remove their scaffold and reinstate the grass at the park but the structural works are complete and...
Riparian habitat
The River Ayr has a variety of riparian woodlands along its length and it's nice to see areas where standing deadwood is left untouched until it eventually falls naturally. Last week I heard the unmistakeable squawking of young birds in a nest waiting for their next...
Other works underway In the Irvine Catchment
Kilmarnock Water Dean Ford is scheduled for replacement by a bridge but agreements have yet to be reached with householders. In the meantime, the old footbridge is in need of underpinning as the central foundation is undermined. I & H Borland are agin the...
Black Rocks update
I&H Boland aim to complete the Black Rocks weirs this week. With low levels prevailing, they took the opportunity to install the fish pass blocks in the upper weir today. Each block weighed around 1/4 tonne so it wasn't going to be easy but with a kerb lifter and...
Giant Hogweed appears on the Doon
Worryingly, Giant Hogweed has turned up on the River Doon. We were aware that it grows at the tidal pool at Doonfoot but Stuart from Doonfoot Fishings informed me today that it was now growing further upstream at Cambusdoon. Gordon MacDermid our CIRB project officer...
General roundup
I revisited Newmilns Weir yesterday during the spate to see how the banks were holding up and how the run and pool looked (from an angling perspective). The right bank at the top of the run looked as though it may suffer a small amount of erosion in the near future...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
