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Spates and smolts
After a few dry weeks we finally have small spates on all our rivers today. This is the first rise in water levels for a few weeks and that of course means that any smolts will be heading downstream en mass. I headed to Dam Park to have a look at Nethermills Weirs...
Giant Hogweed Control
Contractors are out and about on our rivers spraying Giant Hogweed at the moment. We started a bit later this year due to delays with the scoring process and CIRB procurement rules but I don't think this is a bad thing as most plants are either this year's or last...
SB completes the SNIFFER course!
This wasn't some secret or lurid hobby that I was developing my skills in, but rather the latest technique for assessing barriers to fish passage. SNIFFER stands for the Scotland and Northern Ireland Forum For Environmental Research and they have developed this tool...
Darvel Weir? Wot weir?
It's a case of weir today and gone tomorrow! As you will see from the pictures below, Darvel's crumbling weir has now been demolished. To say this was a Darvel Weir is perhaps misleading as it was located between Newmilns and Darvel forming the boundary between the...
Invasive Weeds Project Officer starts on 1st May
Gordon MacDermid started with ART this week as a project officer for the CIRB project. Gordon, who hails from Mauchline is a well known face on the River Ayr and is Treasurer for Mauchline Angling Club. His duties will include surveying the distribution of invasive...
Ponesk Burn Update
Take a moment to check back to our post of the 29th October 2011 and compare the photos taken soon after the Ponesk Burn was diverted with the images below, taken a couple of days ago on the 26th April 2012. Following extreme floods and prolonged high water over...
Pouring in Kilmarnock
I was relieved to see that the Kilmarnock Water level hadn't risen much overnight despite heavy showers on the Fenwick Moor. The contractors were on site early and attempting to seal the leaks before pouring the final weir wall. Although there hadn't been much rain,...
Black Rocks progress report
What progress? Well after last weeks raised levels and a hiccup over the supply of stainless 'rebar', Borland's men were back in the river yesterday and today resetting the steel and formwork for the last wall. If the rain holds off overnight, the last wall will be...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
