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Japanese Knotweed Control
It is approaching peak time for Japanese Knotweed control. When the plant is in flower it is in the process of storing energy in the rhizome root system for overwintering. If sprayed at this time, the chemical is translocated straight to the root and has a much...
Spate conditions: low oxygen?
I had a trip to Loch Doon this afternoon to download the fish counter. I like to check the pH etc in the compensation flow from the loch so I made sure the multimeter was in the van. The pH reading below the dam, at the very top of the river, was 6.65 (mildly acidic)....
Ayrshire rivers conductivity
Ayrshire is a very diverse area in terms of human population density, landuse, geology etc. This is reflected in the characteristics of its rivers. Whilst the water in the Ayr may look similar to that flowing down the Stinchar measurements of parameters such as...
Water Vole Video Clip
I've uploaded a video clip of the water vole stocking to my You Tube account. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQO5TV86560 URsTV also covered the release and have posted a couple of related clips on their web site...
Himalayan invasion
Over the last few years the Rumbling Burn (flows under the A78 to the south of Troon) has become over-run by Himalayan Balsam. This is a small coastal burn and the problem seems to be limited to downstream of the A78, although we haven't yet checked upstream to find...
Water Voles Released (x144)
On thursday and friday of this week, we finally received our consignment of captive bred water voles destined for the Darley and Slaphouse Burns. A total of 144 water voles were delivered to ART by Jay Humphries who transported them from Derek Gow's breeding facility...
Burrowing animals
Of course water voles live in burrows and in order for them to get a good start in their new habitat, Alex (an MSc student from Glasgow University) and I went out today armed with soil augers to make a few short runs for them to take refuge in. During the course of...
Water Voles in Transit (or more likely a Hilux)
Derek Gow, our water vole breeder has sent our young voles on their journey back to their native homelands. The 450 mile trip from Devon to Ayrshire is the start of a new life and opportunity for these captive bred animals that originated from Ayrshire and Lanarkshire...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
