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Minishant Giant hogweed
Driving through Minishant last week out of the corner of my eye I thought I spotted some Giant hogweed growing at the base of a hedge. Sure enough after a quck u-turn I was able to confirm that is was the dreaded weed. This was in an area well away from any known...
Ayrshire Post
The leading local newspaper, the Ayrshire Post supported the savethedoon campaign well from the start and their coverage this week was no exception. However one of the highlights of the campaign is undoubtedly the cartoon which appeared on page 8 of this weeks...
Save the Doon Press Interest
The campaign fought by 'Save the Doon' ended today with a flurry of press interest. East and South Ayrshire Council officials joined in the celebrations along with members of the Doon DSFB, Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff and last but not least, the star attractions,...
Doon saved
There was great news today with the announcement from Scottish Power that they will not be seeking to implement any changes to the long standing flow in the Doon. The actual application is still live with SEPA but it is quite clear now which way the decision will go....
Stewarton Hogweed
The contractor and I had a look at Stewarton area where the GHW was particularly rampant. Although a few plants have been missed or not responded to the chemical yet, overall I'd say that we were really pleased with the results. Complete Weed Control will be back in...
Honours Project
The Water Vole opportunity has now been taken. Anyone interested in Invasive Weeds knows what to do.
Honours Project opportunity.
We are about to reintroduce water voles to two burns in Ayrshire and there is an opportunity for a 4th year honours student to get involved and undertake valuable research for their dissertation project. We are also delivering a major invasive weed control project and...
Giant Hogweed Upper River Irvine
Brian and I were out spraying Giant Hogweed on the Galston Club water on thursday evening. We didn't find many hogweed plants at all and perhaps only 2 or 3 that would have flowered this season which indicates that last years control was highly effective and all...
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