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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...
Hillhead Primary pupils study life in Kilmarnock Water
Hillhead Primary, Kilmarnock, recently completed the “Salmon in the Classroom” project delivered by Ayrshire Rivers Trust. The P4 class pupils incubated and hatched salmon eggs sourced from the local river in an aquarium in the classroom before releasing the alevins...
Invasive Weed Control – Progress report.
We have now completed control of Giant Hogweed on the Lower Irvine, Annick, Garnock and the Coastal Burns. The Lower Ayr is virtually complete with a few areas needing a quick re visit by the contractor. The Upper Ayr and Irvine are both underway and should be...
Himalayan balsam
Last summer with the help of volunteers from BTCV we hand pulled the Himalayan balsam in the Chapleton Burn, the source of the problem in the Doon. I went back today to see if there was much growing this year. It was very encouraging to find that there appears to be...
Doonholm Dam in higher water
The river was running at 1'2" this afternoon but the entire flow was still flowing down through the breach in the dam. The dip in the water level where it plunged down through the breach was very noticeable to the eye but it doesn't show in the photos. I thought that...
Invasive Weeds on the Retreat
Despite difficult spraying conditions, our contractors have been working hard to complete the Giant Hogweed control across Ayrshire. The Annick and Irvine are now virtually complete as are the Coastal Burns. The lower River Ayr below Stair Bridge is also finished but...
Doonholm dam breach now complete
The breach in the Doonholm Dam has now been made safer for canoeists. The remaining lower section of the breach was removed today opening it up for canoe passage. There was a good run in the water today but the entire flow was going through the breach. There are low...
Doonholm Garden Open Day Sun 29th May
On Sunday 29th May 2011 Doonholm Gardens will be open to the public through the Scotland's Gardens Scheme. This is a great opportunity to see round these lovely gardens on the Bonnie Banks O'Doon. See here for details. The gardens are open from 2-5pm. Entry is £4 with...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
