News
Culroy Burn erosion
We have been in discussion for some time with the landowner on the Culroy Burn where erosion appears to be contributing to silt problems further downstream. The burn is eroding prime agricultural land at an alarming rate and it is not only us but also the landowner...
Easter Monday
The Trust staff don't really take fixed holidays unless someone desperately wants them, (Christmas and New year being the exception), so this morning it was work as usual. A new member of staff joined the team today so it was nice to be able to welcome Muir...
Quiz Night – 24th April 2015
Reconnecting fish and habitat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doWlxhhez7Y I came across this video clip on YouTube and couldn't help but see the similarities of this approach to what we do in Ayrshire and other Trusts across Scotland are also delivering. We may not have resources to work on this...
Caaf Reservoir update
Finally water levels are approaching the required depth to allow us to effectively net the reservoir before it is full drained down. Levels are dropping by 700mm per day and our target level could be reached next week if there's no more rainfall. While we are almost...
Pollution
It's been a bad week for pollution with three separate incidents that we are aware of. The first was the incident on the Kilmarnock Water last Tuesday evening which resulted in trout and possibly salmon being killed. SEPA attended and traced the problem to a Scottish...
2014 catch data in perspective
I'm just back from the ASFB/RAFTS conference (which was excellent) with a copy of the latest annual review. This publication gives the catch data from Board rivers (and the Irvine and Garnock) around Scotland and makes interesting reading. The Irvine and Garnock...
Fenwick Water Polluted Again
I think this is the 3rd successive year that fish have been killed on the Fenwick Water from pollution. SEPA informed the Trust yesterday that there had been a localised incident on the river that resulted in a number of fish (presumed to be trout) dying....
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
