News
Girvan Slurry Incident update
I received an update today from SEPA regarding the slurry incident at the Penwhapple Burn that I reported on this blog last Friday. I am grateful to SEPA for their prompt action on Friday and this very quick update on the situation they found and the action they...
New Web Cam location required
The Water of Girvan Farson Digital Web Cam has served us all well since it first went live a few years ago. It has on average around 17,ooo unique computers accessing the camera annually with many more hits per year from each of these computers so it's obviously a...
Stinchar issues
Of all the Ayrshire rivers, the Stinchar is often thought of as being without too many water quality issues but of course there are some and after visiting the Girvan yesterday, I carried on to the upper Stinchar for a quick look before the light faded. During high...
Pollution incident near Girvan
I received a call this afternoon from a concerned resident of Barr in South Ayrshire informing me of pollution on the Penwhapple Burn. I was concerned as this burn is important for both trout and salmon so I notified SEPA and set off into the wettest sleetiest...
CIRB project – PA6AW Training 2014
As part of the CIRB project we have trained over 30 volunteers to PA6AW level (safe use of pesticides). This qualification allows the operator to use a knapsack sprayer to apply chemical and in our case treat Invasive Non Native Plant Species (INNPS) around water....
Landslide update and Catrine works
I dropped in on Catrine at lunchtime today to see what progress has been made but there was no one on site. The form work was off the smolt trap but I didn't venture near as it was partially covered and I'd rather wait until it's exposed for a proper look. I am...
Whisky Pollution
Here's a link to an incident that took place at Catrine Bonded Warehouse in 2011. The article relates to the court proceedings following pollution of the River Ayr. http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/7-140-bottles-of-whisky-spilled-into-river-ayr-1-3280587 At no...
River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting
The next River Ayr District Salmon Fishery Board meeting will take place on the 25th February at 7.00pm in CKD Galbraith's offices at 7 Killoch Place, Ayr, KA7 2EA This meeting is open to the public however they will not be able to contribute to the meeting.
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
