Japanese knotweed trial

I came across a very small recently rooted Japanese Knotweed plant last Saturday evening when walking the dogs along the River Ayr. I carefully removed a few cobbles and stones to avoid breaking the root off and removed the plant. I had in mind a wee experiment to see...

Himalayan balsam discovered in the Ayr catchment

Whilst following  the Coyle upstream, we eventually arrived at the Kerse Burn where we discovered a relatively new infestation of Himalayan balsam, The plant densities  found indicate that this outbreak is relatively new, possibly in it’s second or third year....

CIRB project – Giant Hogweed Tenders 2014

Our Giant Hogweed tenders have now been verified and are available to download below. We have arranged the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Wednesday 26th March 2014. This will be in at ART offices which are located in 1 Gibbs Yard, Auchincruive Estate, Ayr, KA6...

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....