by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 31, 2014 | Invasives
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...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 29, 2014 | Invasives
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....
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 23, 2014 | Events, General, Invasives
As a follow on from the Carrick Invasives project we will still be controlling Himalayan Balsam and Japanese Knotweed under the CIRB project for 2014. I will be holding two meetings in the coming weeks to meet with the volunteers that were trained under the Carrick...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 19, 2014 | General, Invasives
We have been busy controlling Giant Hogweed along Ayrshire’s Rivers and in a few outlying areas which pose a threat to the control strategy. We have received a good few phone calls from concerned anglers and members of the public alerting us to the presence of...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 18, 2014 | General, Invasives
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...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 30, 2014 | Events, General, Invasives
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....