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 | May 24, 2013 | General, Invasives
AS part of the CIRB project we awarded a contract to control Japanese Knotweed on the River Irvine and I reported at the time that this control had been completed by early October 2012. The method used was spraying with roundup pro biactive 45o g/l when the plant was...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 4, 2013 | General
As mentioned in my last post, the pre tender meeting will take place on Wednesday the 6th March at 2pm at the Ayrshire Rivers Trust offices. Directions can be found by clicking here
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 1, 2013 | General, Invasives
Our tenders have now been verified and are available to download below. We have arranged the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Wednesday 6th March 2013. This will be in at ART offices which are located in the Engineering Department, Donald Hendrie Building,...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 27, 2013 | General
The tenders for the control of Invasive Non Native Species will be available to download from here in the next few days. We have arranged for the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Wednesday the 6th of March. This will be held at ART offices which are located in the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 28, 2013 | General, Invasives
As part of the CIRB (Controlling Invasives Restoring Biodiversity) project we have trained over 20 volunteers to PA6AW level. This qualification allows the person to use chemicals to treat Invasive Non Native (INNS) species around water. For 2013 we are looking to...