New CIRB tender available – Japanese Knotweed control on the River Doon
There is a new CIRB project tender available for contractors to download. Tender 15. Japanese Knotweed control on the River Doon Contractors can now download the tender and guidance notes, deadline for submissions is Friday 2nd August at 5pm by hard copy only. CIRB...Ayrshire Red Squirrel Group are looking for a Grey Squirrel Control Coordinator
The Ayrshire Red Squirrel Group was established in 2002 with the aim of conserving red squirrels throughout Ayrshire. As part of this aim, the group has secured funds to deliver a red squirrel conservation project in the Carrick area of South Ayrshire. The programme...A problem plant!
Gordon spied this Giant Hogweed plant in an almost inaccessible location. I say ‘almost inaccessible’ because without climbing experience I think it would be impossible to deal with this solitary invader. But of course, neither Gordon nor I are equipped or...Electrofishing: Upper Ayr sites
It has been well reported in the past years that the River Ayr salmon stocks aren’t what they should be so in order to assess the productivity in the good areas, we have been revisiting some established sites that haven’t been surveyed for some time and...Irvine weir works
After picking Emma up this afternoon from a sweltering day surveying for invasive weeds, I popped over to Irvine to have a look at work on the weir not far upstream from the estuary. The council have opened the gates on the weir to lower the water level behind the...Busy Bailiffs
Last night I received a call from the bailiffs informing me that they had just recovered a net stashed in undergrowth on the bank near Craigie Pool on the lower River Ayr. Bailiffs are active both day and night at present patrolling the length of the River Ayr. They...Kilmarnock Water
Scorching hot weather only means one thing… we are out of the office! I took Helen to the Fenwick Water today to assess the impact of the pollution incident a couple of months ago. We fished two sites, one upstream of the pollution source and the other at the...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
