by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 20, 2024 | Conservation, Green engineering, Projects
With financial support from the River Doon DSFB we commenced improvements on the Culroy Burn back in 2015. Several areas had been identified that suffered from accelerated erosion and severe nutrient inputs that the Trust staff considered solvable. We knew water...
by Struan Candlish | Apr 5, 2024 | Conservation, Events, General
This week we were very pleased to be joined by a group of volunteers from Thistle Credit Union. Despite being a fairly miserable, wet day we planted over 300 trees on the banks of the River Irvine upstream of its confluence with the Cessnock Water. These trees will...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 20, 2024 | Conservation, Consultation, Events, General
We were pleased to be invited back onto the Thrill of the Hill Podcast where the Farm Advisory Service (FAS) explores the multitude of issues facing the farmed upland environment and how we can reconcile priorities in conflict, showcase good practice, new...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 5, 2024 | Conservation, Events, General, Projects
Last week we were joined by a great group of volunteers who helped us with tree planting aspect of our Greening the Banks of the Water of Girvan Project, supported by the Nature Restoration Fund, the Landowner and the Girvan DSFB. With the green engineering and...
by Struan Candlish | Jan 17, 2024 | Conservation, General, Green engineering, Projects
Our Greening the Banks of the Water of Girvan project is making great progress and with the fencing and green engineering aspects of the project complete we’re turning our attention to tree planting over the coming weeks. We had been scheduled to begin planting...
by Carolyn Bryce | Nov 14, 2023 | Conservation, Projects
We are pleased to announce that in early October we received news that our latest Ayrshire Rural and Island Ambition Fund (ARIA) project application had been successful. The Ayrshire Grown Project was developed with the aim of establishing a native tree nursery,...