by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 15, 2019 | Conservation, Invasives
Apart from the leachate escaping the landfill that pollutes the Water of Fail, there’s another environmental disaster underway. The site has come to our attention due to the presence of Giant Hogweed around the settlement ponds and the drainage ditches that take...
by Struan Candlish | Jun 18, 2019 | Conservation, Events, General
Monday saw us in Pitlochry delivering a drone workshop to fellow Scottish Fisheries Coordination Centre (SFCC) members. The aim of the course was to familiarise the attendees with drone flight and best practice guidance allowing safe, legal use of drones. Drones are...
by Struan Candlish | Jun 14, 2019 | Conservation, Events, fishing, General
Join us on the 3rd July at the University West Scotland Ayr Campus on the banks of the River Ayr at Craigie for a screening of Patagonia’s Artifishal Film. The film delves into the impact of hatcheries and aquaculture on wild salmon stocks. There is no charge...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 12, 2019 | Conservation, General
We were asked if we could help Irvine Angling Club by showing them how to stabilise erosion using green engineering techniques, or did we offer? I can’t quite remember how this came about but as ever, the Trust is willing to help any clubs that are willing to...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 10, 2019 | Conservation, General
At Catrine we are still waiting a decent run of water to flush the smolts downstream. At least the Stinchar Doon and Girvan have all had raised flows to assist either naturally or by artificial freshets that we requested for Doon and Girvan earlier this week. On the...
by Struan Candlish | May 1, 2019 | Conservation, fishing, General, Invasives
We are offering a training course on invasive non-native species control on the 10th and 11th of June. A great opportunity to learn new skills and do your bit to help control invasive non-native plant species on the Garnock. Applicants must have a Garnock Valley...