River Ayr smolt run is under way and problems continue at Catrine
The smolt run is upon us again and we are seeing numbers of smolts increasing at Catrine Dam again this year. Since the small amount of rain we had last week, numbers are steadily increasing between penstock and lade and it seems only a matter of time until we will be...Lower Irvine Erosion issues
We had an interesting sort of morning looking at erosion on the lower Irvine with a view to suggesting solutions to Irvine Angling Club who are concerned about bank loss and instability on their stretch. It is a long term issue but we also identified that the river...Revisiting Darvel Dam….in search of a solution
We visited Darvel today to again see if we can find something that may help salmon and trout migrate beyond the Dam that lies just upstream of Ranoldcoup Bridge. We’ve attempted to find solutions here before, first through RAFTS when Mike Beech, a fish pass...Girvan erosion and other problems
While on the Girvan yesterday looking at a potential site suitable for a green engineering solution to cut erosion, we became aware that there was slurry spreading going on nearby and boy was it going on! It’s the time of the year for it and there’s no...The finishing touches.
We stopped in at Sevenacres Weir this afternoon to install coir matting to protect the toe of a soil slope. With good light and low water levels we were able to take some photos that illustrate just how the brash bundles we installed on the left bank are working. This...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
