Skeldon Weir on the Doon
We were at Skeldon Weir on the Doon today to advise the operators of the hydro scheme where timber baulks may provide the best opportunity to improve migration over this dam. While there’s no doubt the weir is passible, each and ever weir on rivers has an...Landward covers Salmon Farming
Last night, BBC2’s Landward screened an episode examining the performance of salmon farms in Scotland. I watched the programme with interest along with thousands of anglers concerned about the impact these salmon farms are having on wild Atlantic Salmon stocks...Stinchar tributary monitoring
On Thursday last week we surveyed the Crailoch Burn at two locations, one was our last site for the Government and the other was a monitoring site for the Stinchar DSFB. Our upper site yielded only trout and the lower site was dominated by salmon. The difference...Culroy Burn Kick Sampling
Last week we were pleased to be joined by a work experience student from Marr Secondary School named Calum Beaton. With the pressure on to finish up our electrofishing for the season Calum was able to see first hand what is involved in our survey work. Willing and...Progress at Sevenacres
After battling with fluctuating water levels for the last few weeks, contractors managed to make progress at the site this week installing 2 temporary inflatable dams and an sand bag barrier at the upper end of the site. This was achieved by cutting 2 holes in the...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
