by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 21, 2024 | Conservation, General, Projects
The Brockloch Burn is a small tributary of the Chapelton Burn in the River Doon Catchment. It has been the focus of some extensive but necessary alteration in recent years to accommodate the new Maybole bypass. At the north end of the bypass, the roundabout that was...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 21, 2024 | Conservation, Green engineering, Projects
We’ve been busy planting trees at Netherton Burn on the Doon in the last couple of days assisted by regular volunteers Allan, Inna and Lee Anne. While it’s a bit late in the season for planting, we had a surplus of pot grown Alders and a number of bare...
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...