Ospreys
I’m sure most would agree and we at the Trust certainly are pleased to occasionally get involved in wider aspects of fishery and wildlife management. Back in the days when Pete Minting was with the Trust (in 2007), he managed to secure funding to build Osprey...Himalayan Balsam in Dalmellington
Himalayan Balsam continues to spread, but this time we found it beside the Muck Water at Dalmellington in the upper Doon catchment. This is very disappointing as it threatens to spread along the entire river from this source. The Doon DSFB have supported our...Collecting Willow for green bank reinforcements * UPDATED APRIL 2016*
Struan and I collected a trailer load of willow ahead of upcoming work at Kilkerran on the Girvan and other areas on the Ayr that would benefit from some bankside cover. Our thanks to the Bullen’s of Stair House for permission to harvest some willow there. We...Himalayan balsam appears on the Lugar
It seemed inevitable that the dreaded Himalayan balsam that pollutes every other Ayrshire river would appear in the Ayr catchment and it has. Last year we reported finding balsam on the Coyle at Broomhill fishery where it seemed to have come in with top soil. That was...Experimental Gravel Cleaning
We were on the Lugar and upper Ayr today selecting and surveying sites ahead of experimental gravel cleaning that we intend to undertake along with the RADSFB bailiffs shortly. SEPA asked that we establish a base line against which we could assess improvements which...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
