by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 1, 2025 | Conservation, General, Projects
With some time passing since we gave any update on the Nethermills counter on the Ayr, I thought now was as good a time as any. What became obvious to us after commencing this project back in 2022 was that it was never going to be as simple as download an accurate...
by Struan Candlish | Apr 18, 2025 | Conservation, General, Projects
Our final tree planting job for this season was in the Stinchar valley on the Pinmullan Burn, a small but productive tributary of the upper catchment. It isn’t ideal weather for planting owing to the dry, warm weather we been enjoying this spring and it is a...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 13, 2025 | Conservation, General
In October last year we removed a concrete weir on the Davington Burn, a tributary of the Border Esk. Having won the contract, we worked with Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to remove the weir and restore the burn to its natural state, reconnecting...
by Struan Candlish | Dec 12, 2024 | Conservation, General, Projects
We were recently joined by Jon Gibb for the Wild Fisheries Fund to look at the Maucline Burn (Ayr catchment) and Brockloch Burn (Doon catchment) where we have been busy fencing, tree planting and green engineering along with solving livestock watering issues. The...
by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 11, 2024 | Conservation, General
As ever, the culmination of each year’s hard work is rewarded by seeing fish successfully spawning in our rivers and burns across Ayrshire. Spawning activity has been noticeably slow to start this season although it is possible that a few fish spawned around 3...
by Struan Candlish | Dec 6, 2024 | Events, General
With Christmas approaching rapidly it’s time to start thinking about gifts for friends, family and partners. Why not treat someone to one of our fine art river maps showing named beats and major salmon pools with beautiful watercolours of key locations. We have...