by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 24, 2013 | General, Invasives
There is a new CIRB project tender available for contractors to download. Tender 15. Japanese Knotweed control on the River Doon Contractors can now download the tender and guidance notes, deadline for submissions is Friday 2nd August at 5pm by hard copy only. CIRB...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 19, 2013 | Conservation, General
After picking Emma up this afternoon from a sweltering day surveying for invasive weeds, I popped over to Irvine to have a look at work on the weir not far upstream from the estuary. The council have opened the gates on the weir to lower the water level behind the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 12, 2013 | Conservation, General
Last night I received a call from the bailiffs informing me that they had just recovered a net stashed in undergrowth on the bank near Craigie Pool on the lower River Ayr. Bailiffs are active both day and night at present patrolling the length of the River Ayr. They...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 4, 2013 | General, Invasives
Our next set of tenders for Himalayan Balsam control have now been verified and are available to download below along with their associated guidance document. Tenders should be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 12th July 2013 to: Ayrshire Rivers Trust, Donald...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 3, 2013 | Conservation, General
The River Ayr Bailiffs just sent me photos of 2 large eels that have been hung from branches at Muirkirk on the upper river. Fishing for and killing eels is illegal and anyone caught doing so may be prosecuted. Eels caught accidentally must be carefully unhooked and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 3, 2013 | Electrofishing, General
We are back at electrofishing after what has seemed like a very long winter and spring. Electrofishing is the highlight of the staff’s year allowing us to break free from the office for a month or two and find out what’s going on in the rivers. With more...