by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 8, 2013 | General
Ayrshire Rivers Trust are currently looking for a seasonal invasive weeds officer. The trust currently requires a Seasonal Invasive Weeds Officer, to promote the sustainable control of invasive non-native plant species within Ayrshire. ART have entered into an EU part...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 6, 2013 | General
I made a Blog post about this before Christmas and had a few people interested. I had tried to secure a small amount of funding which would enable us to purchase some tying equipment and materials however the application has been rejected. I would still like to...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 28, 2013 | General, Invasives
As part of the CIRB (Controlling Invasives Restoring Biodiversity) project we have trained over 20 volunteers to PA6AW level. This qualification allows the person to use chemicals to treat Invasive Non Native (INNS) species around water. For 2013 we are looking to...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 21, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
Weather once again threatened our planned work on the Doon. It was bad enough struggling with high water all summer but on the day we planned to plant the egg boxes in the river, we were subjected to blizzards. No matter what, we were going ahead with this today if we...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 13, 2013 | Conservation, fishing, General
As the River Ayr has been suffering from poor juvenile stocks for the last few years, we have been researching possible causes for this problem for some time. In order to determine what life stages are most affected, we decided to plant egg boxes out at key points...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 9, 2013 | Conservation, General
During the holidays I received a call informing me of a landslide upstream of Catrine Dam. Over a week since the incident took place and the bank is still moving. I’m not sure who owns the woodland at this point but I do feel that there are implications for the...