Irvine Valley improvements
Well after reporrting on problems on the Irvine recently, it is about time for good news. Don’t get too excited, nothing that great but steps in the right direction. First off, I visited the Burnawn to see the volunteer’s handywork at the Cemetery Bridge...Superhuman effort
We are still waiting for the council to instruct the contractor to make repairs to Burnawn fish pass. Meanwhile, members of Galston Angling Club, frustrated by the delay decided to attempt the impossible and clear the bottom end of the fish pass manually. There was...Ponesk electro fishing
I’ve been keen to visit the Ponesk this year to see how the new channel had fared but water levels have prevent this until today. Brian and I spent a couple of days last winter looking for evidence of salmon spawning on this burn but didn’t find anything....Another dry day, more great trout!
Making the most of low(ish) water levels, I headed out this morning to complete the Burnock Water survey with Natalia and Meryl whilst Gillian and Helen made for the Garnock and Caaf Water to undertake a new survey. I can’t let you know about the Garnock results...Irvine Valley Problems UPDATE
On the 24th September, I reported on erosion on the main stem of the Irvine at Galston. I was concerned at the level of erosion at this modified stretch and indicated that I’d speak to the Council about tis. I haven’t yet but today I received a call from...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
