Cessnock in spate

Another photo of the Cessnock at the modified stretch, this time when it was in spate.  It seems inevitable that there is going to be a serious issue with siltation and diffuse pollution as a direct result of thee modifications. It is interesting that the original...

Black Rocks video

Here is a link to a short video of our Black Rocks Waterfall project in Kilmarnock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64GjbIMyjfc&feature=g-upl  The project was completed in conjunction with Kilmarnock AC with funding from SEPA and SCORE. The video was taken last...

It’s a bite but by what?

The Cross Water at Barrhill is a black peaty water that supports a few trout and salmon in the lower reaches. We monitor a site just upstream of the village at the Martyrs Tomb. We normally find a few better than average trout (for this burn) and this year was no...

Black Rocks success!

After posting such a depressing blog as the previous entry about the Cessnock, I am delighted to report some good news. The Black Rock weirs that were completed earlier this summer appear to be doing the job that they were designed to do. I paid them a quick visit...

Cessnock Modifications lead to problems

On the 4th August 2010 I saw some fairly major remodelling of the Cessnock taking place just outside Mauchline. There was a digger infilling the old course of the burn and landscaping as underway on the banks of a freshly cut channel. I was concerned (that’s the...

Irvine Valley Problems

I received reports of coloured water that was affecting fishing on the Irvine over the weekend. Garry Anderson from Galston knew where the problem lay so we set off for a look this morning in the rain. The problem was a small landslide on the Gower Water at the top of...