Water Voles doing well

Around 3 weeks have passed since we stocked water voles into Darley and Slaphouse Burns and so far they seem to be doing well. Despite some terrible weather and widely fluctuating water levels many voles seem to have survived the high mortality period that usually...

Japanese Knotweed Control

It is approaching peak time for Japanese Knotweed control. When the plant is in flower it is in the process of storing energy in the rhizome root system for overwintering. If sprayed at this time, the chemical is translocated straight to the root and has a much...

Spate conditions: low oxygen?

I had a trip to Loch Doon this afternoon to download the fish counter. I like to check the pH etc in the compensation flow from the loch so I made sure the multimeter was in the van. The pH reading below the dam, at the very top of the river, was 6.65 (mildly acidic)....

Ayrshire rivers conductivity

Ayrshire is a very diverse area in terms of human population density, landuse, geology etc. This is reflected in the characteristics of its rivers. Whilst the water in the Ayr may look similar to that flowing down the Stinchar measurements of parameters such as...

Water Vole Video Clip

I’ve uploaded a video clip of the water vole stocking to my You Tube account. URsTV also covered the release and have posted a couple of related clips on their web site...

Water Voles Released (x144)

On thursday and friday of this week, we finally received our consignment of captive bred water voles destined for the Darley and Slaphouse Burns. A total of 144 water voles were delivered to ART by Jay Humphries who transported them from Derek Gow’s  breeding...