Smolts delayed at Catrine
At Catrine we are still waiting a decent run of water to flush the smolts downstream. At least the Stinchar Doon and Girvan have all had raised flows to assist either naturally or by artificial freshets that we requested for Doon and Girvan earlier this week. On the...Garnock Connections: 12 spaces available for PA6AW training.
We are offering a training course on invasive non-native species control on the 10th and 11th of June. A great opportunity to learn new skills and do your bit to help control invasive non-native plant species on the Garnock. Applicants must have a Garnock Valley...River Ayr smolt run is under way and problems continue at Catrine
The smolt run is upon us again and we are seeing numbers of smolts increasing at Catrine Dam again this year. Since the small amount of rain we had last week, numbers are steadily increasing between penstock and lade and it seems only a matter of time until we will be...Lower Irvine Erosion issues
We had an interesting sort of morning looking at erosion on the lower Irvine with a view to suggesting solutions to Irvine Angling Club who are concerned about bank loss and instability on their stretch. It is a long term issue but we also identified that the river...Tarbolton Landfill: A Ticking Timebomb!
For nearly a year, Tarbolton Landfill has been closed after the parent company went into liquidation. All operations on site ceased and the pumps were removed. The Water of Fail flows beside the coup which was constructed on a wetland. The threat of pollution...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
