Stinchar issues
Of all the Ayrshire rivers, the Stinchar is often thought of as being without too many water quality issues but of course there are some and after visiting the Girvan yesterday, I carried on to the upper Stinchar for a quick look before the light faded. During high...Pollution incident near Girvan
I received a call this afternoon from a concerned resident of Barr in South Ayrshire informing me of pollution on the Penwhapple Burn. I was concerned as this burn is important for both trout and salmon so I notified SEPA and set off into the wettest sleetiest...CIRB project – PA6AW Training 2014
As part of the CIRB project we have trained over 30 volunteers to PA6AW level (safe use of pesticides). This qualification allows the operator to use a knapsack sprayer to apply chemical and in our case treat Invasive Non Native Plant Species (INNPS) around water....Landslide update and Catrine works
I dropped in on Catrine at lunchtime today to see what progress has been made but there was no one on site. The form work was off the smolt trap but I didn’t venture near as it was partially covered and I’d rather wait until it’s exposed for a proper...Whisky Pollution
Here’s a link to an incident that took place at Catrine Bonded Warehouse in 2011. The article relates to the court proceedings following pollution of the River Ayr. http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/7-140-bottles-of-whisky-spilled-into-river-ayr-1-3280587...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
