News
Preventing a path from disappearing into a burn
We had a nice wee job to do today to protect the riverside path along the Muck Water at Dalmellington in the Doon catchment where there's always a steady stream of walkers. I'm pretty sure the landowner once told me that over 60,000 people a year walk this path. I...
Case Study: Diffuse pollution on the Brockloch Burn
The Brockloch Burn is a small tributary of the Chapelton Burn in the River Doon Catchment. It has been the focus of some extensive but necessary alteration in recent years to accommodate the new Maybole bypass. At the north end of the bypass, the roundabout that was...
Vacancy 2024 – Seasonal Assistant Biologist
For the 2024 fieldwork season we are looking for a seasonal assistant biologist who can integrate into our close-knit team and support the delivery of the trust’s objectives. The job description and further details can be found here Vacancy for a Seasonal Assistant...
Netherton Burn restoration; River Doon catchment
We've been busy planting trees at Netherton Burn on the Doon in the last couple of days assisted by regular volunteers Allan, Inna and Lee Anne. While it's a bit late in the season for planting, we had a surplus of pot grown Alders and a number of bare root trees...
Culroy Burn (Doon catchment) Update – nearly 9 years after the first improvements were made
With financial support from the River Doon DSFB we commenced improvements on the Culroy Burn back in 2015. Several areas had been identified that suffered from accelerated erosion and severe nutrient inputs that the Trust staff considered solvable. We knew water...
Greening the Banks of the Water of Girvan Project Update #4
Our Nature Restoration Funded Water of Girvan Project update sees us planting trees over the last few months. The weather has been far from kind to us but despite this we've planted 2900 trees on the fenced sections of river banks and upwards of 1000 willow cuttings...
River Irvine Tree Planting
This week we were very pleased to be joined by a group of volunteers from Thistle Credit Union. Despite being a fairly miserable, wet day we planted over 300 trees on the banks of the River Irvine upstream of its confluence with the Cessnock Water. These trees will...
Podcasting with the Farm Advisory Service – The Thrill of the Hill.
We were pleased to be invited back onto the Thrill of the Hill Podcast where the Farm Advisory Service (FAS) explores the multitude of issues facing the farmed upland environment and how we can reconcile priorities in conflict, showcase good practice, new...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
