Light at the end of the tunnel?
The Culroy Burn has been the focus of much attention in an effort to reduce the sediment entering the Doon and improve spawning success in the burn. There’s always been some difficulty getting landowner support for one stretch in particular but after a very...Kilmarnock Water fish passage
We received design drawings of a rock ramp fish pass for consultation from Scottish Water today and nipped up to Cheapside Street in Kilmarnock to cast fresh eyes over the weir and drawings. We first highlighted the issues over the partial collapse of this weir when...Greenock Water erosion…addressing the problems
In keeping with other work we are doing at the moment, Muir and I met with a landowner this morning to see what we could suggest to stabilise rapidly eroding river banks. The site we visited was on the Greenock Water, an important tributary of the Ayr. For years the...Upper Irvine Erosion
Following up on the SEPA’s demonstration event of last Autumn where we attended to offer support to SEPA’s engineering team and advice to farmers over green engineering techniques, Muir and I revisited the Upper Irvine site which continues to suffer...Muck Water follow up
Since installing the first 30+ tonnes of boulders at the Muck Water in an attempt to improve the habitat, particularly for salmon, we returned over the last two days to seek opinions from Glasgow University specialists in river engineering and a SEPA hydro...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
