by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 27, 2015 | Conservation, General
When schools ask for our assistance, very rarely do we ever refuse as education is central to the ethos of the Trust. Today we were joined by a group of advanced higher biology pupils from Wellington School in Ayr who wanted to look at different aquatic invertebrates...
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 14, 2015 | General
The next River Doon DSFB meeting will be held on Wednesday 4th November 2015 at 3.30pm in Frazer Coogans Solicitors office, Dalblair House, 46 Dalblair Road, Ayr KA7 1UQ. This meeting is open to the public.
by Stuart Brabbs | Oct 6, 2015 | Electrofishing, General
Every day is interesting at the Trust but some more than others. Today’s work came about rather unexpectedly due to a vehicle breakdown. Our reliable and hard worked Citroen Van has developed a small fault with its immobiliser after the key ‘plipper’...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 19, 2015 | Conservation, General
Our final attempt to remove the trout from Caaf Rservoir ahead of it being decommissioned has been completed and this time we managed to catch another 600- 650 small brown trout. The total number of wild brown trout captured from this reservoir since May is over 2000...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 15, 2015 | Conservation, General
I’m sure most would agree and we at the Trust certainly are pleased to occasionally get involved in wider aspects of fishery and wildlife management. Back in the days when Pete Minting was with the Trust (in 2007), he managed to secure funding to build Osprey...
by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 15, 2015 | General
The Clerk to the Board has requested that we publicise this meeting. The date for the next RSDSFB meeting is Thursday 24th September 2015. The meeting will be held at Minuntion, Pinmore, By Girvan at 4.00pm This meeting is open to the...