by Struan Candlish | Sep 2, 2019 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General, Invasives
Despite the miserable weather on Friday of last week, Muir and I headed off to the Annick Water this morning to complete two more sites for the National Electrofishing Programme. Results were poor but both sites produced salmon. However we recorded a species that I...
by Struan Candlish | Aug 2, 2019 | Conservation, Events, fishing, General, Invasives
We have received a report that a non-native Pacific pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha has been caught on the lower River Irvine. This has still to be confirmed but if you are confident you have caught a pink salmon then the fish should be dispatched humanely and...
by Struan Candlish | Jul 16, 2019 | Conservation, Events, Invasives
Today we were faced with the unenviable job of dealing with giant hogweed flowers that had set seed at Tarbolton Landfill. The land surrounding the landfill is criss crossed with old field drains and ditches that have the potential to transport seed into the Fail and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 15, 2019 | Conservation, Invasives
Apart from the leachate escaping the landfill that pollutes the Water of Fail, there’s another environmental disaster underway. The site has come to our attention due to the presence of Giant Hogweed around the settlement ponds and the drainage ditches that take...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 27, 2019 | Invasives
This is a challenging time of year for the Trust with so many different things underway and limited time available to do everything justice. However, despite a massive workload, we’ve taken most of the Giant hogweed control back in house on the Ayr this year as...
by Stuart Brabbs | May 23, 2019 | Invasives
This season, we first started with Giant Hogweed control on the Ayr and will move onto the Doon and Coastal Burns once this river has been completed. We also have funding for Pesticide training for volunteers in the Garnock area where this plant is also widespread....