American Signal Crayfish turn up in an Ayrshire River
Following up on a report by a local angling club, that an American Signal Crayfish (ASC) had been seen in a local river, we obtained the necessary licences to commence trapping in an attempt to confirm the sighting. At the moment, we won’t confirm the river or...Himalayan Balsam in Dalmellington
Himalayan Balsam continues to spread, but this time we found it beside the Muck Water at Dalmellington in the upper Doon catchment. This is very disappointing as it threatens to spread along the entire river from this source. The Doon DSFB have supported our...Himalayan balsam appears on the Lugar
It seemed inevitable that the dreaded Himalayan balsam that pollutes every other Ayrshire river would appear in the Ayr catchment and it has. Last year we reported finding balsam on the Coyle at Broomhill fishery where it seemed to have come in with top soil. That was...Japanese knotweed regrowth
Our Carrick Invasive Project officer Meryl Norris and I treated a large amount of Japanese knotweed at Hallowchapel on the Stinchar during September 2012. Results were very encouraging with virtually no regrowth visible in 2013 and 2014. Of course there was the...Giant Hogweed Control – Update
We have been receiving a few calls about giant hogweed over the past week so i though it best that we update everyone on our progress across Ayrshire. Contractors are currently working their way up the Annick Water so should be approaching Stewarton over the next day...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
