CIRB – Volunteer meetings (Carrick area – Girvan and Stinchar Catchments)
As a follow on from the Carrick Invasives project we will still be controlling Himalayan Balsam and Japanese Knotweed under the CIRB project for 2014. I will be holding two meetings in the coming weeks to meet with the volunteers that were trained under the Carrick...CIRB project update – Giant Hogweed Control
We have been busy controlling Giant Hogweed along Ayrshire’s Rivers and in a few outlying areas which pose a threat to the control strategy. We have received a good few phone calls from concerned anglers and members of the public alerting us to the presence of...Quadcopter survey tool
We bought a quadcopter flying machine through CIRB last year with the intention of using it to survey for invasive weeds in difficult to access areas . Of course it was also destined to be used for other things such as aerial assessment of erosion and morphological...CIRB project – Giant Hogweed Tenders 2014
Our Giant Hogweed tenders have now been verified and are available to download below. We have arranged the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Wednesday 26th March 2014. This will be in at ART offices which are located in 1 Gibbs Yard, Auchincruive Estate, Ayr, KA6...CIRB project – PA6AW Training 2014
As part of the CIRB project we have trained over 30 volunteers to PA6AW level (safe use of pesticides). This qualification allows the operator to use a knapsack sprayer to apply chemical and in our case treat Invasive Non Native Plant Species (INNPS) around water....Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
