Forth Rivers Trust at Braco Show

Forth Rivers Trust at Braco Show

Members of the Forth Rivers Trust team Niall Provan, Charlotte Neary and Sandra Stewart had a stand at the recent Braco agricultural show. Forth Rivers Trust work on the Allan Water Project undertaking many Natural Flood Management (NFM) activities. These not only aim...
Visiting Allan Water with new Heriot-Watt PhD students

Visiting Allan Water with new Heriot-Watt PhD students

Recently Huw, Niall and Sandra went out with two new PhD students from Heriot Watt and their supervisors for a trip around some of our river and floodplain restoration sites on the Allan Water and its tributaries. Andrew and Maciej have both recently moved to Scotland...
Nether Cambushinnie Bank Protection – November 2022 Update

Nether Cambushinnie Bank Protection – November 2022 Update

Nether Cambushinnie Bank Protection – 2022 Update   The upper reaches of the Allan Water between Kinbuck and Greenloaning mostly consists of active farmland. This reach also consists of sandy soils which mean that due to a lack of riparian tree cover and...
MERLIN – Local Delivery in a European Context

MERLIN – Local Delivery in a European Context

MERLIN – Local Delivery in a European Context By Huw Streater and Niall Provan The Firth of Forth catchment being designated as a case study for the EU MERLIN project is an important leap towards recognising the national, and even international importance of the...
EU MERLIN Partnership Announced

EU MERLIN Partnership Announced

EU MERLIN Partnership Announced   Forth Rivers Trust are delighted to be working with NatureScot to deliver the river restoration element of the EU MERLIN Project.  The Europe wide project is coordinated by the University of Duisberg-Essen, which seeks to restore...