by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, August 8, 2019
The Forth Rivers Trust are working, where appropriate within the Allan Water catchment, managing wetlands to maintain their diversity and allow their function of flood plains to return where this has been disrupted. Creating peat dams in drained peat bogs helps...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, August 1, 2019
Wetland are areas of land where the soil is saturated permanently or seasonally. They are important habitats both for wildlife and for holding water to alleviate flooding. The Allan Water catchment has a range of wetlands including peat bogs and fens. Bogs are...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Giant hogweed was introduced to Scotland as an ornamental plant and was first recorded in the UK in the late 19th century. The plant spreads by seed mainly via wind dispersal and water courses. Giant hogweed is widespread throughout the UK and as a result can be...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, May 2, 2019
The Allan Water Improvement Project has been successful in securing funding from Scottish Government to restore Red Moss lowland raised bog on Tigh-Na Blair Farm. The project will involve the farmer installing over 500 peat dams in ditches across the bog to raise...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, January 16, 2018
The Allan Water Improvement Project (AWIP) worked with Nether Cambushinnie Farm to develop and submit its first Agroforestry application to SRDP’s Forestry Grant Scheme this winter. The scheme, if successful, will see 4 ha of sessile oak (Quercus patraea) and silver...
by Jonathan Louis | Thursday, December 21, 2017
I paid a visit to the headwaters of the Allan Water system yesterday and decided to take a peak at a small upland tributary I’d heard salmon used for spawning. It was great to discover that the rumours were true! I came to a small pool in the tributary immediately...
