by Jonathan Louis | Monday, September 6, 2021
Eel Monitoring around the Forth Eel trapping is a fine art. Oceanic currents, temperature, tide and lunar cycles are just a few things to be taken into account when trying to get your hands on these slippery characters. Up to now we have three toads to show for our...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Crowdfunder – Clean Rivers, Healthy Rivers Help us crowdfund for clean and healthy rivers. We are looking to our followers to help us fund our Clean Rivers, Healthy Rivers campaign. Pollution from outfalls can impact rivers anywhere but especially here around...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, January 8, 2021
Covid-19 and Trust operations Due to the COVID 19 Stay at Home restrictions imposed by the Scottish Government earlier this week, the Trust has placed all staff on flexible furlough. All staff are on reduced hours most working only three days a week. We are still...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, October 23, 2020
World Fish Migration Day – Barriers to Fish Migration Man-made weirs (known as barriers to fish passage) cause a major impact on migratory fish around the Forth. The map below shows that impact visually based on barrier locations with section of the rivers...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, October 23, 2020
World Fish Migration Day – Eels Next up for World Fish Migration Day we thought we would talk about the European Eel. Â The European eel has an astonishing life cycle and is the only European fish species that leaves the coast to spawn in the sea. Starting as an...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, October 23, 2020
World Fish Migration Day – Wild Salmon Watch Walk, Falls of Leny Unfortunately due to current Covid-19 restrictions placed on the central belt we are unable to run our Autumn wild salmon watch walk to the Falls of Leny. We were going to run the walk today as...
