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...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, October 23, 2020
World Fish Migration Day – Migratory Fish Pressures Today is World Fish Migration Day so we are dedicating our social media channels to migratory fish around the Forth. We have a series of posts going out which will highlight pressures migratory fish face,...
by Jonathan Louis | Friday, September 25, 2020
A tale of two rivers: Fish monitoring in the North and South Esks By Dr Iain Reid Introduction The Forth Rivers Trust have been carrying out electrofishing surveys for a number of years throughout all the rivers in the Forth Catchment and hold historical data for a...
by Jonathan Louis | Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Here Be Monsters by Dr Iain Reid They may be small but lurking in the still waters of our ponds and canals around the Forth are some truly weird and wonderful creatures.  At the top of the food chain are a number of organisms sporting a range of adaptations to help...
by Jonathan Louis | Wednesday, June 10, 2020
The canary and the coalmine Invertebrate monitoring on the South Esk.  By Dr Iain Reid Introduction Those of you living and walking by the South Esk in the Dalkieth area may have noticed that the river looks a bit different of late.   The river has taken on a...
by Jonathan Louis | Monday, April 27, 2020
Lifecycle of Amphibians In the UK amphibians hibernate in order to survive the colder winter months since they cannot generate their own heat to keep warm. Some species such as common frogs can hibernate at the bottom of ponds, but most find an undisturbed frost-free...
