At the start of 2025, the LLFT team along with wonderful volunteers, proudly completed a transformative riverbank restoration project on the Kirkhouse Burn, a tributary of the Blane River. This effort wasn’t just about restoring a bank; it was about safeguarding the future of a delicate ecosystem.
The UK’s rivers are teeming with all sorts of wildlife, from the scampering water voles to the graceful otters. One more recent addition to this list in the Loch Lomond catchment, are beavers.
The above picture is a burn blockage event on the Allochrear burn near Blanefield. The Loch Lomond Fisheries Trust has been actively dealing with blockage events, where a buildup of materials can build up at a particular spot in a river and/or burn and prevent ish and other aquatic organisms from migrating or passing through. […]