Our new Scottish Invasive Species Initiative volunteer, Andrew, hasn't spotted any mink near his raft yet but he did spot this Brook Lamprey in an agricultural ditch. He captured this great video of this elusive and fascinating native species. NatureScot

In the lead up to International Women's Day on 8th March 2024, we are showcasing some of the remarkable achievements of some of the women who have made contributions in our field. To kick us off we introduce Fiona Strachan, our latest FNLRT Board Member fnlrt.org.uk/meet-our-newes…

How do you tackle a field (or several fields) of giant hogweed or Japanese knotweed?
In the lower reaches of the Findhorn, Lossie & Spey catchments are dense, interlocking forests of hogweed & knotweed. Treating these infestations is a daunting prospect and it would take... 1/2

Some before and after photos of Japanese Knotweed treatment on the Lossie. The landowner has kindly knocked down the dead stems and we will be back later in the year to check on regrowth. Check out the latest Scottish Invasive Species Initiative blog post: invasivespeciesscot.home.blog/2024/02/21/put…

More volunteers underwent training and certification to help us control invasive non-native species as part of our partnership project Scottish Invasive Species Initiative. It will nearly be time to begin Giant Hogweed control!

Check out this brilliant portfolio of 1,000 images from SCOTLAND: The Big Picture, capturing the diverse work being done by Findhorn Watershed Initiative to change a landscape - work that goes far beyond simply river restoration.
Enjoy the full library here: stbp.photoshelter.com/gallery/Findho…
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There is only two weeks to go until the opening of the 2024 salmon fishing season on the River Findhorn. The conservation code for 2024 can be found on our website: fnlrt.org.uk/.../river.../a… along with other useful information about angling on the river.

Icy conditions on the Findhorn 🥶🥶 Thank you to Sean for the photos

The FNLRT Office will be closed for the festive period from 21st December until 8th January 2024. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

Our latest progress report is available on our website: fnlrt.org.uk/documents/. The FNLRT team have had an extremely busy year working on a variety of projects to further our aims of research, education, conservation and restoration of our river catchments.

Thank you to Elise and Sarah, and our volunteers for all their hard work this plant control season!

Scottish Invasive Species Initiative – Project Conference Join us on the 6th Oct 2023 at the MacDonald Centre Aviemore. For full details invasivespecies.scot/project-confer…

The wet weather has improved the water levels in the rivers and it can be easy to underestimate the risks associated with angling. Loch Lomond & The Trossachs and Angling Scotland have put together this great guide for helping keep yourself self while angling

Electrofishing yesterday for a bit of a trial run before the survey season gets started. We have received funding this year for the National Electrofishing Program and we will be starting these surveys soon. The team saw good numbers of trout and eels plus a couple of lampreys!

Another great hogweed season! Thank you to all our staff and volunteers! Former NatureScot account

Saturday saw the Findhorn Bailiffs joined on patrol by Wildlife Crime Officers from Police Scotland. More joint patrols are planned later in the year.

We have teamed up with Findhorn Bay Arts to recruit a Creative Practitioner to help us deliver a programme of creative and cultural engagement with the Findhorn catchment: findhornbayarts.com/whats-happenin…
Scottish Government Net Zero Scotland

We are working with Wild things! to fund an Environmental Education Officer position, more details can be found on the Wild Things! website: wild-things.org.uk/vacancies/ Scottish Government Net Zero Scotland

We are all extremely concerned about the recent developments on Scotland's rivers, concerning outbreaks of fish disease. We are helping to raise awareness of the issue nationally, please take a look at this recent news article: news.stv.tv/v/aggressive-s…

WE ARE RECRUITING! Our Findhorn Watershed Initiative requires a Communications Officer to help us tell the story of this exciting and innovative project. For more information please see our FWI website: findhornwatershed.com/team