Articles Written By: Polly Burns

Scottish Mink Initiative: New volunteers needed!

July 30, 2015

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As some of the blog readers may be aware, the Spey Foundation contributes to the Scottish Mink Initiative, a project covering the majority of Scotland aiming to eradicate the invasive American Mink from Scotland. The…

New Scottish Government conservation proposals

July 24, 2015

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Yesterday, the news broke that the Scottish Government are intending to bring in new conservation measures for Atlantic Salmon, after the public consultation on the matter earlier this year. The main features of the measures…

Last chance to vote!

June 29, 2015

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Don't forget that today and tomorrow are your last chances to vote for your favourite Trout and Salmon 'Save Our Salmon' pitch, one of which is one put forward by ourselves in collaboration with the…

RAFTS Scottish Invasive Species Initiative Project wins Heritage Lottery Fund support

June 23, 2015

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River and Fishery Trusts of Scotland (RAFTS) has received £41,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to begin developing the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative (SISI) project, it was announced earlier this month. This grant will…

A ‘SpeyFantastic’ day at the Cairngorms Nature Festival!

May 20, 2015

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The Spey Foundation and Spey Catchment Initiative were delighted to see so many people turn up to the 'SpeyFantastic' event held as part of the Cairngorms Nature Festival at the weekend. Brian Shaw, Polly Burns…

Cairngorms Nature Festival – ‘SpeyFantastic’!

May 13, 2015

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This weekend, the 16-17th May is the Cairngorms Nature Festival which is a massive assortment of events planned throughout the Cairngorms National Park all focused on getting outdoors and exploring nature! This year, the Spey…

Public meetings – a reminder to book!

October 22, 2014

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With less than a week to go till Aberlour, and just over a week till London's public meeting, this is a gentle reminder to book your places. Both evenings will be informative and interesting to…

London Public Meeting – Information and booking

September 25, 2014

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This year we will be holding a public meeting in London (as well as our Aberlour meeting), on the 30th October at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The numbers are limited, so please book…

Mainstem Surveys: Day 8

July 25, 2014

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Today we started in Newtonmore, the first site being upstream of where the Calder joins the Spey. We had a problem here, in that the site had changed so much, that it wasn't really suitable…

Mainstem surveys: Days 6 & 7

July 24, 2014

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We've been continuing our surveys on the mainstem, and trying not to melt in our waders! Yesterday, we started our sites at Abernethy, at Broom Hill. Last year this was a great fry site, with…