River Don Trust--- Obstacle Removal

 

The table below gives details of the obstacles to fish passage on the Don. The blue links take you to photos of the obstacles. As of 24th. March 2009 applications for financial assistance to carry out engineering surveys has been provided. The removal of these obstacles would open up an amazing 142 km. of potentially new spawning habitat , longer than the main river stem!
Want to help us achieve or aim of removing these obstacles? Why not make a charitable donation to us on line using this link, thanks in anticipation--Here

Watercourse

Description of Structure
ie weir etc

 Registered under CAR? Note on Problems Match Fund Available

Goval Burn

 

 Weir Not Registered

Impassable to all species of freshwater fish
A fish pass fitted to this weir would open up 11.81Km. of new catchment area.

 In kind contribution
Esset Burn Weir Not Registered

Impassable to all species of freshwater fish
it was built in 1885 as a meal mill and is still in operation today.
Again would open up a large area of habitat

 In kind contribution
Leochal Burn Weir Not Registered Impassable to all species of freshwater fish.
Again would open up a large area of habitat
 In kind contribution
Alt Veannaich Weir Not Registered Impassable to all species of freshwater fish.
Again would open up a large area of habitat at the top of the catchment for spring salmon		 In kind contribution