Fife Coast and Countryside Trust (FCCT) are seeking a Field Advisor or advisory team to join the Dreel Burn Investment Readiness Partnership in Developing Farm Transition Plans for a Sustainable Future in the Dreel Burn Catchment. Location: Hybrid Contract value: Circa £50,000 (excluding VAT) Hours: As required, in line
Anstruther Harbour Festival AIA had a stall at the popular Harbour Festival with Forth Rivers Trust engaging with over 170 visitors and local residents about our work on the Dreel Burn. The team shared information about volunteering opportunities, Balcaskie Wetlands Project and the Dreel Burn catchment initiative and provided the
We are seeking volunteers to help gather the data on bird populations in the Dreel Burn catchment. Involving communities in data collection is an increasingly popular activity known as 'Citizen Science'. Such activity is particularly constructive when the community can understand how the data they collect will have
...for an afternoon of river-related activities, to find out more about the Dreel Burn Project, and the ways you can get involved. As part of the Fife Climate Festival, we are hosting our 3rd Dreel Burn annual sharing event on Saturday 28th September. Refreshments and delicious home baking available
In 2022 the AIA launched the ambitious Dreel Burn Project and created our vision for the future of the burn. The project has grown from strength to strength, working with our steering group and engaging with members of our local community including key stakeholders, partners, education providers and volunteers. Community
In July 2023, as part of Anstruther Improvements Association's work on the Dreel Burn, the AIA organised training for a group of volunteers to use the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative. Since January 2024, they have met once a month to monitor the number of invertebrates in the Dreel Burn.
The Dreel Burn catchment initiative was initiated in 2019 by Anstruther Improvements Association, after concerns were raised by members of the community regarding the poor state of their local burn. Support for the initiative, both regionally and nationally, has led to its rapid development and an expansion of the partners
The Dreel Burn is the principal stream of the East Neuk of Fife; it is 11.8km in length and is tidal at its lowest reaches, alongside Dreel Halls in Anstruther. It carries water from the watershed out to the Forth Estuary: its beaches, and shellfish and fishing grounds. The
The Dreel Burn Investment Readiness Partnership (DBIRP), funded by the Facility for Investment Ready Nature in Scotland (FIRNS) grant scheme, is highly collaborative, with co-design between interested parties being key to our core values of transparency and integrity. Understanding and reflecting the needs of all stakeholders is fundamental to
Working with the landowners, Forth Rivers Trust developed a proposal and secured funding to create a wet woodland in the upper reaches of the Dreel Burn. Forth Rivers Trust worked in partnership with Anstruther Improvements Association, Balcaskie Estate and Balcarres Estate to deliver the project, which included wetland creation, tree
In 2022 Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) engaged Forth Rivers Trust to map the areas of invasive, non-native Giant Hogweed along the entire length of the Dreel Burn. The AIA facilitates an INNS management meeting with Forth Rivers Trust, Fife Coast & Countryside Trust, Footprint East Neuk and Fife Council.
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) worked with Forth Rivers Trust (FRT) to train volunteers in water quality monitoring techniques and to set up a tailored, community-led monitoring programme for the Dreel Burn, which began in January 2023. The AIA also organised training in the Riverfly Partnership’s national Riverfly Monitoring