Working together to restore and transform the Dreel Burn catchment
Last July as part of our work on the Dreel Burn we trained a group of volunteers to use the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative and since January they have met once a month to monitor the number of invertebrates in the Dreel Burn. Invertebrate populations are a great way to monitor
The Dreel Burn catchment restoration 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 expansion of the partners involved.
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 our
Working with the landowners, Forth Rivers Trust developed a proposal and secured funding to create wetlands in the upper reaches of the Dreel Burn. Forth Rivers Trust is working in partnership with Anstruther Improvements Association, Balcaskie Estate and Balcarres Estate to deliver the project which includes wetland creation, tree planting,
