Fish in the Classroom is an educational project developed and delivered by Forth Rivers Trust. Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) coordinates the delivery of the project for local schools in the East Neuk. Students from Anstruther Primary School, Pittenweem Primary School and Colinsburgh Primary School have taken part in the educational
Annual Community River Session Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) organises an annual Community River Session to showcase the work that is taking place to restore the Dreel Burn. Project partners come together to highlight and celebrate achievements in taking action, from poring over microscopes to count caddis flies to creating wetlands
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) coordinates a group of local volunteers, who undertake monthly water quality monitoring on the Dreel Burn and its tributaries. This data has created a baseline measurement for water quality, allowing the results of ongoing and future interventions to be monitored. The dedicated volunteers sample and test
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) coordinates a group of local volunteers, trained in the Riverfly Partnership’s national Riverfly Monitoring Initiative (RMI). The community science group carries out monthly invertebrate monitoring at two locations along the Dreel Burn. Volunteers are working with the University of St Andrews to collate a baseline
Dreel Burn Community litter picks are regularly organised by Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA), and local partners with an interest in the local environment, such as Footprint East Neuk’s Dreelside Woods Community Asset Transfer project. If you would like to participate in an organised litter pick, or organise your own
In 2024 Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) began a campaign to control Himalayan Balsam, an invasive, non-native species that is prevalent in a number of locations along the Dreel Burn corridor. The AIA aims to eradicate Himalayan Balsam on the Dreel Burn and, with the help of volunteers and the
Each year, on the Saturday before Easter, Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) launches 1,000 numbered rubber ducks into the Dreel Burn in a race to the finish line. The ducks are sponsored by members of the community, with local businesses donating prizes to provide a welcome way to fundraise for
Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) aims to engage with, involve, consult and inspire the local community about the Dreel Burn and what is needed to achieve its vision of a clean, biodiverse and vibrant burn, valued by the farming, fishing, rural and urban communities of the East Neuk. There are many
The Dreel Burn catchment initiative has worked with the community living in the catchment of the Dreel Burn to develop consensus on how the Dreel Burn could be improved for the benefit of the community, i.e. a community vision for the burn. Thanks to funding through the Dreel Burn
The AIA established a project steering group in December 2022. The group has a combination of relevant skills and connections within the local community, it helps guide the project and advises on strategic issues like planning, resourcing and funding. The Dreel Burn Steering Group includes representation from the AIA (Trustees,
The Dreel Burn is located in the East Neuk of Fife, it is 11.8km long, and covers a catchment area of over 4,000 hectares. Dreel Halls sits at the mouth of the Dreel Burn and is the home of Anstruther Improvements Association, the local organisation responsible for driving
The Dreel Burn catchment initiative and its stakeholder partners have received funding towards achieving our vision from the following philanthropic, public and business organisations: Cireco Cireco website Climate Action Fife CAF website Fife Council Shared Prosperity Fund... Fife Council website Fife Environment Trust Conditional Offer pending match funding from Nature