Local
links in Dumfries & Galloway
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Public Bodies . . . |
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The
Nith District Salmon Fishery Board
The
Board's principle objectives are to preserve, protect
and enhance stocks of migratory salmonids in the Nith
catchment and to preserve, protect and enhance the fishery.
For more information on the work of the Board visit
the official website. |
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For comprehensive
information about the area visit the D&G TB site.
The site includes information on all
local Visitor Attractions & Accommodation
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Dumfries
& Galloway Catchment Management Project
The Catchment Management Project is joint funded by
SEPA and Scottish Natural Heritage as a partnership
project, and co-ordinated by SEPA’s Catchment
Management Planning Officer. The main aim of catchment
management planning is to encourage the partnership
of key individuals and organisations to work together
for the benefit of whole catchments. |
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The
Solway Firth Partnership
The Solway Partnership
was formed in 1997 to coordinate all of the bodies with
an interest in the environmental protection on both sides
of the Solway Firth. It
is currently involved in a variety of projects and initiatives
through its day to day operation these include: *
Solway Fish * Solway Aquatic Litter
Task * The Inner Solway European Marine Site *
Solway Special Places Images Project *
Dumfries and Galloway Marine and Coastal Working Group *
Luce Bay and Sands SAC |
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News of interest to anglers, visitors
and proprietors of fishing alike including the Fishery
Board's Environment Manager's reports; information about
problems and any pollution incidents; details of who to
contact in the event
of problems relating to the river and its tributaries
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D&G
ONLINE
This
useful website contains loads of information about Dumfries,
Dumfriesshire and Galloway and links to web sites throughout
south west Scotland. Visit the site for help and advice
on accommodation, activities, places of interest, arts,
crafts and museums etc. Includes local community
weblinks. All you need to make your visit complete . .
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| Visitor
attractions . . . |
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The Caerlaverock Reserve is home to a wide
range of bird life, particularly from September through
to April when it is visited by large numbers of wintering
geese and waders. The number of Barnacle Geese that fly
from Norway to the banks of the Solway Firth each year
are a sign of the quality of the wetlands at Caerlaverlock.
This is simply a must for any lover of birds and their
wild habitats. On-site accommodation is also available. |
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Wanlockhead
Lead Mining Museum
The
Museum is unique in Scotland as it is the only former
lead mine open to the public. The Visitor Centre is
in the heart of Wanlockhead, which is Scotland's highest
Village at 1531 ft./468.08 m. above sea level.
It was once the Village Smiddy. Robert Burns had his
horse shod here when it threw a shoe whilst he was on
a visit to the area in his capacity as Exciseman.
The Centre holds a walk-through exhibition which tells
how lead ore or galena was mined and the processes it
went through to become the lead products that we know
today. You can see the different equipment and
pumps used by the miners to win the ore and keep the
water levels down. |
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Local
Fishy Links . . . |
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Set in the heart of the Ken / Dee valley
in Dumfries and Galloway. It is undoubtedly Scotland's
most prolific pike water with the emphasis on large catches
of hard fighting middleweight fish. Historically some
huge pike have been recorded here, including the famous
Kenmure pike caught in 1798 reputed to have weighed 72lbs
(32.7kg). |
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Salmon, brown trout and sea trout fishing
on the River Urr and Loch Roan
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| If
you would like a link on this page please send an email
to nfia@rivernithfishings.co.uk |
