Working to preserve the fish and environment of the Glens of Antrim

The creationof

Salmon Spawning Poolsin

the upper reachesof

The River Dun

Working to preserve the fish and environment of the Glens of Antrim

The Glens Angling Club has been working for many years to encourage the stocks of Salmon in

all the rivers of The Glens

The Club has applied, without success, for numerous grants

In November 2011 informed of the possibility of funding for a project to improve the habitat of the

upper reaches of the River Dun

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To construct 15 Dams to provide gravel spawning pools in the upper reaches of The River Dun

To plant about 16 indigenous trees at each pool

Project Administered by Causeway Coast and Glens

Funded by a grant from

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency “NGO Challenge Fund”

In consultation and assistance of DCAL NI

Project

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Time Line

November 2011 ~ Advised of possibility of Grant from NIEA NGO Challenge Fund

5th January 2012 ~ Application for funding submitted and managed by The Causeway Coast & Heritage Trust

10th January 2012 ~ Application deadline

16th January 2012 ~ Informed that that funding had been granted ( £10,000 available. Match funded by work in kind by The Glens Angling Club in the form of Labour and Ground Works)

February 2012 ~ 3 weekends work completed by Club Members

15th March 2012 ~ Project completed and fully accounted, on time

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Planned Improvements

Construction of 15 Gravel Beds (Spawning Beds)

Planting of about 16 native indigenous trees at each site

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Construction of Gravel Beds

300mm planks securely dug into both river banks

Hessian Roll laid around planks

Boulders placed to support

Clean Round Gravel laid to form bed (mixture of 60mm gravel to coarse sand)

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Tree Planting

About 16 trees were planted at each of the beds

Indigenous trees were chosen

Stakes and stock proof fencing installed to protect the young trees

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Completion of Project Required by 15th March, 2012

On Tuesday 13th March a site visit arranged to viewThe satisfactory completion

of our work

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Thanks Northern Ireland Environment Agency

“NGO Challenge Fund”

The Causeway Coast & Heritage Trust especially Carol Kelly, who managed the project

Alan Keys MBE from The Ballinderry Hatchery

Richard Kennedy and the Staff at The Bushmills Salmon Research Station

All the Club Members and volunteers that worked so hard to complete this project within the limited time available

Working to preserve the fish and environment of the Glens of Antrim

Working to preserve the fish and environment of the Glens of Antrim

With out the help of the following organisationsthis project would not have happened

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency“NGO Challenge Fund”

Causeway Coast and GlensDCAL NI

Bushmills Salmon Station

&

ThankYOU

for your interest

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www.glensanglingclub.co.uk

Email : glensangling@yahoo.co.uk

Working to preserve the fish and environment of the Glens of Antrim