Picked this lot out of the trees and riverbank of the source of the River Earn whilst paddling this morning. The fishermen of Loch Earn will have long forgotten about the waste they will have purposefully or inadvertently left behind. Not only could this bring an unhappy end to many a family trip to Loch Earn this summer or cause a major pain to a watersports enthusiast but it could cause injury or even death to the wildlife of the River Earn. Not just the River Earn, but the River Tay, Firth of Tay and onwards to the North Sea as the floats carry the hooks and line further downstream. So fishermen: β’ Take your waste that you create by the water's edge home and chop it into small pieces before binning. β’ Barbless hooks will cause less injury to fish, wildlife and humans as they are more easily removed. β’ Try to reduce your chances of line breakage when it snags by choosing the right line for the job and check for damage often. And if you can retrieve it, then do. The line takes upwards of 600 years to decompose! β’ #lochearn @lochearnwatersportscentre @envagency @canalrivertrust @official_scottishspca @rspb_love_nature @crieffhydroresort #passonplastic #fishing #fishingwaste #fishinghooks #Scotland #ScottishWaterways #RiverPlastic #marineplastic #plasticpollution #paddleagainstplastic
Sunny Grandtully session π β’ #HomeWater #RiverTay #SunnySaturday
4 years ago today I had lunch with this pretty amazing woman. Since then I've seen her work bloody hard pushing womens sport further into the limelight; demonstrating the growth and increasing sponsorship potential. I've also seen her put up with me the entire time! β’ #internationalwomensday #4yearssortof
Monday morning office β’ @morrisonsacademy #NotStopping #WhereWasThisGymWhenIWasAtSchool
February sunsets. Making the most of this Scottish summer weather! β’ #millpond #sunset #kayak #LochEarn #Strathearn #Perthshire #Scotland @visitscotland @british.canoeing @scottishcanoeassociation @scottishcanoeperformance
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Didn't need a summer filter. Loch Earn looking perfect for a summer evening (sorry winter afternoon!) paddle. β’ #reflections #whatwinter #loch #sunset #LochEarn #Strathearn #Perthshire #visitScotland @visitscotland
101...102... So thankful to @morrisonsacademy for allowing me back in the school gates to use the Fitness Suite whilst I'm having to be based back at home. A much better space than the rusty box room I remember next to the swimming pool in my day! A good selection of equipment these days! Starting to think I'll soon be fitting the requirements of a sprint paddler with all this gym and loch paddling and zero whitewater!
Life has hit me with a pretty big splash to wake me up to the realities that exist in this world. Missing days on the whitewater and sunny shorty cag sessions! β’ π· @kim_jones_photography β’ #LiveEveryDay #MissThoseSplashes #FamilyFirst #MyDadIsAHero
RT @BritishCanoeing: It's nearly that time of year again where we ask you all to #ShowTheLove for the @TheCCoalition and paddle to work!β¦ t.co/
The @lochearnbrewery looking picture perfect this morning from the water. Maybe not the best post session nutrition?? π€ β’ #LochEarn #Strathearn #Perthshire #Scotland #brewery #millpond
Same view, different day β’ #LochEarn #Strathearn #Perthshire #visitscotland #kayakScotland #ScottishWinter
Fine day for it! #Loch Earn #Strathearn #Perthshire #Scotland #BackToTheRoots #millpond
2 years ago tonight Little Man..miss you in so many ways, but not when I chop or eat carrot! #Scamp #CarrotThief #Westie
Although the temporary change of my training venues is far from ideal, Lee Valley will never beat the scenery of this particular one. #LochEarn #visitScotland
Gutted I now won't be able to make @haelos on Tues 22nd Jan at @Electrowerkz, but family comes first. Selling my 2β¦ t.co/
Winter Olympics time! You can't be what you can't see they say... not sure I could throw myself head first down a m⦠t.co/
Happy New Year everyone from the Winter Olympics! Hope you approve of the outfit as discussed at SPOTY @therealyarnold! The outfit, however, is as far as I go!
RT @SlalomInspires: Today was an absolutely awesome day on the river for Slalom Inspires! We had 23 Scottish girls on the River Tay fro⦠t.co/
When reindeer surf the waves! Awesome morning enjoying the old haunts on the Tay with a whole new generation of Scottish paddling girls! β’ #slalominspires #Tay #rivertrip
The long drive home for Christmas ππ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Missing my sidekick next to me even though she'd probably be snoring by now! Instead I'm daydreaming of slightly warmer times this year. π ππ·ππΌ β’ Zlatni Rat, Croatia. 13th Oct '18 β’ #Holidays #DrivingHomeForChristmas
ππ’ These next 10 days on a 7 hour time difference are not going to be easy! Had 3 practices at Christmas apart; I'm not sure I'm going to be any better on this 4th time! Enjoy πΊπΈβ·@lynsdouglas and come back in 1 piece please!! ππΌ
Not even the #Lego could keep me awake on the water yesterday afternoon! Repost @kim_jones_photography γ»γ»γ» @fionapennie Winter Training @leevalleywwc #canoeslalom #shepaddles #kayakslalom #canonphotography @lightroom @icfslalom @planetcanoe #whitewater