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Wild Fisheries Fund Project Video.

by Struan Candlish | Dec 12, 2024 | Conservation, General, Projects | 0 Comments

We were recently joined by Jon Gibb for the Wild Fisheries Fund to look at the Maucline Burn (Ayr catchment) and Brockloch Burn (Doon catchment) where we have been busy fencing, tree planting and green engineering along with solving livestock watering issues. The...

Salmon Spawning 2024

by Stuart Brabbs | Dec 11, 2024 | Conservation, General | 0 Comments

As ever, the culmination of each year's hard work is rewarded by seeing fish successfully spawning in our rivers and burns across Ayrshire. Spawning activity has been noticeably slow to start this season although it is possible that a few fish spawned around 3 weeks...

Christmas Present Ideas!

by Struan Candlish | Dec 6, 2024 | Events, General | 0 Comments

With Christmas approaching rapidly it's time to start thinking about gifts for friends, family and partners. Why not treat someone to one of our fine art river maps showing named beats and major salmon pools with beautiful watercolours of key locations. We have prints...

Muck Water Path Erosion Update

by Struan Candlish | Dec 6, 2024 | Conservation, General, Green engineering | 0 Comments

This time of years see the staff spending more time in front of computers writing reports, developing funding applications with less time spent on the banks of our rivers and burns. This is before and after of some green engineering on the Muck Water at Dalmellington....

River Girvan Board Meeting and AGM

by Struan Candlish | Nov 28, 2024 | Events | 0 Comments

NOTICE OF MEETING RIVER GIRVAN DISTRICT SALMON FISHERY BOARD Date of Meeting: Wednesday 11th December, 2024 Venue: Carrick Centre, Culzean Road, Maybole,...

Ayrshire Rivers Trust AGM

by Struan Candlish | Nov 11, 2024 | Events | 0 Comments

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on the 2nd December this year at 1800. The address of the venue is Pant Farmhouse - Pant Farmhouse, Mauchline KA5 5HL All are welcome, however we would appreciate an email to info@ayrshireriverstrust.org so we have a handle on...

Phase 2 of the Mauchline Burn restoration

by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 19, 2024 | General, Projects | 0 Comments

Phase 2 of the Chalk River/Mauchline Burn restoration project is well underway. Continuing from last weeks green engineering, this week our fencer (Billy Semple) started erecting fences and gates. He takes great pride in his work and always leaves an excellent tight...

Reducing silt inputs and restoring fish populations to the Mauchline Burn, River Ayr catchment

by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 13, 2024 | Conservation, Green engineering, Projects | 0 Comments

We recently secured funding for restoration work on the Mauchline Burn (a.k.a. locally as The Chalk River) with the ultimate aim of reducing silt and nutrient inputs and restoring a functional trout and salmon population within this small watercourse. Our surveys...