Volunteers required to help build mink rafts

We have to build 25 mink rafts and could do with a wee bit of help to complete this quickly. I’m planning to build the rafts in the workshop at SAC on Saturday or Sunday. Anyone with time on their hands this weekend that can use a panel saw, please get in touch....

Carrick Invasive Weeds Project Officer Vacancy

Ayrshire Rivers Trust Requires a Carrick Invasives Project Officer   Ayrshire Rivers Trust is an independent charity, working throughout Ayrshire to improve the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater fisheries through research, education and habitat...

Seasonal Invasive Weeds Officer Vacancy

    Ayrshire Rivers Trust Requires a Seasonal Invasive Weeds Officer   Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) is an independent charity, working throughout Ayrshire to improve the sustainable management and conservation of freshwater fisheries through research, education and...

Erosion on the Lugar

We received a call last week about erosion on the Lugar Water upstream of Ochiltree. The banks have been collapsing at an alarming rate in recent years with tonnes of soil adding to nutrient enrichment downstream (diffuse pollution). We were previously aware of the...