Restoration of trout in a local burn
In 2016 and 2017, Ayrshire Rivers Trust stocked trout sourced from the Lugar into the Dippol Burn near Auchinleck. The original trout were lost around 40 years ago through a pollution incident and with 50′ falls downstream, the burn couldn’t repopulate naturally. ART...Sea Lice out of control on Scottish Salmon Farms
Having just watched the appalling but sanitised exposé of mass mortalities of farmed salmon on a Scottish fish farm featured on the One Show yesterday, I noted that despite the programmes coverage of these disturbing circumstances, the BBC presenters quickly skimmed...National Electrofishing Monitoring
As many readers will be aware, MSS were criticised by biologists around the country for not having included local electrofishing data into the decision making process when determining Conservation status and the subsequent Conservation Measures for salmon rivers in...Job Vacancy
Job Vacancy Ayrshire Rivers Trust requires temporary staff to assist with fieldwork over the next few weeks. This post will require commitment to work in all weather conditions. We may engage more than one candidate. The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic...Green Bank Engineering – Solving Diffuse Pollution Problems
On the way back up the Girvan catchment yesterday, we stopped in the middle reaches to check progress of our green bank engineering that was installed in April 2016. This area of the Girvan contributed tonnes of silt and fine sediment to the river each year and had a...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
