by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 24, 2018 | Conservation, General
The A76 Cluverts on the Glaisnock Water have been a barrier to fish migration since they were installed around 30 years ago. Several years ago, ART approached Scotland Transerve for improvements to be included within their scheduled maintenance of the structures and...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 24, 2018 | Conservation, General
Sevenacres Weir is an impassable obstacle on the Lugton Water and is in our sights for a fish pass installation this summer. We met with SEPA WEF team yesterday to discuss the final design and make sure we hadn’t overlooked any aspects.There were several points...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 13, 2018 | General
Both Vans now sold subject to payment and collection. ART have decided to replace two vans with a single vehicle equipped with 6 seats. The new vehicle will arrive shortly and we therefore are selling our two older but trusty vans. Struan and I removed the stickers...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 31, 2018 | Conservation, fishing
As we approach the start of Salmon Fishing season in Ayrshire, Scottish Government has not yet responded to their Consultation on Conservation Measures for 2018. This is leading to confusion over what Clubs should print on their ticket for the coming season (on rivers...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 17, 2018 | General
We are pleased to launch our VLOG early in 2018. The staff have long been aware of the power of social media and the Trust has gained huge following through this web site, Facebook, and Twitter. These pages give us an opportunity to regularly share what we do and the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jan 17, 2018 | General
Very generously, the internationally renown artist Donovan has offered to help ART by donating some of the proceeds of his new single towards improvement works on the River Doon. Donovan has just released his latest single ahead of Burn’s night entitled...