River Ayr DSFB meeting

The next Ayr Board meeting is to be held next Tuesday (21st April)  in ART’s offices at 7.00pm. This is a public meeting and all are welcome.

Doon DSFB Board Meeting and AGM

The Doon DSFB asked that we publish their next Board and AGM meeting here on our page. Details as below.   Friday 24th April, 2015 Venue:                                                                                                              Dalblair House,...

Another Culroy update

Following our visit to the Culroy last week when we never even saw a minnow which I thought unusual, we briefly headed there today armed with electrofishing equipment to  check that there hadn’t been a disaster overwinter. Muir, our new biologist came along and...

A very dirty spate

Instead of heading further south as I’d planned today, I noticed the river Ayr was very dirty this morning and decided to investigate this instead. The Ayr has many problems leading to poor juvenile production and a decline in fish stocks, not least...

Doon Fencing & habitat improvements.

We have been working with the Doon DSFB to deliver fencing on burns and areas most in need of improvement. Essentially this is a partnership approach with SEPA included as part of the project. Delivering improvements for fish, habitat and water quality relies on...

Culroy Burn erosion

We have been in discussion for some time with the landowner on the Culroy Burn where erosion appears to be contributing to silt problems further downstream. The burn is eroding prime agricultural land at an alarming rate and it is not only us but also the landowner...