At last a real spate on the Ayr

by | Aug 11, 2014 | General

While all the other Ayrshire Rivers have had a decent run of water at some point over the last 2 weeks, the Ayr had been rather short changed by comparison. This morning when I checked river levels, I was pleased to see that the Ayr and all other rivers were flowing...

Chapelton Burn, Doon catchment

by | Aug 9, 2014 | General, Invasives

I had a quick look at the Chapelton Burn in the Doon catchment today when passing. I think this is the first time in a long while that the water clarity has been as good as it was today. The burn is heavily modified and impacted by agriculture. 50 years ago this was...

Catrine job number 2 update

by | Aug 6, 2014 | General

For fear of being accused of favouring the Ayr in our posts, I’d like to point out that wherever works of this nature take place on our rivers, we would be monitoring and involved regardless of which river it was. Shortly, the Ford at Dean Castle will see works...

CIRB tenders – Japanese Knotweed 2014

by | Aug 6, 2014 | General, Invasives

Our Japanese Knotweed tenders have now been verified and are available to download below. We have arranged the Pre-Tender meeting to take place on Tuesday 12th August  2014. This will be in at ART offices which are located at 1 Gibbs Yard, Auchincruive Estate, Ayr,...

New work underway at Catrine

by | Aug 5, 2014 | General

With the old footbridge between Daldorch House and Catrine replaced the final works to stabilise the Daldorch wall is now underway. Contractors today constructed a ramp into the river to allow a tracked machine access. Rocks have been pulled back from the undermined...