by Struan Candlish | Sep 30, 2026 | Conservation, General
We’ve been out across the River Ayr catchment collecting data from our network of water temperature loggers in the last week. These small devices quietly record river temperatures at 15 minute intervals, building up a detailed picture of how our river temperatures...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 30, 2026 | Events
Board Meeting – Tuesday 20th October 2026 @ 7pm within the Carrick Centre, Maybole. AGM and Stakeholder Meeting – Wednesday 28th October 2026 @ 7pm within the Carrick Centre, Maybole. Please let us know if you plan on attending to allow us to...
by Struan Candlish | Sep 11, 2026 | General, Invasives
Last month we were invited back on to the Farming and Water Scotland Podcast to discuss Invasive Non-Native Plant (INNPS) control across Ayrshire. The link to this conversation is available at...
by Struan Candlish | Apr 28, 2026 | Conservation, General, Green engineering
Earlier this year we undertook quite an extensive section of green engineering on the River Doon near Waterside. This is work that is being funded by the Wild Fisheries Fund and the Doon District Salmon Fishery Board. The aim of this work is to reduce the...
by Struan Candlish | Apr 28, 2026 | Events, General
Job Advert Office Administrator/Bookkeeper Ayrshire Rivers Trust is looking to recruit an Office Administrator/Bookkeeper to support staff, organise and run the office and perform clerical duties at our base near Mauchline. There may also be opportunities/requirement...
by Struan Candlish | Oct 14, 2025 | Conservation, General
A couple of weeks ago I had the please of speaking with Alex Pirie from the Farm Advisory Service for his podcast ‘Thrill of the Hill’ the title of our episode being ‘When the Rivers Run Free – Restoring our Waterways’. This is our third...