by Struan Candlish | Jul 7, 2017 | General
Himalayan balsam plants are now coming into flower making them visible among dense vegetation. Yesterday I went over to the Dyrock (the tributary we believe to be the source of balsam on the Water of Girvan). It appears to be present in low density from Kirkmichael...
by Struan Candlish | Jun 6, 2017 | Conservation, Events, General
Last year we secured grant funding from North Carrick Community Benefit Fund, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Fund, Girvan Salmon Fishery Board, a landowner and the Patagonia World Trout Initiative to continue our work stabilising eroding sections of river banks in an...
by Struan Candlish | Jun 6, 2017 | General
Yesterday Eadha Enterprises began the delivery of it’s Ayrshire Riparian Woodland Project in conjunction with ART. This is a fantastic project that teaches the pupils about the importance of riparian woodlands and the ecological interactions between rivers and...
by Struan Candlish | Jun 5, 2017 | General
On Friday afternoon we were kindly invited along to Annbank Primary for their Community Picnic. And what an afternoon we had, the weather was excellent as was the turnout by pupils and parents. The Trust is always happy to participate in events like this...
by Struan Candlish | May 16, 2017 | General
This morning Gillian, Muir and myself were at the Kingswell Burn just downstream of Soames Fishery to carry out a fish rescue for Scottish Water. Following a site induction on Monday morning we decided that the rain was just to heavy to electrofish in….. health...
by Struan Candlish | May 16, 2017 | General, Invasives
Earlier this year we were awarded £8000 by Tesco’s Bags of Help Fund to support Invasive Weeds control on the Girvan and Stinchar in 2017. Through this project each catchment will be provided with tools, chemical, guidance and support from ART staff in the...