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ART Quiz night 2013
On Friday night ART held it's second annual Quiz Night. Around 60 people descended on Ayr Rugby club to engage in a battle of wits and general knowledge and help raise some funds for Trust. 14 teams entered the competition which was chaired by quiz master Wallace...
Utilities need to improve their biosecurity
Last year we reported in this blog, that a Scottish Water sub contractor had dug up Japanese Knotweed while carrying out essential work. Of course there are times this has to happen but those involved should at least know how to deal with this plant if it's present....
Doon egg trials
The egg trials on the Doon were concluded today when we lifted and examined the boxes that had been in the river since January. We decided to run this trial to answer questions raised about the lack of fish spawning in certain areas and also to see what impact diffuse...
Further egg studies
As promised we headed back to finish lifting our egg boxes on the Ayr catchment today. We started with the Whitehaugh Burn that we also thought may produce good results but I fear we picked a site too low down this burn. The fields either side of the site were...
Further egg studies
As promised we headed back to finish lifting our egg boxes on the Ayr catchment today. We started with the Whitehaugh Burn that we also thought may produce good results but I fear we picked a site too low down this burn. The fields either side of the site were...
River Ayr Egg Trial results
We receive notification that the Ayr eggs were hatching in Cumnock Hatchery yesterday. As we are heavily committed next week, I thought it best to lift the egg boxes we had planted in the river a few months ago. We also planted boxes on the Doon so that we can look at...
Fish kill in Darvel
The Matthew Burn in Darvel suffered from a devastating poisoning incident in the last few days. This wee burn flows through the middle of Darvel and is culverted under the main A71 road. Deck replacement works are underway on the culvert in the Main street and...
Fish kill in Darvel
The Matthew Burn in Darvel suffered from a devastating poisoning incident in the last few days. This wee burn flows through the middle of Darvel and is culverted under the main A71 road. Deck replacement works are underway on the culvert in the Main street and...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
