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Wellwood project – Improving riverbank stability and biodiversity
Well today's weather was better than expected and I am relieved we didn't cancel or postpone our volunteer tree planting session at Wellwood near Muirkirk on the River Ayr. Weather last week was awful which delayed the...
Week 4 at Wellwood, River Ayr.
We’ve just wrapped up week 4 on our Nature Scot Restoration Funded project at Wellwood on the River Ayr near Muirkirk. It feels like we're almost on the home straight with our Wellwood Project, last week saw us fencing and tree planting with volunteers….watch our...
Week 3 at Wellwood, River Ayr
We’ve just wrapped up week 3 on our Nature Scot Restoration Funded project at Wellwood on the River Ayr near Muirkirk. Wet, windy and exceptionally cold at times….watch our video to get a little more insight into what we were up to last week! Here’s a link to the...
Wellwood Volunteers plant trees
Our first volunteer day planting trees at Wellwood where we have been stabilising bank erosion was without doubt a success. The weather threatened all morning but stayed dry until lunchtime. With the fencer still working in the next area we intended to plant, we...
Working with Rivers: Trainee Placement Opportunity
Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART), have secured funding for a 12-week paid trainee placement under the NatureScot’s Working with Rivers Programme. The trainee will receive practical on the job skills development, facilitated by both qualified Trust staff and external...
Week Two at Wellwood, River Ayr
We've just wrapped up week 2 on our Nature Scot Restoration Funded project at Wellwood on the River Ayr near Muirkirk. Hectic, busy and very productive....watch our video to get a little more insight into what we were up to last week! Here's a link to the...
River Ayr, Wellwood River Bank Erosion Control.
Last week we were working hard on the Nature Restoration Fund river bank stabilisation project on the river Ayr just outside Muirkirk. Here is a short video showing our work and progress from the last week...click on the link and enjoy!...
Salmon under a cloud inversion
With falling water levels and cooler temperatures salmon were spawning throughout the Doon catchment last weekend, Ayrshire was blanketed in thick fog and in the right spots the views really were tremendous. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl78urT3wu0&t=66s...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
