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Salmon Fly Tying – a very basic introduction
A couple of years ago we ran a few evening sessions for novice fly-tyers. It was a very basic course that taught participants to dress simple salmon flies. I'm considering repeating similar sessions this winter if there is any interest. Just drop the Trust an email if...
Burnawn fish pass
I've spoken with the Roads Department about the necessary modifications to the new fish pass but am yet to hear their decision. After yesterdays heavy rainfall, I decided to nip to Galston this afternoon for a quick look to see how the pass would perform in spate...
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust recruit ART volunteer
Emma Downie, our blue haired volunteer has been successful with her application to the World famous Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust to assist with re introducing Mountain Chicken Frogs in Montserrat . She leaves for the Caribbean next month and will be missed by...
ART on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/AyrshireRiversTrust ART's Facebook page is now active so click the link above and pay us a visit. I tried to set this up recently but didn't do it justice so I asked Emma Downie, one of our volunteers to have a look at it for me. Within no...
Burn Trout
I've added 2 photos of trout that we caught today. The first was from the Barlewan Burn near to its confluence with the Abbeymill Burn. We surveyed this site as part of the Maybole Bypass monitoring. Apart from finding reasonably good numbers of salmon fry, this was...
Burnawn (Burn Anne) Fish Pass
Work has been complete on the fish pass at Cemetery Bridge in Galston. The Roads department didn't include a budget for professional design services and seemed willing to rely on our comments despite us expressing concerns about this approach. Throughout the process...
Japanese Knotweed control now under way
Now that the Japanese Knotweed is in full flower, it is the best time to spray the plant. Spraying the plant with glyphosate once it is in flower allows the chemical to be drawn to the root system for maximum effect. As part of the CIRB project we have contractors out...
Doon and Girvan Burns
Today we were out and about near Maybole surveying burns that we wouldn't normally include in our routine electrofishing and I didn't really expect too much from the sites we visited. One site was completely devoid of, and inaccessible to migratory species prompting...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
