News
Brian’s Leaving Dinner
Trustees (including some of their wives) and staff met at the Carleton Hotel in Prestwick on wednesday evening in order to express our thanks and appreciation to Brian Shaw (our Senior Biologist) who is leaving ART at the end of December to take up a post with the...
Ayr, Doon, Girvan & Stinchar main stem salmon fry results
Contrary to popular belief salmon do spawn in the main stem of rivers; not just the tributaries. And in a river like the Doon, which has a long and narrow catchment, with few tributaries of any size downstream of Loch Doon, over 70% of the habitat suitable for...
Staff changes at ART
Brian Shaw, who has led Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) for the past seven years will sadly be leaving at the end of December. This is a great blow to ART where he has been the inspiration for a multitude of new ideas and has overseen substantial growth in our activities....
Tackle in the Attic is now on ebay
I just thought I'd let all members know that we have listed a few lots on ebay today. The auctions will run until next Sunday so have a look and see if there is anything there that you fancy. As we are moving office shortly, I thought it would be an ideal time to have...
River Doon Fisherman’s Map For Sale
The River Doon map is now available to purchase. This is the second Ayrshire River map ART have produced with beautiful drawings from our local artist Harriet Ellis. The map includes the pool names and various water colour drawings of pools and landmarks along the...
Fisherman’s Supper
The annual fisherman's supper was held at the Kylestrome Hotel in Ayr last friday evening and I'm sure everyone will agree that it was a great success. The venue was filled to capacity and although we all felt a bit like sardines in a tin, the food was excellent and...
Island Invasion
Following an interesting call from a member of the Arran Community Council, I've arranged to attend a meeting on the 29th of this month to talk about Japanese Knotweed and its control. The community is increasingly concerned about the spread of this invasive species...
Invasive Species Seminars
Yesterday, ART delivered two seminar events to East Ayrshire Council. Commencing at 8.30am in the Lesser Town Hall, Cumnock, East Ayrshire staff were given an insight into managing Non Native Invasive Weeds and Biosecurity. Chris Horril from RAFTs was on hand to talk...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
