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Girvan Dykes fish pass
Work is now well underway on the project to improve fish passage at the two weirs upstream of Girvan, known locally as the Girvan Dykes. The weirs have long been known as an obstacle to migrating salmonids and are mentioned in "The Salmon Rivers and Loch of Scotland"...
Ayrshire Rivers timed electrofishing surveys 2010
I have compiled the 2010 timed electrofishing survey results from the Ayr, Doon, Girvan and Stinchar. The report can be found in the downloads section here. This type of electrofishing survey is targetted at salmon fry and all sites are selected on the basis of...
Giant Hogweed in Flower
A large stand of Giant Hogweed exists in a small patch of woodland opposite Dobbies Garden Centre at Ayr. Despite being some distance from the river we didn't feel that we could allow this to develop further untreated as it is spreading from here in all directions....
Lousy salmon
I had a call the other day from an angler who had just caught a fresh run salmon from the Ayr which he described as being covered in about 60 lice. A lice burden of that level is unusual so I nipped up to see the fish which had by that time been gutted. I managed to...
Minishant Giant hogweed
Driving through Minishant last week out of the corner of my eye I thought I spotted some Giant hogweed growing at the base of a hedge. Sure enough after a quck u-turn I was able to confirm that is was the dreaded weed. This was in an area well away from any known...
Ayrshire Post
The leading local newspaper, the Ayrshire Post supported the savethedoon campaign well from the start and their coverage this week was no exception. However one of the highlights of the campaign is undoubtedly the cartoon which appeared on page 8 of this weeks...
Save the Doon Press Interest
The campaign fought by 'Save the Doon' ended today with a flurry of press interest. East and South Ayrshire Council officials joined in the celebrations along with members of the Doon DSFB, Ayrshire Rivers Trust staff and last but not least, the star attractions,...
Doon saved
There was great news today with the announcement from Scottish Power that they will not be seeking to implement any changes to the long standing flow in the Doon. The actual application is still live with SEPA but it is quite clear now which way the decision will go....
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
