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The River Doon DSFB
The Clerk to the Doon DSFB has announced the date of the next DSFB meeting as Thursday the 19th April at Frazer Coogans Solicitors office, 46 Dalblair Road, Ayr, KA7 1UQ at 3.30pm followed by the AGM at 4.30pm.
River Ayr DSFB meeting
The next RADSFB meeting will be held in ART's office at 1 Gibbsyard, Auchincruive, Ayr, on the 10th April at 7.00pm.
Bailiffs Seminar 2018
Stuart attended the bailiffs seminar in Birnham today and along with Jonathan from the Forth Fisheries Trust, gave demonstrations of the DJI Phantom 4 Pro + and the Mavic Pro Drones. There was a lot of interest in the drones and obviously where water conditions allow,...
What a waste of time!
Some days I find myself thinking we are just wasting our time. Today was one of those days. We've been pleased with results of our efforts to cut erosion and diffuse pollution at Culroy Burn in the Doon catchment. This has taken 3 years and a lot of unpaid man hours...
VACANCY FOR TRUSTEES
AYRSHIRE RIVERS TRUST VACANCY FOR TRUSTEES Ayrshire Rivers Trust (www.ayrshireriverstrust.org) is the leading charity in the region concerned with the conservation and enhancement of the freshwater environment. It achieves this through a mixed programme of education;...
Fish Rescue on the Rye Water
Yesterday morning Struan and Muir were on the Rye Water (tributary of the Garnock) to conduct a fish rescue. This rescue was ahead of bank stability repairs involving tonnes of rock armour being careful positioned to bolster an eroding bank. These repairs weren’t able...
The Beast from the East
As everybody else has been posting about the impacts of the 'Beast from the East' I thought I would venture out last weekend and see what all the fuss was about. We've been blissfully unaffected at the office (Auchincruive, just outside Ayr) but I didn't need to spend...
Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom – Project update
Over the last few weeks we've been busy delivering the 'launch day' for our Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom Project sponsored by Greggs. With Easter holidays looming we'll be releasing the eggs in a couple of weeks time. The pupil's will be sorry to see them go as...

