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Lainshaw Weir, Stewarton
We have spent years driving for removal or easement of barriers in Ayrshire so we are pleased when we see nature take its course and does all the hard work for us such as happened at Lainshaw Weir at Stewarton recently. We revisited the dam today to see how things had...
Another barrier about to be eased
The A76 Cluverts on the Glaisnock Water have been a barrier to fish migration since they were installed around 30 years ago. Several years ago, ART approached Scotland Transerve for improvements to be included within their scheduled maintenance of the structures and...
Lugton Water fish pass improvements are on the horizon
Sevenacres Weir is an impassable obstacle on the Lugton Water and is in our sights for a fish pass installation this summer. We met with SEPA WEF team yesterday to discuss the final design and make sure we hadn't overlooked any aspects.There were several points...
Alevins in the office
Some of our trout eggs (triploid) that we have in the office for the Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom have just begun to hatch. Not having access to alevins all that often this morning I took the opportunity to get a few snaps of some developed eggs and recently...
More trees from our mystery donor….
We were delighted to receive another package of trees on Wednesday (I’m not so sure the Royal Mail team took much heed of the ’this way up’ notice but they are all in one piece). This time we have crab apples and a monkey puzzle to find a suitable location for. We...
Missing Dog on the Annick Water
****************Missing dog on the Annick Water******************** The dog is named Sascha and went missing last Tuesday near Lainshaw House Stewarton, and hasn't yet been located. Contact details for the owners are on the accompanying photo. Please share this widely
Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom 2018
The ‘Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom’ project is a four year project which is being delivered to primary schools across the regions surrounding the Clyde Estuary by three Fishery Trusts/Foundations. The project is being delivered by Ayrshire Rivers Trust, the Clyde...
2 Vans for sale
Both Vans now sold subject to payment and collection. ART have decided to replace two vans with a single vehicle equipped with 6 seats. The new vehicle will arrive shortly and we therefore are selling our two older but trusty vans. Struan and I removed the stickers...
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River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
