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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...
Renault Kangoo van now sold
*********THIS VAN HAS NOW BEEN SOLD, THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE WHO SHOWED INTEREST******* Unexpectedly the person that was going to take this van has had a change of circumstances and can't get here to take it anytime soon so rather than hold onto it, he suggests...
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...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
