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Auchinleck Decided

by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 6, 2017 | Conservation, Events | 0 Comments

ART were invited to attend the Auchinleck Decides event last Saturday to make representation and win support for our project aimed at partially restoring the Dippol Burn. The Dippol has been devoid of trout since the 1970's following pollution incidents that wiped...

ART needs you! Auchinleck Decides – Community Choices Fund – 4th March, Boswell Centre, Auchinleck.

by Struan Candlish | Mar 1, 2017 | General | 0 Comments

Two years ago we posted about the Dippol Burn at Auchinleck and how we reintroduced a few trout to it following 40 years without these fish after they were killed by pollution. This Saturday 4th March we are at the Boswell Centre seeking for a small grant at the...

Restoration of Netherton and Skares Coal Sites

by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 22, 2017 | General | 2 Comments

I had a trip around the Skares and Netherton Coal Sites this morning as a member of the technical working group that helps guide the restoration. With nearly 14mm of rainfall in Mauchline in the last 24 hours and probably more at these nearby sites, I was interested...

Invitation to Tender: Demolition of an Agricultural Portal Building at Sevenacres, Kilwinning

by Muir Glendinning | Feb 22, 2017 | Conservation, Events, General | 0 Comments

Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART) in conjunction with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) aim to restore fish passage on the Lugton Water by constructing a new dedicated fish pass at this location. Currently preventing fish migration upstream. The works will...

Carrick River and Tree Education Project – Tree Planting with schools

by Struan Candlish | Feb 21, 2017 | Conservation, Events, General | 1 Comment

Last Thursday (16th) we began the second part of the Carrick River and Tree Education Project. Having delivered the river education portion of the project last year (click here to read about the first stage of the project) we are now in the process of planting trees...

Slurry pollution hits the Water of Fail…again

by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 17, 2017 | General | 0 Comments

Lunchtime and a call came in to the office about foam on the Water of Fail at Failford. It was shortly followed by another stating that it looked like slurry. Gordon and Struan were on their way back from schools in Cumnock so I called them and asked then to check on...

Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom – release the eggs!

by Struan Candlish | Feb 14, 2017 | Conservation, General | 0 Comments

Today Gordon and myself were out distributing eggs to schools for the pupils to take care of for the next couple of weeks. It will be the pupils responsibility to ensure that the water temperature is maintained at the correct level (around 8-10 degrees Celsius), as...

Willow spilling revisited

by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 13, 2017 | Conservation, General | 0 Comments

We paid the middle Girvan a quick visit this morning to check on the willow bank reinforcements we installed last April along with our volunteers. This stretch of the river was suffering from severe erosion and we arranged the demonstration event to show anglers how...