News
Irvine weir works
After picking Emma up this afternoon from a sweltering day surveying for invasive weeds, I popped over to Irvine to have a look at work on the weir not far upstream from the estuary. The council have opened the gates on the weir to lower the water level behind the...
Busy Bailiffs
Last night I received a call from the bailiffs informing me that they had just recovered a net stashed in undergrowth on the bank near Craigie Pool on the lower River Ayr. Bailiffs are active both day and night at present patrolling the length of the River Ayr. They...
Kilmarnock Water
Scorching hot weather only means one thing... we are out of the office! I took Helen to the Fenwick Water today to assess the impact of the pollution incident a couple of months ago. We fished two sites, one upstream of the pollution source and the other at the pool...
CIRB Tenders (Himalayan Balsam)
Our next set of tenders for Himalayan Balsam control have now been verified and are available to download below along with their associated guidance document. Tenders should be submitted no later than 5pm on Friday 12th July 2013 to: Ayrshire Rivers Trust, Donald...
Eels are a Protected Species!
The River Ayr Bailiffs just sent me photos of 2 large eels that have been hung from branches at Muirkirk on the upper river. Fishing for and killing eels is illegal and anyone caught doing so may be prosecuted. Eels caught accidentally must be carefully unhooked and...
Pow Burn electrofishing
We are back at electrofishing after what has seemed like a very long winter and spring. Electrofishing is the highlight of the staff's year allowing us to break free from the office for a month or two and find out what's going on in the rivers. With more rain falling...
Glasgow Natural History Society Conference
On Saturday, Helen and I attended the Glasgow Natural History Society's annual conference at Glasgow University, entitled Natives, Aliens and Reintroductions: how does ecology inform wildlife conservation in Scotland? We had been asked to provide an informative poster...
Office Move
Once again it looks as though we will be relocating our offices soon. With the planned closure of the Engineering Unit at Auchincruive for early next year, it appears that we are going to have to relocate which is disappointing as we were all very happy with our...
Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
