World Wildlife Day – Girvan Primary School
Yesterday Gordon and I were invited to have a stall at Girvan Primary to celebrate World Wildlife Day along with many other conservation and natural history groups. It was a busy day with around 450 pupils from Girvan Primary and some of the outlying schools attending...Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom
On Monday the Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom Project (funded by Greggs Foundation) came to a close. Each of the schools have now released their trout alevins into local watercourses under licence from Marine Scotland Science. The project has been a fantastic...Auchinleck Decided
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...ART needs you! Auchinleck Decides – Community Choices Fund – 4th March, Boswell Centre, Auchinleck.
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
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
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
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...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
