by Stuart Brabbs | Apr 4, 2017 | Conservation, General
The Doon DSFB asked the Trust to arrange for fencing to be erected where it was most needed throughout the catchment and for the last 2 years we been working to arrange this. The board agreed to fund up to 40% of the cost of the fencing making it perhaps the most...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 22, 2017 | Conservation, General
On a bitterly cold day we headed back to Loch Doon this morning to continue our pH monitoring and tagging project. It wasn’t ideal conditions to be out in but we had to be at Glenlee Power Station near StJohn’s Town of Dalry in the afternoon to attend an...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 6, 2017 | Conservation, Events
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...
by Muir Glendinning | Feb 22, 2017 | Conservation, Events, General
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...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 21, 2017 | Conservation, Events, General
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...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 14, 2017 | Conservation, General
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...