Conservation | Ayrshire Rivers Trust

Greening the banks of the Water of Girvan – Project update

by Carolyn Bryce | Jun 26, 2023 | Conservation, General

Our Greening the banks of the Water of Girvan Project was developed to expand upon the successful green engineering work that was started in 2016. This project will focus on a degraded stretch of the middle catchment which suffers from historic and recent land...

Sorn Castle Dam fish pass upgrade on the River Ayr

by Stuart Brabbs | Jun 16, 2023 | Conservation, fishing

Sorn Castle Dam has long been a concern for salmonid migration having an incomplete Larinier fish pass that was virtually impossible for fish to use. There were no ideal alternatives for lower flow conditions leaving fish struggling to get over if they missed the...

Brash Bundling Volunteer Session Monday 12th June

by Struan Candlish | Jun 6, 2023 | Conservation, Events, General

We have moved the brash bundling session we had scheduled for tomorrow (Friday 9th) to Monday 12th June at 1000. If you would like to come and help build brash bundles with us then please let us know by commenting on this post as we do have limited capacity. If you...

Tomato Plants for Sale Now!

by Struan Candlish | May 10, 2023 | Conservation, Events, General

Stair Dam receives timber baulks

by Stuart Brabbs | May 5, 2023 | Conservation

We fitted two timber baulks to Stair Dam today in order to help salmon over during periods of low flow. Last year there was such a shortage of water that the fish built up in the stretch downstream while upper beats complained of no fish. With the hydro fully...