by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 8, 2018 | Conservation, General
Some days I find myself thinking we are just wasting our time. Today was one of those days. We’ve been pleased with results of our efforts to cut erosion and diffuse pollution at Culroy Burn in the Doon catchment. This has taken 3 years and a lot of unpaid man...
by Struan Candlish | Mar 6, 2018 | General
AYRSHIRE RIVERS TRUST VACANCY FOR TRUSTEES Ayrshire Rivers Trust (www.ayrshireriverstrust.org) is the leading charity in the region concerned with the conservation and enhancement of the freshwater environment. It achieves this through a mixed programme of education;...
by Struan Candlish | Mar 6, 2018 | General
Yesterday morning Struan and Muir were on the Rye Water (tributary of the Garnock) to conduct a fish rescue. This rescue was ahead of bank stability repairs involving tonnes of rock armour being careful positioned to bolster an eroding bank. These repairs weren’t able...
by Struan Candlish | Mar 6, 2018 | General
As everybody else has been posting about the impacts of the ‘Beast from the East’ I thought I would venture out last weekend and see what all the fuss was about. We’ve been blissfully unaffected at the office (Auchincruive, just outside Ayr) but I...
by Struan Candlish | Mar 5, 2018 | General
Over the last few weeks we’ve been busy delivering the ‘launch day’ for our Rivers and Lochs in the Classroom Project sponsored by Greggs. With Easter holidays looming we’ll be releasing the eggs in a couple of weeks time. The pupil’s...
by Stuart Brabbs | Mar 1, 2018 | General
*********THIS VAN HAS NOW BEEN SOLD, THANK YOU TO EVERY ONE WHO SHOWED INTEREST******* Unexpectedly the person that was going to take this van has had a change of circumstances and can’t get here to take it anytime soon so rather than hold onto it, he...