River Education Project gets underway on the Stinchar and Girvan.
A couple of weeks ago we began an education project that will be delivered to ten schools in the Stinchar and Girvan catchments in South Ayrshire. The project focusses on introducing primary school pupils to their local stretch of river. Funded by Carrick Futures,...How to build a shed….
Today saw Stuart and I taking a departure from our usual work and turn our hand to ‘carpentry’ as we began building a new shed in the office garden to expand our storage. Over the years we have amassed a vast array of equipment and whilst we have two...Invasive Plant Control Project in the Stinchar and Girvan catchments supported by Tesco’s Bags of Help Fund **UPDATE TO VOTING DATES**
Please note new voting dates below. With funding from Tesco, ART will be working with volunteers on the River Stinchar and Water of Girvan to control Himalayan balsam, Japanese knotweed, skunk cabbage and giant hogweed in 2017. ART’s invasive plant control...Kinclair Viaduct – Stinchar Catchment
In 2015 works were underway to repair parts of the Kinclair Viaduct on the Stinchar catchment. These repairs were to include bank reinforcements on the burn which runs under the viaduct and joins the Water of Assel about 50m downstream of the viaduct. Last year Struan...Surveys pre Gravel Cleaning
We’ve been planning to perform experimental gravel cleaning on a few sites on the Ayr that are affected by siltation or enrichment. The aim will be to see if by removing the fine sediments that choke the spawning beds, whether we can increase egg survival and...Photo Gallery
River Map Prints
We have three fine art map prints available to buy.
