by Stuart Brabbs | Sep 6, 2016 | Conservation, General
As Catrine Community Trust work towards their ambition of generating electricity from the revamped Hydro scheme that once delivered power to the Cotton mills in the village, ART staff paid the site a visit today after hearing that the Vaki Counter has been installed....
by Struan Candlish | Sep 5, 2016 | Conservation, Electrofishing, General
Gordon, Muir and I were at the Drumtree Water (a tributary of the Fenwick Water) last week to carry out a fish rescue ahead of the watercourse being diverted to allow the contractors to install a new water supply pipeline. A fish rescue was necessary as the section of...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 31, 2016 | Events, General
We are pleased to announce the details of this years Charity Dinner & Fundraiser. Over the years the fisherman’s supper had been a success however we felt that it needed a change. We have been working in the background for a while and now have everything in...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 29, 2016 | General
Work has been progressing at Pundeavon reservoir all summer and contractors are making good progress with restoration of the valley following the removal of the Plan Dam. ART removed trout from this reservoir during 2015 to allow works to commence but the entire...
by Stuart Brabbs | Aug 15, 2016 | Conservation, General, Invasives
(See earlier posts from April 2016 if you would like to read more on this erosion control) After the volunteers and Trust’s effort to try and bring some improvements to the eroding banks at Kilkerran on the Girvan earlier this Spring, Muir and I revised...
by Stuart Brabbs | Jul 19, 2016 | Conservation, General
We are still continuing with erecting riparian fencing as and when our fencer is available. Riparian fencing can make all the difference to water and habitat quality and the images below illustrate just how effective it can be. By excluding livestock, bank stability...