Giant hogweed control

ART are still controlling giant hogweed on the Ayr, Irvine and Garnock catchments. If anyone should come across any giant hogweed plants that look like they haven’t been sprayed (the plants will be yellowing and starting to lean over if they have) then please...

Himalayan balsam control

Himalayan balsam plants are now coming into flower making them visible among dense vegetation. Yesterday I went over to the Dyrock (the tributary we believe to be the source of balsam on the Water of Girvan). It appears to be present in low density from Kirkmichael...

Volunteers help on the Girvan

Once again we relied on volunteers to assist with riverbank restoration on the Girvan. Without volunteers, the Trust is really pushed to deliver this type of work with our limited staff. Anyway, today we were assisted by two students and a staff member from SRUC,...

Annbank Primary School Community Picnic Event

On Friday afternoon we were kindly invited along to Annbank Primary for their Community Picnic. And what an afternoon we had, the weather was excellent as was the turnout by pupils and parents. The Trust is always happy to participate in events like this...