by Struan Candlish | Feb 15, 2022 | Conservation, Events, General
We’ve just wrapped up week 3 on our Nature Scot Restoration Funded project at Wellwood on the River Ayr near Muirkirk. Wet, windy and exceptionally cold at times….watch our video to get a little more insight into what we were up to last week! Here’s a link to the...
by Stuart Brabbs | Feb 13, 2022 | Conservation, General
Our first volunteer day planting trees at Wellwood where we have been stabilising bank erosion was without doubt a success. The weather threatened all morning but stayed dry until lunchtime. With the fencer still working in the next area we intended to plant, we...
by Struan Candlish | Feb 2, 2022 | Conservation, Electrofishing, Events, fishing, General, Invasives
Ayrshire Rivers Trust (ART), have secured funding for a 12-week paid trainee placement under the NatureScot’s Working with Rivers Programme. The trainee will receive practical on the job skills development, facilitated by both qualified Trust staff and external...
by Struan Candlish | Jan 29, 2022 | Conservation, Events, General
We’ve just wrapped up week 2 on our Nature Scot Restoration Funded project at Wellwood on the River Ayr near Muirkirk. Hectic, busy and very productive….watch our video to get a little more insight into what we were up to last week! Here’s a link to...
by Struan Candlish | Jan 24, 2022 | Conservation, Events, fishing, General
Last week we were working hard on the Nature Restoration Fund river bank stabilisation project on the river Ayr just outside Muirkirk. Here is a short video showing our work and progress from the last week…click on the link and...
by Struan Candlish | Dec 23, 2021 | Conservation, General
With falling water levels and cooler temperatures salmon were spawning throughout the Doon catchment last weekend, Ayrshire was blanketed in thick fog and in the right spots the views really were tremendous. ...