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Reducing Silt inputs in the Ayr Catchment
Restoration work on Mauchline Burn Ayrshire Rivers Trust recently secured funding for restoration work on the Mauchline Burn (a.k.a. The Chalk River) with the ultimate aim of reducing silt and nutrient inputs and restoring a functional trout and salmon population…
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Sorn Castle Dam- New Fish Pass installed by Ayrshire Rivers Trust
Sorn Castle Dam has long been a concern for salmonid migration having an incomplete Larinier fish pass that was virtually impossible for fish to use. There were no ideal alternatives for lower flow conditions leaving fish struggling to get over…