A fond farewell blog from Michael
18 months ago we were joined by Michael, as a trainee Ranger on a scheme called ‘New to Nature’. This ...
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust works to improve and protect the river, its heritage and wildlife: the Trust promotes education and recreation through the Visitor Centre and works with volunteers and community groups to deliver around 250 river clean-ups and habitat improvement tasks annually.
Operating since 1988, it was the first river charity to be established in Scotland. Support our work by becoming a member, sending a donation or joining the hundred-strong team of volunteers who are involved in projects on the river and in running the Visitor Centre.
The Trust is a registered Charity (number SC000015). Our work is supported by City of Edinburgh Council’s Services for Communities and Communities and Families Departments.
In early January there will be a short closure of a section of walkway under Belford bridge to repair the metal plating, a short local diversion will be signed..
18 months ago we were joined by Michael, as a trainee Ranger on a scheme called ‘New to Nature’. This ...
Work also continues to make ‘The Dock’ a reality – we have great new visuals, almost all the funding we ...
October was an exciting month for Phase 2 of the project. With the wall and path repairs complete, our community ...
Dan our Conservation Officer gives a summary of our years survey activities, in total the team conducted 3 Bioblitz’s, 12 ...
Readers may remember, back in June, we conducted a ‘BioBlitz’ at Coalie Park at which our volunteer recorders found 264 ...
Time for a ranger is a curious beast measured often not in the minutes and hours but instead by the ...
Sunday 1st was not exactly sunshine on Leith for our much anticipated funday but that did not stop many hundreds ...
We have been working with local artist Kate George and many members of the community to create some fabulous designs ...
As the Water of Leith experiences another flood event - is it time to look at green infrastructure solutions to ...
18 months ago we were joined by Michael, as a trainee Ranger on a scheme called ‘New to Nature’. This ...
Work also continues to make ‘The Dock’ a reality – we have great new visuals, almost all the funding we ...
October was an exciting month for Phase 2 of the project. With the wall and path repairs complete, our community ...
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust works to conserve and enhance the river, its heritage and wildlife: The Trust promotes education and recreation through the Visitor Centre, and works with volunteers and community groups to deliver around 240 river clean-ups and habitat improvement tasks annually.