Post Category: Blog

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Coalie Park Plan is ready to view

Check out the latest improvement plan for Coalie Park in Leith

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Mapping Mills

Here at the Trust we love maps and we recently came across this wonderful website featuring all the mill sites ...

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How will Climate Change affect the Water of Leith?

As #COP26 draws to close we are thinking of how climate change will affect the Water of Leith in the ...

Planting
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Native wildflower planting along the river boosts biodiversity and supports pollinators

For the last 15 years we have been creating ‘biodiversity boost’ sites along the river. These are sites which were ...

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A river under pressure

With the COP26 conference is about to get underway we have been thinking about the work our river does for ...

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Scottish Water investigations at Belford

Scottish Water are investigating a potential issue with part of their pipe infrastructure in the Water of Leith, adjacent to ...

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Busy and productive days for the Trust as May and June feel more normal

For anyone keeping count that's 53 volunteers out today contributing 110 hours of effort in one day!! So with the ...

Fingles Meadow
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The Fingal Meadow is buzzing with life

Fingal Meadow looked stunning this week when volunteers went to survey it. Last year the space was seeded with a ...

Johnny - May Action 2021
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Update from the Conservation Team

May Action After many many months of working with just Water of Leith volunteers, with the lifting of restrictions we’ve ...

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Bridges in the Dells – Council commit to funding repairs and replacements

Thanks to pressure from Community Councils, local Councillor Gavin Corbett and ourselves, it looks like a plan will be cooked ...

Otter, Saughton Park, by Charles Everitt
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Walking the river you ‘otter’ watch out

This stunning picture of the otter was taken by Charles Everitt (winner of Scottish Wildlife Photo of the Year). What ...

Rob Hainsworth - Stockbridge Gormley
Art

More wonderful illustrations by volunteer Rob showing the life of the river and the Gormleys

Word from the artisit - Rob Hainsworth...

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