Mapping Mills
Here at the Trust we love maps and we recently came across this wonderful website featuring all the mill sites …
Here at the Trust we love maps and we recently came across this wonderful website featuring all the mill sites …
As #COP26 draws to close we are thinking of how climate change will affect the Water of Leith in the …
For the last 15 years we have been creating ‘biodiversity boost’ sites along the river. These are sites which were …
With the COP26 conference is about to get underway we have been thinking about the work our river does for the city and its residents. However this summer the Water of Leith has been under great pressure and its beginning to show – could this be a consequence of climate change?
Scottish Water are investigating a potential issue with part of their pipe infrastructure in the Water of Leith, adjacent to …
For anyone keeping count that’s 53 volunteers out today contributing 110 hours of effort in one day!! So with the Centre back open daily and now school groups have returned for the remainder of the term for outside only learning programmes, everyone is back and working at full tilt. It feels so good!!
Fingal Meadow looked stunning this week when volunteers went to survey it. Last year the space was seeded with a …
May Action After many many months of working with just Water of Leith volunteers, with the lifting of restrictions we’ve …
Thanks to pressure from Community Councils, local Councillor Gavin Corbett and ourselves, it looks like a plan will be cooked …
This stunning picture of the otter was taken by Charles Everitt (winner of Scottish Wildlife Photo of the Year). What …
Word from the artisit – Rob Hainsworth…
This ‘too cute’ image of a duckling was taken by Tom Kelly @gowildedinburgh And these fluffies definitely show why bees …
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.