We have just completed the third year of treating Giant Hogweed on the whole length of the Water of Leith. …
The river seems to be teeming with life at the moment. Herons, goosanders, swans, kingfishers, dippers all spotted and photographed …
One of our lesser known volunteer teams is the Survey Team – a botanically minded crew who help to monitor …
Being attacked by nettles, wayward brambles reaching out to grab you or rain gathered in butterbur leaves soaking the bottom …
This image is of some preliminary work to improve drainage – it is not the new surface which will be smoother
On wading up this small stream last week we found a real mix of good and bad news. First the …
Not content with a marathon distance this time our adventurous Conservation and Volunteers Officer is taking on Scotland’s first back yard ultra in Orkney, running 4.16 miles on the hour, every hour. It never gets dark so she could run day & night!
Sometimes it feels like every patch of green or brown in our city is under development, the drive for housing …
As we entered the new financial year back in April 2021 I think its safe to say that we were …
Johnny has been with the Trust for two years now and to mark this Charlotte led him to origins of …
Our volunteers have been cleaning up the river from source to mouth for over 30 years. Still a monthly clean …
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.