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Every cloud has a silver lining and lockdown has helped us get a better overview of the distribution of Giant Hogweed plants on the Water of Leith.
Every cloud has a silver lining and lockdown has helped us get a better overview of the distribution of Giant Hogweed plants on the Water of Leith.
Cracking the Secret Code! The Trust has created many wildflower meadow areas along the WOL with the aim of increasing plant biodiversity …
Just last week 36 people managed to clock up 90 hours on a variety of tasks including Balsam pulling, Willow …
Little did that young fresh-faced MSC student from Edinburgh Uni know that when she wandered into the Water of Leith …
‘Hit Squad’ volunteers, off to wade the river – what a merry bunch!
It has taken 15 days for a trained member of staff and one other volunteer to waded 10 miles of river.
Johnny’s Journey – Sixteen days of cutting back vegetation and scraping paths either by yourself or with one other is …
You’ll see our staff back on the walkway this week clearing back vegetation to improve sightlines and enable better distancing …
From the 8th March to the 16th we managed to squeeze in 7 volunteer tasks almost one everyday!! Here are …
Volunteers have been out in force this last 3 weeks clearing puddles and drainage issues – the wettest February on …
We are delighted to welcome Johnny Wells to our Team as Project Officer – he has been with the team …
So the Volunteers have been out again cleaning up the river and doing more maintenance work in the Bonnington area …
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.