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Charlotte Fundraising Run
Fundraising

Charlotte RAN the river – and raised around £6K thank you to all who supported her and us

Heres is Charlottes Run Report following her Source to Sea fundraising Challenge running 28 miles dressed as an Otter!!

Fundraising

The Hit Squad volunteer team are awesome – here is the lasted from Project Officer Johnny

We love that our volunteers keep on coming out some weekly, others monthly and some yearly, together we’ll keep the river and walkway being epic.

News

Latest from Scottish Water on the CSO upgrading works at Juniper Green and Colinton

Latest from Scottish Water – We have set up the compound at the site at Juniper Green and have completed …

News

AGM goes online and our Annual Report and Accounts are ready to view

These unprecedented times means many of our usual activities for the year have had to be cancelled however we cannot …

Slateford Torc
Art

Photos of the beautiful Bronze aged Slateford Torc are shared with the Trust

The Slateford Torc. These are photographs of the replica Slateford Torc, which was found when the foundations for the railway …

Volunteers

INNS work continues with our autumn Japanese Knotweed treatment

Readers will be well aware of our work to control Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam along the river, at this …

News

Sewage in the River is discussed at CEC Council meeting

Historically the Water of Leith was Edinburgh’s sewage disposal route and as a consequence the cities main sewer still runs alongside …

Volunteers

One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow… well a couple of men and some women and it is 8 meadows

As the leaves begin to change colour and the last of the blackberries are being foraged from the walkway you …

Fundraising

Charlotte cannot run the London Marathon so she has taken on another challenge

On the 4th Charlotte will run from Source to Sea as the London Marathon is cancelled.  We were lucky enough …

Learning

Our Outdoor Learning work resumes as the Schools return in Edinburgh

We are happy to report that we are open and taking bookings for school visits. Our programmes have been modified …

Volunteers

Is your local stretch of river a Giant Hogweed Hotspot? Check out our Heat Map

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.

Volunteers

Wildflower Meadows Survey reveals increase in plant species in both Bells and Bogs Mill Meadow

Cracking the Secret Code! The Trust has created many wildflower meadow areas along the WOL with the aim of increasing plant biodiversity …

Volunteers

Small Socially Distanced Volunteering Tasks are making a HUGE difference to the river and walkway

Just last week 36 people managed to clock up 90 hours on a variety of tasks including Balsam pulling, Willow …

Learning

Children’s Activities return and are booking up fast

We’re really happy to let you know that we’re now offering children’s events on Monday mornings and Thursday afternoons for the next three weeks of the holidays.

Volunteers

Charlotte celebrates 20 years of working with the Trust and on the river

Little did that young fresh-faced MSC student from Edinburgh Uni know that when she wandered into the Water of Leith …

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