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Giant Hogweed work gets underway

Regular readers will know that we work each year to tackle this toxic and invasive plant which loves to grow …

Events

Plant Sale 7th May 11am

Pick up a bargain & help the Water of Leith

Volunteers

Getting the River Summer Ready!

In some ways the river banks are very much like many of us in respect to not quite having the  …

Learning

Outdoor Learning in Spring

Easter events for children with special needs can be hard for find but we believe that the woods and the …

Volunteers

Spring volunteering its rubbish, oh and railings, path edges, drains, willow fences …..

All the rakes, brushes & cutting tools have been given a huge work out over the last few months to …

Blog

Willow Spiling – A Traditional, Natural Solution to riverbank Erosion in the heart of Edinburgh

Read how we worked to develop a project at Roseburn to create a ‘nature based solution’ to erosion

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Blog

Volunteers get to know their Bryophytes !

While wading in the river the conservation team often notice masses of different mosses and liverworts that are blanketing the riverbank in layers. Species changing with the river levels, light, temperature, geology, and habitat. Winter is a great time to work on your Bryophytes Identification as other plants are still dormant allowing one to get a closer look at this wonderful micro world.

Events

Plant Sale Sat 7th May 11am

Help us get ready for this event by growing on plants to support our work

Blog

Eels can climb! So we make ropes to help them scale the rivers barriers

Volunteers Make Eel Ropes with Jack Wooton from Forth Rivers Trust

Volunteers

Plants of the Dells by Juliet Wilson

Volunteer Juliet shares her experiences of wild plants along the river in the Dells

Events

Spring Events – bookings now open

Weather you like a guided walk or need something to entertain the children – check out our spring events programme …

Volunteers

January Volunteering Round up

Every month is busy for our volunteer team but this January we have been capitalising on low water levels and …

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News

A trip to the source

Johnny has been with the Trust for two years now and to mark this Charlotte led him to origins of …

Events

Bridgescapes by Bruce Keith Talk is now Monday 28th Feb

7.30pm Members Evening and Talk at the Centre.

Walkway

Walkway closures still causing problems

Water of Leith Walkway regulars may have noticed that work is underway on the landslip above the Dean Village and …

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