The Dock Update – Training, Mosaics and spades in the ground and the final element of our Coalie Park Project gets underway
A week of learning. A lifetime of opportunity. This week, a group of young people took a bold step toward ...
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust works to improve and protect 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 250 river clean-ups and habitat improvement tasks annually.
Operating since 1988, it was the first river charity to be established in Scotland. Support our work by becoming a member, sending a donation or joining the hundred-strong team of volunteers who are involved in projects on the river and in running the Visitor Centre.
The Trust is a registered Charity (number SC000015). Our work is supported by City of Edinburgh Council’s Services for Communities and Communities and Families Departments.
The Visitor Centre Car Park will be closed from Friday 23rd May to Friday 30th May as we have works to install solar panels and they need the space and there will be scaffolding. Centre is open as usual.
A week of learning. A lifetime of opportunity. This week, a group of young people took a bold step toward ...
Sunday, April 13 | From 1 PM | Water of Leith Visitor Centre Join us as we celebrate 25 years ...
Coalie Park Improvement Project – THE DOCK
Creativity, Connection, and Collaboration in Action
For years, we’ve dreamed of reducing our running costs and cutting our reliance on gas and grid electricity. It’s not ...
Conservation Officer(part time – 4 days per week)Join our team and help improve and protect the Water of Leith, Edinburgh’s ...
After bridge failures and landslides, we could announce in early January that all routes through the Dells were finally accessible! ...
This year, we’ve had an abundance of wildlife sightings reported to us at the Visitor Centre, thanks to the enthusiasm ...
As we prepare to unveil our plans and updates for 2025, we begin with some bittersweet news. After over 6 ...
Much like the flow of the river, working for the Trust is always constant—sometimes marked by fast surges, and other ...
The Dock – Week 7: The Dream in MotionWe’re halfway through the build, and something amazing has happened. Every single ...
This spring, we marked an extraordinary milestone—25 years since the Water of Leith Visitor Centre opened its doors to the ...
In addition to the record number of wildlife sightings submitted by the public earlier this year (as featured in our ...
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.