Details of our upcoming events and activities can be found below. Please note – our FREE events are sometimes still ticketed so please secure your place to avoid disappointment. Members may be entitled to discounts and/or free entry.
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Sat 4th Apr
Mesmerising Mechanisms Exhibition
An exhibition of wooden mechanically powered machines by Ian Graham
10am - 4pm
Free
Mon 9th Mar
Interceptor Sewers; how Victorian Edinburgh cleaned up the Water of Leith
Join Andy Arthur (Threadinburgh.scot) for this journey into the river ‘dirty’ past.
7pm - 8.30pm
£7 - Free for Members
Tue 7th Apr
River Dipping – Kids Event
Fun afternoon in the river discovering what lives below the surface.
1.30pm to 3.30pm
£7 per child accompanying adult free
Thu 9th Apr
Forage & Scavenge – Kids event
Learn how woodlands can provide both a fun day out and a delicious snack. Wild garlic pesto? Snail pie? A fun outdoor adventure where kids learn what to and what not to eat.
1.30pm to 3.30pm
£7 per child accompanying adult free
Sun 12th Apr
Spring Slateford Saunter – Guided Walk
Join Kat for a mix of nature and local history, revealing more about Slateford and the Dells.
1.30pm to 3.30pm
£7 - Members Free (use code)
Tue 14th Apr
Spring Fling – Kids event
Fun afternoon in the Dells as we look for signs of spring and the animals who live here.
1.30pm to 3.30pm
£7 per child accompanying adult free
Thu 16th Apr
Sandie’s Saunter – Kids Event
Take on Sandie’s special orienteering challenge though the woods with activities as you go
1.30pm to 3.30pm
£7 per child accompanying adult free
Sun 26th Apr
BioBlitz at Saughton Park
Join our BioBlitz at Saughton Park — a lively nature hunt where we team up with wildlife experts to find and record as many different plants, animals and fungi as we can! In partnership with Friends of Saughton Park and Edinburgh Naturalist Society
10am to 2pm
Free
Sat 9th May
PLANT SALE
Join our Plant Sale and pick up a bargain. Bedding plant, perennials, veggies, herbs, shrubs, wild flowers and so much more
11am until we sell out (1pm?)
Free
Sun 17th May
Dan’s Donder – Roseburn to Saughton Guided Walk
A relaxed guided walk from Roseburn to Saughton with Ranger Dan, full of local stories and nature
1.30pm t0 3.30pm
£7 - Members Free
Sun 7th Jun
Coalie Celebration
Details TBC – a fun afternoon of activities to celebrate all that has been achieved at Coalie Park
12pm to 3pm
Free
Sun 21st Jun
Guided WADE with Johnny – Bonnington to Redbraes
Our third guided wade IN the river with Ranger Johnny – this time the lower reaches. See the river from a different perspective join Johnny in the water and walk up the river towards Redbraes Weir.
