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October 11 2011, 10.42AM Greener Leith
Sloe Gin Foraging
The small, bitter, wild fruit of the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) or sloe is sought after in autumn for it’s gin flavour enhancing properties....
July 19 2011, 11.09AM News From Brighton
Residents urged to halt loss of biodiversity with rooftop gardens
TweetBrighton’s residents have been urged to make the most of rooftops, balconies and window boxes to help stop the decline of biodiversity i...
July 2 2011, 8.28PM Greener Leith
Bonnington Bridge Bar builders dumping in Water of Leith again
In August last year, the owners of the Bonnington Bridge Bar got in trouble with the law after getting caught on camera dumping their waste in the ...
June 23 2011, 5.45PM Greener Leith
Nature's Calendar: June
Wellies on, it’s time to get wet for the the June edition of our Nature’s Calendar Podcast . Meet a Leith Leech, discover who&rsqu...
May 26 2011, 8.52PM Greener Leith
Guest blog: Welcoming the terns back to the Forth
Colin Brown, of Dudley Gardens, took a walk around Western Harbour after the recent storms, and was kind enough to share his thoughts with us. We'r...
May 20 2011, 3.52PM Greener Leith
Nature's Calendar: May Roundup
Hello and welcome to our monthly Nature Roundup. May is a magnificent month to head outdoors and enjoy wildlife... National Nature This week is be ...
April 18 2011, 10.32PM Greener Leith
Nature's Calendar: April
Welcome to the April edition of our nature’s calendar podcast, bringing you the best of nature here in Leith. This month’s we’re ...
April 1 2011, 2.17PM Greener Leith
Big Garden Birdwatch: Edinburgh Results
Big Garden Birdwatch 2011 TV ad from The RSPB on Vimeo. At the end of January 2011, over 600,000 people spent an hour watching and re...
March 30 2011, 5.38PM Greener Leith
Leith biomass plans draw international condemnation
A coalition of five major environmental groups from the United States have written an open letter to the Scottish Government opposing plans by Fort...
March 25 2011, 2.37PM Greener Leith
Native Biodiversity Project
The Edinburgh Biodiversity Partnership have announced details of a new scheme for 2011 that aims to supply local green space projects with wildflow...
March 18 2011, 8.31PM Greener Leith
Blooming berry hedge completed at last
Today saw pupils from Pilrig Park School join forces with council staff and local volunteers to help complete the Pilrig Park Berry Hedge. The coun...
March 10 2011, 9.36PM Greener Leith
Help complete the Pilrig Park Berry Hedge
Greener Leith is calling on volunteers to help us complete the Pilrig Park berry hedge on Saturday the 19th of March. As you can see from the photo...
March 9 2011, 12.16PM Greener Leith
Nature Calendar: March
Welcome to the first edition of our brand new monthly podcast series, Nature’s Calendar. We went for a wander in Warriston Cemetery to bring ...
February 20 2011, 6.01PM Greener Leith
Leith Birds: More Water of Leith birds.
Juliet Wilson continues her series of blog posts about birds you might see along the Water of Leith. You can read previous posts by Juliet Wilson o...
January 24 2011, 5.26PM Greener Leith
The RSPB BGBW 2: Birds, the universal unifier
'The Birds Flew by' Etching by Rachel Everitt This is part 2 of a four part special celebrating the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch 2011. Following on fr...
January 19 2011, 9.10PM Greener Leith
Volunteers needed for new community orchard
A local group has put a call out for local volunteers to help plant a new community orchard in Montgomery Street Park on the 26th of January. The F...
January 19 2011, 9.31AM Greener Leith
Water of Leith - Otter Video
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust have just added a short video clip of an otter on the Water of Leith, near their visitors centre at Slateford...
December 23 2010, 9.08AM Greener Leith
Leith Birds: Ducks
This is the 3rd post in a series of guest blog posts about birds you might see on the Water of Leith by Juliet Wilson. There are several different ...
December 15 2010, 1.29PM Greener Leith
Leith Birds: Gulls
This is the 2nd in a series of guest posts on birds you might see in Leith by Juliet Wilson Gulls in Leith Most people are familiar with gulls, the...
November 30 2010, 9.34AM Greener Leith
Apple trees for sale: £7.50 each
At this time of year most people are probably turning their thoughts to Christmas Trees, and how they're going to overcome the rumoured shortage of...
November 28 2010, 11.52AM Greener Leith
Leith Decides: The Decision!
The voting event took place for Leith Decides on Saturday in Leith Academy. There were 29 projects, worth £25,237 in the running for funding,...
November 26 2010, 11.20AM Greener Leith
Leith Birds: The Heron
Wandering along the Water of Leith a few weeks ago, we saw birds that we couldn't identify (no sniggering up the back). We're delighted that Juliet...
August 30 2010, 3.41PM Greener Leith
Bawsinch Bike Ride Report
As you can see, we had a fantastic turn-out to our August We Love Leith Bike Ride. Each month we've been meeting at 10.30am on the last Saturday of...
August 11 2010, 11.40PM Greener Leith
Tales from the Allotment: Dora and the naughty fox
Last week, we posted an audio interview with Dora on her allotment. Well Dora's back! In the audio clip below she tells the story about the naughty...
July 30 2010, 4.35PM Greener Leith
August Family Bike Challenge
The Bike Station are running a new cycle challenge in August, that aims to build on the success of their Workplace challenge that got loads of peop...
June 4 2010, 12.03PM Greener Leith
Water of Leith Management Plan Consultation
The Water of Leith Conservation Trust are hosting a series of consultation documents on a management plan for the Water of Leith. The plan aims to ...
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