Last Thursday the Edinburgh midweek group spent the day down at the River Almond walkway improving the paths and filling in a few potholes. Armed with three wheelbarrows some shovels and some good old fashioned elbow grease ...
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Buzzy bees & Marigold munchers
What a difference a few weeks makes…
The group was off for a couple of weeks and the garden noticed. It was as if it had gone back in time and vegetation had taken over! The grass had grown with a vengeance; the ...
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Work continues with the Gardens and BBQ with Y-People.
Last Tuesday and Thursday, the volunteers at Edinburgh set out to continue previous work on several community gardens across Edinburgh (Broomhouse and West Pilton) owned by the Y-people. There was a lot of general weeding and ...
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Habitat Management for Frog Life
We were helping Frog Life clear willow from around a pond, to avoid the pond drying out and being filled with leaves during autumn. The group cleared a huge amount and worked really hard. I am sure the frogs and newts are ...
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Taming the Wildlife Garden at Royal High Primary School
Last week the Edinburgh Mid week volunteers braved the bad weather to complete two days of work in the Wildlife garden at Royal High primary school. The transformation at the end of the two days was remarkable, when the team ...
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