On what turned out to be a very sunny Saturday (yes, really!) we ventured out to Holyrood Park for our first project of the year. After a short walk up the hill we arrived at our work site overlooking St. Margaret’s Loch. We got to work sawing and lopping down gorse bushes to create a vertical firebreak in a large swath of gorse that stretched across the hill; we even discovered a toad among the bushes and Rosie and I got very excited about a family of swans down on the Loch. The views were beautiful and everyone had a great time getting to grips with the prickly gorse, eating gorgeous homemade cookies and, of course, devouring the timeless Dirties’ sandwich. After descending from the hill and playing some games, we made our way to the Auld Hoose to indulge in masses of nachos, chips and beer.
By Emma C
