Digging, Bikes and Dogs – Project #3 Craiglockhart

On Sunday we went to Craiglockhart Forest, just south of Morningside. We worked with a member of the cyclist campaign group ‘Spokes‘ to help maintain the foot and cycle paths. Members of the ‘Friends of Craiglockhart Wood and Nature Trail‘, local dog walkers (and their dogs!) greeted us there with enthusiasm. Hopefully the paths are now in noticeably better condition than when we started!

Here are some photos from the days work, but Click here for the full gallery!

A Crash Course in Conservation

The Dirty Weekenders will be hosting an event for the University’s Innovative Learning week on Wednesday February 19th. This is ideal for anyone new to conservation work, who wants to have fun outdoors.

We will be travelling to local nature reserve ‘Beeslack Wood‘ to assist the Woodland Trust ranger in the upkeep of the site.

If you’d like to join us, then you can sign up here. All students and staff are welcome. We’ll meet at 10am at the CSE – don’t forget to bring drinking water, good footwear, and waterproofs.

Please, If you sign up and cannot go, send us an e-mail so that someone else can take the place.