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Sundays Project – Inzievar Wood

This Sundays project brought to you by Nina:
“This Sunday we are heading across the Forth to Inzievar Wood – an extremely exciting brand new site in Fife just outside Oakley! Here we’ll be beating, braking, blitzing, bruising and bashing Rhododendron Ponticum – everyone’s favourite invader.
If you’re all the keen beans that we know you are, come to the tool cupboard next the the CSE on the Pleasance at 10 am on Sunday with waterproofs, appropriate footwear and drinking water and you’ll be whisked off on yet another unforgettable outdoor adventure!
Bambam out!
PS: Although I am in fact not Bambam, I have decided that all future project emails will end thus regardless – cause his sign out is infinitely cooler than anyone else’s. N. “
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Updates on Upcoming Projects

There will be no project this Sunday, instead we will be climbing Arthur’s Seat before meeting at the Auld Hoose. Meeting point will be outside the Pollock Halls entrance at 1pm.

Next week is the University of Edinburgh’s ‘Innovative Learning Week’ and there is no better way to learn (in an innovative way) than to join us on our ILW project on Wednesday 19th!

A CRASH COURSE IN CONSERVATION!

A project ideal for beginners, we will be visiting Beeslack Wood, near Penicuik. For photos of the site, click here. As always, there will be free transport from the CSE and free home made food for lunch.

If you want to join us, the number of places is capped at a generous 40, so you should sign up at ilwcalendar.co.uk
You can join the Facebook event too by following this link.

We will meet at the Centre for Sport and Exercise at 10am, returning around 5:30pm. If you’ve not yet ventured out with us, this is your chance!

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Burnt trees (and marshmallows) – Project #4 Vogrie

On Sunday we went to Vogrie Country Park. Here’s a synopsis of the day from Eluned:

“This rather blustery Sunday saw us at the beautiful Vogrie Country Park near Gorebridge. Greeted at the entrance by the gate-keeper and a heard of doggies we soon found our way to the area of woodland where the ranger, Alan, had marked some trees for removal. We got straight to our destructive work and with many shouts of “timber!” the poor little trees were soon littering the ground awaiting snedding (branch removal) and sawing. We made several habitat-piles for wildlife with the felled trees and collected the rest to be burnt.

After our lovely soupy lunch a small group split off to try to get a fire going to clear some pre-cut rhododendron nearby but the fire struggled to get going with the damp wood. Meanwhile the fire in the woodland was roaring through the felled trees and as always, marshmallows miraculously appeared for toasting. It was a great day out, despite the drizzle, and we all left well smoked and happy.”

Photos by John; full gallery available here.

Details on this weeks project coming soon!

Also a reminder to sign up for the ‘Innovative Learning Week’ project (Wed 19th): Details here.