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The Edinburgh Pollinator Pledge 2017-2024 The Pollinator Pledge was a key Edinburgh Living Landscape project focused on engaging members of the population with actions, whether small or large, that they can conduct for pollinators. The aim was to get as many people as possible to sign up to undertaking any pollinator-friendly activities, from planting specific…
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This is the sixth in a series of blog posts on Edinburgh’s greenspaces, by postgraduate student, Jamie McDermaid. Jamie is studying Environment, Culture, and Communication at the University of Glasgow – with a particular interest in urban nature.This blog post discusses the future of Edinburgh’s greenspaces, evaluating concepts such as greenbelts, ‘edgelands’, and green infrastructure…
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This is the fifth in a series of blog posts on Edinburgh’s greenspaces, by postgraduate student, Jamie McDermaid. Jamie is studying Environment, Culture, and Communication at the University of Glasgow – with a particular interest in urban nature. This blog covers a video recently published by Edinburgh Living Landscape featuring interviews with Edinburgh residents. The…
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This is the fourth in a series of blog posts on Edinburgh’s greenspaces, by postgraduate student, Jamie McDermaid. Jamie is studying Environment, Culture, and Communication at the University of Glasgow – with a particular interest in urban nature. This post looks at what greenspace is and how much Edinburgh has. It also discusses the benefits…
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This is the third in a series of blog posts on Edinburgh’s greenspaces, by postgraduate student, Jamie McDermaid. Jamie is studying Environment, Culture, and Communication at the University of Glasgow – with a particular interest in urban nature. This post looks at both Johnston Terrace Garden Wildlife Reserve and Bawsinch & Duddingston Wildlife Reserve –…
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This is the second in a series of blog posts on Edinburgh’s greenspaces, by postgraduate student, Jamie McDermaid. Jamie is studying Environment, Culture, and Communication at the University of Glasgow – with a particular interest in urban nature. This blog looks at how an intense period of development affected further urban expansion in the 1900s,…
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This is the first in a series of blog posts on Edinburgh’s greenspaces, by postgraduate student, Jamie McDermaid. Jamie is studying Environment, Culture, and Communication at the University of Glasgow – with a particular interest in urban nature. This blog post looks at the history of Edinburgh’s urban development from the late 1700s to early…
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Exciting work is taking place to improve the Mound for nature. Cheryl Jones, Sustainability Manager, Future Workplace, Lloyds Banking Group explains how the company is improving the greenspace around its iconic head office in Edinburgh’s city centre for nature, and how this work fits in with the Edinburgh Nature Network. How important has championing wildlife and…
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Edinburgh Living Landscape partners are helping butterflies cope with the impacts of climate change by changing the management of green spaces in the city. Speckled wood butterfly © Ashleigh WhiffinAs the climate warms, more species are able to move north into new areas that were previously too cold for them, but they still need the…
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Edinburgh Living Landscape is supporting the city’s ambitious target to become a Million Tree City by 2030. In October Lord Provost Frank Ross planted a tree in the grounds of Lauriston Castle alongside representatives of the Edinburgh Million Tree Forum who pledged their commitment to making sure Edinburgh will be home to one million trees…