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This project explores the urban wildlife that calls Edinburgh home, to help us showcase the amazing animals that we share our spaces with. During the lockdowns of 2020, there were increasing sightings and posts on social media about the wildlife found in Edinburgh, from the otters in Holyrood Park and the Water of Leith, to…
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The Edinburgh Swift City project, funded by ScottishPower Foundation, is complete after a year of creating a sanctuaries for swifts across the city. The aim of the project was to protect and enhance the local swift population through community engagement and conservation. Swifts are ancient and fascinating birds. These amazing fliers diverged from other bird…
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Edinburgh Shoreline was an exciting, community centred initiative celebrating the city’s 27km coastline. We rediscovered its fascinating and often unknown history and the rich plant and animal life that survives against the odds in unexpected places, and inspired people to explore their coast and take responsibility for its future health. The project involved people living…
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A network of green roofs to support Edinburgh’s urban pollinators The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) have worked with a number of companies in Central Edinburgh to create a square metre for butterflies on roof gardens and green roofs. We supplied and planted out three food plants for three species…
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North Edinburgh school pupils teamed up with scientists to turn 27km of Edinburgh’s coastline, from the third Forth Bridge in the west to Joppa in the east, into a living laboratory. The Shoreline pilot project led by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) promoted awareness of coastal climate change and the associated risks in urban…