Knotted Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum) By Susan McNaughton
I am interested in the beautiful shapes and patterns made by seaweeds, and I thought that the Knotted Wrack had […]
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Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) – By Valerie Duncan
I chose the bottlenose dolphin because they are smart, friendly, and fun to watch. Bottlenose dolphins can be 4 metres
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Brittle Star (Amphipholis squamata) – By Ellis Tree
The small Brittle star, Amphipholis squamata, also known as ‘brooding snake star’ is related to the starfish. This Brittle star
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Northern comb jelly (Beroe cucumis) – By Levente Magyar
I have seen one on a picture glowing with bioluminescence. It captured my mind to draw it realistically. Despite looking
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Bacteria: E.Coli (Escherichia Coli) – By Ruis Corke (aged 7)
I am interested in bacteria after learning about them in school. I thought it would be good to learn more
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Knot (Calidris canutus) – By Kathleen Wilson
As the spouse of a birdwatcher I have spent many hours on the trail of various bird species. It is
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Gannet (Morus bassanus) – By Levente Magyar
I heard about the avian flu is wreaking havoc on seabirds and they are desperate for help. As far as
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Common Sea Urchin – by Angela Mehlert
I loved the picture of the living sea urchin, usually you just see the empty mineral shell. Bizarrely they have
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General, The Forth Line
Forthline exhibits at Royal Botanic Gardens Harvest Festival – 19th Sept 2021
Great day at the Botanics Harvest Festival – lovely atmosphere and very successful: 350 people came to see the Forthline
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Join our next art challenge as we create an illustrated story of the Forth’s coast.
After the great success of our Knit the Shoreline craft project, we are now hosting another. Artists and people with a
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Seafield prom grass is looking untidy – that might actually be a good thing!
Those in the Seafield and Portobello area might have noticed the council giving the grass at the top of Seafield Prom a haircut these past few days. Long-term followers will know this is a bit of grass that we’ve been working on with volunteers – adding in coastal wildflowers and scrub.
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A visit to the Scottish Seabird Centre
On Sunday afternoon we went out to North Berwick for a shorebird walk hosted by the Scottish Seabird Centre. Edinburgh residents got an opportunity to learn more about the shorebirds who call the Firth of Forth home.
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Likin’ lichens
We had an excellent (if sometimes grey) morning with Dr Rebecca Yahr, Lichenologist, from the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on Sunday. As you’ll know, the Edinburgh Shoreline project is run by the Botanics, so we’re lucky enough to work with Becky, but Sunday was all about unleashing her on the general public, and what a day it was!
Introducing Emily, Volunteer Coordinator at the Scottish Seabird Centre
Emily Burton is the new Volunteer Coordinator appointed to work on the Wild Line project on behalf of the Scottish Seabird Centre and will be leading teams of volunteers in invasive species removal in East Lothian. Hop over to the centre’s blog page to find out more, and how you can get involved.
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Call for Wild Line Project volunteers
Our project partners at the Scottish Seabird Centre are on the look out for volunteers to be involved with the Wild Line project.
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