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Sneak preview of the Edinburgh Shoreline documentary
Our Edinburgh Shoreline documentary is almost complete, and we're delighted to share this sneak preview with you!
Our exhibition is on the move
We'll be taking displays from the Edinburgh Shoreline exhibition on the road during the months of November and December, and we hope you get to see them at a venue near you soon!
Hawthorn Bank Community Garden
Watch this great new drone footage (by Dr Lubino do Rego) of Hawthorn Bank Community Garden, which has just reopened to the public, as well as great views of South Queensferry. We’ll be working with the GreenFerry Trust, who look after the garden, over the next few months to help plant up the garden with […]
Waders’ Lullaby
Artist Fiona McAndrew has written a blog post on the research that went into making artworks exploring the wintering birds of the Firth of Forth and in particular a video she has produced for a piece of her original music 'Waders' Lullaby'.
Shoreline wildlife watch
Some Portobello parents and their wee ones are hoping to set up their own Wildlife Watch group and are looking for help.
Volunteering on the Edinburgh Shoreline project
Hi, I’m Rosslyn and I’ve been volunteering with the Edinburgh Shoreline project since February this year.
Harvest time at Granton Castle Walled Garden
It has been great this last month for Granton Castle Walled Garden to share their first harvests from the garden in local community cafe & garden venues around Granton, Pilton and Muirhouse; encouraging people to grow their own and raising awareness of the amazing green resource being restored by community members on the shore for […]
Newhaven Community Choir sing at the Botanics
Newhaven Community Choir entertained visitors at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh on Monday (20 August) with traditional fishwives songs.
South Queensferry’s historic vennel
Green Ferry Trust have been working hard to restore the historic vennel area of South Queensferry. They've provided us with a quick update on the progress.
Fun with fish on the Forth
Last night, Wardie Bay in Granton played host to a bunch of enthusiastic novices and a few enthusiastic professionals on the hunt for fish in the Forth.
Edinburgh Shoreline Meets Western Harbour Ponds Group
The Firth of Forth is a designated SPA and internationally important for resident and migratory birds some of which are at risk of decline. However Edinburgh’s 27 of coast is 70% hard sea defences and the intertidal areas left are shrinking due to climate change. Western Harbour Ponds is a very special place next to […]
Edinburgh Shoreline Meets Tommy Dale, East Lothian
We at Edinburgh Shoreline were keen to meet a representative of the Dale family in East Lothian who run a number of businesses in East Lothian and are farmers, fishers, founder members of the Lobster Hatchery at North Berwick and they own the seagrass site at Tyninghame where Restoration Forth have been working over the […]
Edinburgh Shoreline Meets Jane McMinn at North Berwick
Jane lives on the sea front in North Berwick with stunning views over the sea, east to the Bass Rock and West to the Edinburgh skyline. We looked out from her balcony as the sun set behind the Pentland hills at the recently revealed concrete line of the sewer usually covered by xxx feet of […]
Edinburgh Shoreline Meets Archie Johnston at Cockenzie
Archie started fishing in 1952. His great grandfather, grandfather and father were all fishermen as well as his son and grandson. So, fishing for the Johnstons is very much a family generational thing. His grandfather, who he lived with, fished for oysters. He remembers they were mostly sold to the French and Spaniards. The […]
Edinburgh Shoreline Meets Bill Simpson – Seahunter Marine
Bill Simpson is the latest character in a series of interviews undertaken to get an insight into the lives of people who work on or even in the Firth of Forth. People who spend their lives on boats, diving, fishing or undertaking contract work, many of whom have incredible long term knowledge of the local […]
Edinburgh Shoreline Meets Mark Blyth At The Diver Bunker – Burntisland
Leonie and Caitlin Godfrey met up with Mark Blyth to talk about his diving experience in the Firth of Forth and discuss potential oyster basket trail site areas. When I met Joe Terburgh – the razor clam diver – he mentioned his friend Mark Blyth who runs the Dive Bunker https://www.divebunker.co.uk/ at Burntisland in Fife […]
Edinburgh Shoreline meets Frank Neate at Aberlady Bay
Leonie, Esther Thomsen and Marie Seraphim had a recent outing to Aberlady Bay LNR where they had arranged to meet local resident Frank Neate. Marie and Esther are both seagrass experts and part of the Restoration Forth project which aims to reintroduce oysters to the Firth of Forth and to augment and create new seagrass […]
Edinburgh Shoreline meets Joe Terburgh – Lobster fisherman and diver in the Firth of Forth
On Friday 5th May Leonie met up with Joe Terburgh to talk about his experience and observations as a diver and inshore fisherman in the Firth of Forth. We met at Port Seton harbour where he was cleaning out the boat engine which had become contaminated by what is referred to as diesel bug – […]