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Dive into our resources and find out more about the culture and heritage
Here’s some information, tools and external links to better understand and protect our coastal environment.
Our materials & resources
Explore the guides and educational materials we’ve developed to support coastal and community engagement.
Fun, educational and easy activities for everyone to enjoy along the Edinburgh Shoreline.
View our illustrated “story” of the coast around the Firth of Forth, focusing on the Fife side.
View our illustrated “story” of the coast around the Firth of Forth, focusing on the Edinburgh side.
Read this short book written by three girls in P6 at St John Ogilvie Primary School.
External resources
Discover lots of other organisations working to protect coastlines across Scotland and beyond! You can visit their website to learn more about sea levels, biodiversity, beach cleans or heritage.
Information on the beaches in Edinburgh, including the Good Beach Guide.
Information on the species found in your area of the Edinburgh shoreline from National Biodiversity Network.
Information on sea level change predictions along the Edinburgh coast.
Information on important fossils at Wardie Bay.
Information on how climate change might affect coastal areas.
Information on water quality at Edinburgh’s beaches.
Database of historic buildings and sites.
Images and films of Scotland’s past from museums, galleries and archives.
Images of Edinburgh from the cities museums and library services. Searchable by area.
Edinburgh’s history through stories, images and historical maps from Edinburgh Libraries.
Information on derelict buildings of historic importance.
Information on the local heritage of South Queensferry.
Information on the local heritage of Cramond.
Information guide on the sites of Cramond.
Local group collecting archival material relating to Granton.
Information on the local heritage of Granton.
Information on the local heritage of Newhaven.
Information on the local heritage of Leith.
Information on the local heritage of Portobello.
Community website including old photographs of Portobello.
Archives relating to Forth Ports, who operate Leith Docks amongst others.
Local museum telling the story of South Queensferry.
Archives relating to Forth Ports, who operate Leith Docks amongst others.
Local museum telling the story of Incorporation of Mariners and Shipmasters of Leith.
Planning applications relating to the City of Edinburgh, including coastal areas.
Information on the geology of Edinburgh.
Information on the geology of Granton and Wardie.
Research project on the archaeology of Scotland. Requires registration to search.
Scotland’s national collection of moving images.
Searchable back issues of The Scotsman from 1817-1952. Accessible through your library membership.
Catalogue of most books published in the UK.
Births, marriages and deaths, parish and census records, and valuation rolls.
The Edinburgh and Scottish Room at the Central Edinburgh Library.
Amateur website of photos, maps and memories of Edinburgh.
Database of historical records in Scotland.
Access to hundreds of British newspapers (excluding the Edinburgh Evening News).
A varied collection of 13 venues throughout the city run by the Council.
Online database of historic maps.
1791 and 1845 accounts of localities by parish ministers.
Edinburgh’s local history society.
Online version of ‘Old and New Edinburgh’ by James Grant.
Database of artworks held by the National Galleries of Scotland.
Over four hundred records and collections of historic businesses throughout Scotland.
Facebook site sharing images and videos of Edinburgh from the past.
Database of collections held by the National Museum of Scotland.
Information on the natural environment of the Firth of Forth.
Details of the Firth of Forth as a SPA (NatureScot).
Details of the Firth of Forth as a SSSI (NatureScot).
Information on wading birds found along the Edinburgh coast.
Add your memories to the community archive of Edinburgh memories.
Links to walking and cycling routes, which cover the Edinburgh coastal area.
A Marine Conservation Society initiative to map coastal litter.
Local photographer whose work often focuses on the Edinburgh coast.
Scottish Wildlife Trust initiative to put nature at the heart of Edinburgh.