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The Edinburgh Shoreline Project has worked in collaboration with local communities since 2018, and continues to do so. We believe direct community involvement in design and delivery of our shared projects is key to bringing about sustainable change. Here are a few of the projects we enjoyed helping to drive forward. Click on the links to learn more and discover how you can get involved!
Upcoming Events
Largo Blue Space Festival: Spotlight on Forth Conservation
Date: Saturday the 6th of June and Sunday the 7th of June 2026
Location: Main street, Lower Largo, KY8 6BN
Time: 10:00am – 18:00pm
A two-day community festival shining a light on conservation in our coastal backyard. Come along and meet the organisations caring for Largo Bay and the Firth of Forth. Take part in citizen science, creative workshops and demonstrations. Join us for films, shared learning, fun and collaboration. We welcome individuals, families and groups.
Edinburgh Shoreline will be in attendance on Sunday the 7th of June.
Come along and take part in our Above & Below project workshops! Learn about dataloggers at 10:30 am, followed by our Blue Mussel & Intertidal Workshop at 1:00 pm
Forth Ports: Port of Leith Bus Tours
Date: Sunday the 7th of June 2026
Location: Cruise Line Terminal, Leith, Edinburgh
Time: 11:00am – 16:00pm
The Port of Leith is a historic port, which has a long and varied history dating back to the 12th century. It started as a small fishing village and grew over the centuries to become a major trading port that played a key role in Scotland’s economy, shipbuilding, and trade industries.
Four bus tours of the port will be taking place throughout the day. Whilst you are waiting for your bus tour, explore a mix of community stalls, food, drinks, and family activities at the Leith Cruise Terminal. With something for all ages, it’s a great opportunity to connect with the community and spend a fun day out by the waterfront.
Visit the Edinburgh Shoreline stall to learn about our Forth20-funded storytelling project, exploring community connections to the Firth of Forth and how local knowledge and shared stories can support more inclusive decision-making.
All Weathers: Harbour Lives and Coastal Traces
Date: Saturday 16th May – Sunday 21st June
Location: Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery, High St, Dunbar EH42 1ER
Time: Wednesday – Sunday 13:00 – 17:00pm
Artist Jay Kirkland will be exhibiting All Weathers: Harbour Lives and Coastal Traces at Dunbar Town House Museum and Gallery from 16 May to 21 June. The exhibition transforms the space into a place of reflection. Using salvage materials and local narratives it honours the working harbour, celebrating its community’s resilience in the face of change while reimagining the traces of everyday lives washed back onto the shore. It includes the five Forthline squares created as part of the Edinburgh Shoreline Forthline project.
Firth Aid Campaign
Part of our Above and Below project is focusing on the significant lack of current data regarding changes in water temperature and water quality in the Firth of Forth which has been limiting appropriate decision-making in marine conservation efforts.
We would like you to help us by sharing your knowledge and experience of the sea, the coast and the marine environment. This will help us better understand local sea water quality issues.
We’d like to gather sightings of any kind of pollution you see as you are out along the coast. We are also interested in help from swimmers and dog walkers by reporting any ill health affecting you, your family, or your dog following swimming.
Blue Coastal Communities
Resolving trade-offs and conflicts across blue space values to support resilient coastal communities in the Forth River Basin
Edinburgh Shoreline is part of a Forth20 initiative called Blue Coastal Communities being coordinated by Stirling University and which aims to resolve trade-offs and conflicts across blue space values to support resilient coastal communities in the Forth River Basin
You are invited to take part in an online survey. This survey is part of a research project led by the University of Stirling that is investigating how people value coastal water quality and how these values have changed over time.
Previous Events
Introduction to Community Climate Action
Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026
Location: Online
Time: 19:00pm – 20:30pm
Heart of newhaven Maritime Festival
Date: Saturday 16th May
Location: Heart of Newhaven 4-6 Main Street, Newhaven, Edinburgh EH6 4HY
Time: 12:00 – 15:00pm
Introduction to Community Climate Action
Date: Thursday 30th April 2026
Location: Online
Time: 19:00pm – 20:30pm
Bugs and Blooms Bioblitz
Date: Tuesday 7th April 2026
Location: Gypsy Brae Recreation Ground
Time: 13:00pm – 14:00pm
Intertidal Bioblitz - Rockpooling
Date: Tuesday 7th April 2026
Location: Cramond
Time: 10:30am – 12:00am
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Imagining the Future of the Forth
Date: Sunday 8th February 2026
Lind & Lime Distillery
Time: 6:30pm – 9pm
Edinburgh Shoreline bunting decorating workshop
Date: Saturday 31st January 2026
Location: Remode Collective
Time: 16:15pm – 19:15pm
Conservation in action: Film showcase and panel
Date: Saturday 17th January 2026
Location: National Museum of Scotland
Time: 13:30pm – 16:30pm
Blue Coastal Communities Event
Date: Sunday 11th January 2026
Time: 10:00am – 15:00
Rake, Rattle and Roll - wildflower seeding
Date: Thursday 4th December 2025
Location: Meadows at Gypsy Brae Recreational Ground. West Shoreland Road
Time: 10:00am – 12:20pm
Oyster Power Restoring Reefs
Date: Sunday 16th November 2025
Location: Lind and Lime Gin Distillery
Time: 18:30 – 21:00
Restoration Forth Oyster Biosecurity by MSC
Date: Monday 13th October and Thrusday 16th October 2025
Location: Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus
Time: Monday 13th October 9:45am-16:00pm
Thursday 16th October 9:45am-12:30pm
Forthlines, Coasts, Seagrass and Oysters Exhibition
Date: Thursday 17 April – 28th September 2025
Location: The Stevenson Lighthouse on the Isle of May
Time: Times are controlled by your day trip company
Forthlines
Date: 24 May – 31 August 2025
Location: The Scottish Fisheries Museum
Time: Monday – Saturday 10:00am – 16:30pm, Sunday 11:00am – 16:30pm
Data logger and Intertidal Bioblitz - Cramond
Date: Thursday 14th August 2025
Location: Cramond Beach
Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
Data logger and Intertidal Bioblitz - Lower Largo
Date: Wednesday 6th August 2025
Location: Lower Largo Beach
Time: 08:00am – 09:00am
Felted Sea Creature Workshops
Date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025
Location: The Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther KY10 3AB
Time: 11:30, 12:30, 13:30 & 14:30
Bugs & Blooms Bioblitz
Date: Friday 18th July 2025
Location: The Promenade, Silverknowes beach, Edinburgh, EH4 5ER
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm
Felted Sea Creature Workshops
Date: Sunday 29th June 2025
Location: The Scottish Fisheries Museum, Anstruther KY10 3AB
Time: 11:30, 12:30, 13:30 & 14:30
An evening of marine delights and gin cocktails
Date: Sunday 4th May 2025
Location: Lind and Lime Gin Distillery, Leith
Time: 17:30-19:00
CCTBON project - North Berwick
Date: Sunday 4th May 2025
Location: Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick
Time: 13:00-15:00
CCTBON project - Cramond
Date: Saturday 3rd May 2025
Location: Cramond Beach
Time: 13:30-15:30