Working to protect and improve Edinburgh's river, for the benefit of wildlife and our community. A healthy river cared for by its communityhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mttldr3nhk2bBasking in the meadow on a sunny day. What could be better? AdH Biologists from Drummond Community HS participate in our new pollinator/floral unit study.24 Aug 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttldr3nhk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mttgdbcofk2vBalgreen to Murrayfield today, wading for balsam and rubbish. We gave some attention to the Balgreen Community Garden too, weeding, planting, rebuilding the willow fences, and raking off the recently scythed meadows. We also cut back behind the primary school and litter picked.🤘24 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttgdbcofk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtta4hkc2s2lA nice cool morning to be out with scything team at Bells, giving the meadow its big cut of the year. We even had time to recover a Voi bike from beneath Coltbridge viaduct #mondaymotivation #wildflowers24 Aug 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtta4hkc2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtqwougers26A productive morning at Fords Rd litter picking 13 bags of rubbish, removing the last few Himalayan balsam before they can seed and trimming back the walkway. Thanks for the help team23 Aug 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqwougers26https://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtjfivx6i22kCoalie Coalition #11 today. Despite the changeable conditions, we managed to complete all the tasks we set out to, focussing on pulling out creeping thistles Sandport Bridge and in one of Coalie's managed meadows. We weeded out setts around the park and cut back and swept paths. Thanks again folks!20 Aug 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjfivx6i22khttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtjdyrvjrs2lA big combined team of 26 from Scottish Water and Stantec leant us their muscle this morning at Stockbridge. They tackled railing painting, brash fence building, trimming back the walkway and more to keep the walkway as useable as possoble for all the visitors at this time of year20 Aug 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjdyrvjrs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtgxnfi7ck2rA morning session with the Edinburgh office of Perkl on the hunt for the invasive Himalayan balsam along the river banks. The team waded from Bells bridge along to St Marks park removing approx 100 plants to help prevent their seeds spreading further. Top work team #inns19 Aug 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgxnfi7ck2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtgw7erxbc22We spread out through the Craiglockhart and Colinton Dells today to give some attention to the paths, remove litter and graffiti, refresh some drainage channels, and kill some invasive species. We removed four rhododendron bushes and over 100 balsam plants from the river banks. Great work folks!19 Aug 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgw7erxbc22https://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mte3bjqza22gA productive morning at Balgreen scything the meadow and surrounding verges. Plus a bonus task of a quick wade pulling Himalayan balsam and removing a couple of bags of fly tipped waste from the river18 Aug 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte3bjqza22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mtbqtwyuq22vA most productive session at Juniper Green today: Wading for Balsam and rubbish✅ Repainting benches✅️ Raking wildflower meadow✅ Mulching trees✅️ Building and replenishing dead hedges to close shortcut over the meadow✅️ Clearing out drainage✅️ Litter picking✅️ Thanks legends17 Aug 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbqtwyuq22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msyaixawrs2tA fun afternoon with the Edinburgh office of Dentsu as part of their global volunteering day. Their staff made a huge difference trimming back the overgrown Deanhaugh section, wading the river for rubbish and trimming back branches. Good work folks #corporatevolunteering13 Aug 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyaixawrs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msvdrzk2es2aRedbraes extravaganza was in full swing today with teams out wading for invasives and rubbish, trimming back vegetation and litter picking, and surveying Riverfly. It's lovely to see the improvement in this invasives hotspot, only 5 giant hogweed found & only a few balsam!12 Aug 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvdrzk2es2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3mssiyupaac2xA stellar morning with 4 of the scything team doing a part cut of the Juniper Green meadow. With the mosaic mowing we've been doing this year, the kapweed was in bloom awash with pollinators whilst the Hogweed had seeded and was ready to be cut. Balgreen next11 Aug 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssiyupaac2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msrzuptsos2xAs the years passes we are beginning to scythe the wildflower meadows in our care. Yesterday we trained up 6 volunteers to start their journey to becoming master of the blade, increasing our scything team to 24 volunteers11 Aug 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msrzuptsos2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msq4qs3eps27A lovely morning keeping the area around our visitors centre tidy. Our volunteers litter picked, trimmed back vegetation and filled in uneven surfacing.10 Aug 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq4qs3eps27https://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msi334vga224A great session completed by staff from the Edinburgh office of @climatexchange.bsky.social this morning on the Rocheid path. After a good summer the vegetation was taking over along the walkway. So it was great to have a dedicated team out helping to trim it back and sweep off debris. #CSR07 Aug 2026 07:50 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi334vga224https://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msdquzdmwc2mWe had volunteers out litter picking the in Leith today, & in the boat pulling rubbish out of the water. We counted a new record of 312 cans collected! We also gave some attention to maintaining paths & removing graffiti, while the survey team surveyed our 4 managed meadows🤘😎05 Aug 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdquzdmwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/wolct.bsky.social/post/3msb6rkrlpc2rMany thanks today to our highly skilled plant ID volunteers who are helping further our own plant knowledge as we plan for a possible schools biology field study in the Pentlands.04 Aug 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:ovptprpvyab5ijlnbfx2jbwp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb6rkrlpc2r