by Amelia | Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Wild Wednesday in Winchburgh last week saw a poor weather induced low turnout. However, those that braved the rain and made it to the RiverLife tent were awarded by a variety of activities. We had our play booth, chalk board, habitat throw game, invertebrates from...
by admin | Friday, June 14, 2019
Although shy and elusive, otters thrive in Scotland and are often seen along the River Almond. During the construction of the Howden Weir Rock Ramp, the contractors often saw the resident local otters and plenty of signs were found by the team, especially towards the...
by Amelia | Tuesday, June 4, 2019
May will see the first part of a new project running in Polbeth linking students at the local high school with planned work on the River. The Limefield Falls art competition will involve S2 art students from West Calder High School. The competition will be integrated...
by Amelia | Monday, June 3, 2019
The construction of a rock ramp at Howden weir is the largest capital works project undertaken by the RiverLife team to date. The rock ramp has been created to allow the passage of migratory fish upstream of the weir and took six months to complete. As an obvious and...
by Amelia | Monday, June 3, 2019
With the completion of the works at the rugby club weir, the RiverLife team wanted to run an event to mark the occasion. This was the perfect opportunity to satisfy the Forth Rivers Trust directors desire to run a duck race. Turns out that this was a masterstroke, the...
by Amelia | Wednesday, May 29, 2019
There are several UK species of this versatile tree – Goat willow, Crack willow, Bay willow, Grey willow, White willow…. And many of these are suited to wet, boggy ground. Crack willow – aptly known scientifically as Salix fragilis – does particularly well along the...
