by Amy Fergusson | Wednesday, July 3, 2019
On the 19th June we organised an Aspen refresh workshop for our project that focusses on the identification and location surveying of Aspen in West Lothian. This project is in association with Eadha trees who we have been working in partnership with throughout this...
by Amelia | Thursday, June 20, 2019
Today’s session, with 5 volunteers – including our regular angling club and community council members as well as a freshwater science PHD student and first time RiverLife volunteer – was based around the Bathgate lagoons. This series of ponds is a fantastic...
by Amelia | Wednesday, June 19, 2019
2 volunteers from Craigsfarm Community hub and RiverLife met on 6th June to continue some path maintenance below Howden bridge weir. Reclaimed wood from the excellent Move On Wood Recycling in Edinburgh was used to add an edge to the path where footfall is causing...
by Amelia | Thursday, May 30, 2019
One of the RiverLife project’s main aims is the restoration of the Bog burn – including re-meandering the watercourse and improving public access. However, this work is partially dependant on ground investigation works which will assess potential contamination from...
by Amy Fergusson | Thursday, May 30, 2019
We had our second session of regular volunteering at Bathgate on Thursday the 18th May. This was fully intended to be a second litter pick as, you may remember, the group didn’t even make it to Meadow Park on the last session. This was because of the magnitude of...
by Amelia | Wednesday, May 29, 2019
400 trees – including Alder, Birch, Aspen and Rowan – were planted by the Killandean burn towards the end of 2017. When planted, the top layer of turf was cut and placed upside down to suppress competition and the trees were protected with 1.2m tubes. When the...
