RiverLife Blogs
Here you can find all the blog posts from throughout the RiverLife project
Elspeth Smith – a word from our Fish in the Classroom Volunteer
I volunteered with Forth Rivers Trust to help them with the Fish in the Classroom project. This...
Invertebrate monitoring on the river Almond
Hidden under the surface of our rivers is a microscopic world of beautiful and alien creatures. ...
The Benefits of Rock Ramps
We have been involved with putting in quite a range of different fish passage solutions. We have...
Spring Green
About this time every year thousands of tiny buds erupt all around us as we carry on with our...
Fish in the Class (Fish out of the Class)
The FISH IN THE CLASS project ran over the last 8 weeks, 400+ pupils at 14 schools spread...
Fresh water watchers
Citizen science into action. I was fortunate to be able to join a team of avid local river...
Foraging – walking, gathering, eating.
(The ante has certainly been upped!). A big thank you to Szymon, biologist, forager and educator...
Bathgate litter pick
With bin bags and litter pickers in hand, David and I met with 5 volunteers by Bathgate’s Bog burn...
Craigshill Conservation Volunteers
You might have heard us mention a few times about our Craigshill volunteers. These guys are our...
Beasties in and along our rivers
I marvel at how resilient nature is at times. This has recently been demonstrated a few times by...
What’s lurking in your river?
As the environmental larger works happen in the mid and lower catchment of the Almond, we tend to...
Iain’s ECoW experience of Howden Bridge Weir & Rugby Club bypass
I grew up living next to an urban burn in Portobello in Edinburgh. When I was a boy I used to...
Kyle’s guided walk along the Avon
Last weekend (24 March) Forth Rivers Trust’s Assistant led a guided walk at Muiravonside Country...
Fish in the class (fish out of the class)
The FISH IN THE CLASS project ran over the last 8 weeks, 400+ pupils at 14 schools spread...
West Lothian Litter Pickers grant
The West Lothian Litter Pickers have been awarded an 'Action on the Ground' grant which will help...
Aspen root collection
On Sunday, the inconvenience of losing an hour to the changing clock was instantly balanced out by...
Tackling Invasive Non-Native Species as a Rivers Trust
It has long been established that those who have direct access and the ability to conserve the...
Howden weir partnership community contribution
Howden weir partnership community contribution Thank you to our partners, AmcoGiffen for their...
Trees on the Almond
With the weather being so changeable we haven't managed to get our ducks out racing yet! We had...
RiverRubbish Artwork Unveiling
A few of the team popped along today to the wonderfully accommodating Almondell & Calderwood...
Our Falls: A new community project for Polbeth
We are Minty Donald and Nick Millar, two public artists based in Glasgow. We are excited to be...
The Battle Continues: Non-native invasive plants
Back in Autumn last year we met up with a few old faces to chat about invasive plants along the...
Weaving willow with the Friends of Almondell & Calderwood Country Park
There are three sites on the river Almond, within Almondell country park, where the river bank and...
Update: Fish in the Classroom
In mid January the P4 / 5 classes at each of the schools received a1 hour session learning about...
New ways to share ideas: Mixing art with environmental science
The River Almond has areas of great beauty but it also has a lot of unpleasant aspects, not the...
The RiverLife Community Grant Scheme Is Now Open!
The RiverLife Community Grant Scheme is now open!With our grant relaunch we aim to reach a wider...
West Lothian Council, Forth Rivers Trust and HLF Sign a Landmark Partnership Agreement
The RiverLife project took a giant step on Thursday 14th February, when major partners West...
Learn to Read the River With RiverLife’s Short Video Series
Identify river processes and flow types with the RiverLife team: https://youtu.be/1e5NnAqg0CE...
Rugby Club Weir Bypass Channel Opens
Another one bites the dust… That’s weir 3 out of 8 eased on the river Almond thanks to the...
Upper Avon Enhancement project
Tree planting Two volunteers from Slamannan Angling and Protective Association and four from SNH...
Limefield Falls consultation
The planning application for the creation of a fish pass with viewing platform built on top is now...
RiverLife: Almond & Avon survey
RiverLife: Almond & Avon is looking for people’s views and perceptions of both the River...
Rugby Club Weir Bypass Channel
Not one but two weirs are being eased on the River Almond this year. As well as Howden bridge weir...
Howden Weir Rock Ramp Update 13/12/2018
Work at Howden weir are progressing well with AMCO Griffen constructing the main pools which will...
Howden Weir Rock Ramp – Protecting the River
Exciting work to install a rock ramp at Howden weir on the River Almond continues. This...
Dynamic Rivers Day Out
The RiverLife River Table made an appearance at the Scottish Association of Geography Teachers...
Playing with rubbish: Almost at the end of the first River Rubbish project
Our RiverRubbish project has been rolling along well, this is the first time we have run volunteer...
Aspen project launch
RiverLife have teamed up with Eadha Enterprises, a social enterprise focusing on rare native...
George Mackintosh becomes River Restoration Centre River Champion
OUR RIVERS FINALLY HAVE A CHAMPION THEY DESERVE WITH AN AWARD WINNING VOLUNTEER George Mackintosh...
George Mackintosh becomes River Restoration Centre River Champion
Our rivers finally have a champion they deserve with an award winning volunteer. George Mackintosh...
Fish in the classroom – St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary (Polbeth)
In 2017/18, the River Forth Fisheries Trust is delivering its 'Fish in the classroom' project to...
Volunteer Opportunities with RiverLife
By Lorna Oldershaw In addition to practical conservation volunteer days, we will also be...
Tree Planting at Killandean
By Lorna Oldershaw The final RiverLife volunteering days of 2017 were spent tree planting at...
Fish in the Classroom 2018
We have successfully undertaken the first stage of our Fish in the Classroom project once again...
Fair a Far Weir Fish Pass Opening Ceremony
The Trust in conjunction with project partners City of Edinburgh Council are organising a small...
Kirkton weir – a mapped history
Kirkton weir was constructed in the mid-19th century to provide water to Livingston Mill – now...
Fair a Far Fish Pass Works Progress Update
With the calm settled weather of recent weeks the contractors have been progressing with the Fair...
River Where Video
Firefly Arts have completed their project, River Where, funded by the RiverLife Rivers for...
Fair a Far Weir Fish Pass Works Progress on the River Almond
Works are progressing at Fair a Far weir on the river Almond. During the week commencing 13th...
Monitoring RiverLifes Biology
This season, on top of surveying rivers in the District such as the Teith, Forth and Allan we also...
