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Urban Biodiversity Enhancement

An activity with Biodiversity Action Team

Activity date: Thursday 1st October 2026

Start time: 10:00
Finish time: 14:00

Activity description

Braidburn Valley Park Conservation Activities Help improve habitats and biodiversity within Braidburn Valley Park through a variety of practical conservation tasks. Activities may include the control and removal of invasive non-native species such as cherry laurel, hazel coppicing to enhance woodland structure and wildlife value, and meadow management through cut-and-lift operations. Volunteers may also assist with wildflower seed sowing and plug planting to create more species-rich grasslands. Opportunities to learn about freshwater ecology will be available through introductory river health monitoring, including kick sampling to investigate the diversity of aquatic invertebrates living in the Braid Burn.

Meeting place

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Activity location

Braidburn Valley Park, 1 Greenbank Crescent, Edinburgh, EH10 5TE

Site description

Braidburn Valley Park has been a public park since 1933. It is located in South Edinburgh in the Morningside-Oxgangs area. The Park is a steep grassy valley cut in two by the Braid Burn which flows north from the Pentland Hills to the Firth of Forth. br> br>The Park covers 11 hectares making it the fourth biggest Community Park in Edinburgh. In 2007, it was awarded Scotland’s first Green Flag for excellence in parks. The Park is open to the public 24 hours a day. It is popular for dog walking, informal sports and relaxing – whether it is playing hide and seek, or seeing cherry blossom from the top of a passing bus.

Contact

Josef William Williams

Telephone: 07483050773
Email: josef.williams@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/scotland/

Please bring

  • packed lunch
  • suitable outdoor clothes
  • suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

We will aim to meet at 09:45 for a 10:00 start. Bring suitable warm and waterproof clothing. Wellies are optional.

Site Facilities

  • Picnic Area
  • Nearest Toilets - N-A

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