Articles written by Richard

November 3, 2016 by Richard

New fruit trees and spring bulbs are to be planted around the library building at Moredun as part of a community project on Friday 18th Nov at 12.30pm.... Read More

November 1, 2016 by Richard

The woods around Edinburgh are regularly being used to provide activities for school groups which helps children engage with nature and keeps them active.            ... Read More

October 26, 2016 by Richard

Volunteers are being recruited to help plant new trees in Hunters Tryst in South West Edinburgh. This is part of a larger project to help improve the woodlands in the area. The dates for the activity are: Tuesday 29th November from 3pm to 4.30pm Thursday 1st December from 10am to 12pm Sa... Read More

October 26, 2016 by Richard

Recently there has been bulb planting of 1400 snow drops and bluebells in Redford woods with local volunteers which is part of a larger project to rejuvenate the woodlands in the area   ... Read More

September 5, 2016 by Richard

A recent visitor to Edinburgh contacted Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust who was worried about the stately elm and ash trees in key locations in parks and gardens. They noticed that parts of the Meadows and Bruntsfield links were depleted of trees due to storm damage and wondered why it was... Read More

December 7, 2015 by Richard

It is tree-planting season, and so Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust grabbed a small break in last week's rain to put 29 big specimens in Hailes Quarry Park - including some living fossils. Six of the trees are the conker tree horse chestnut - important to plant as this species is threate... Read More

November 19, 2015 by Richard

Union of Genius, Scotland's first soup cafe, is the first Old Town business to support Tree Time Edinburgh for trees on Forrest Road. [caption id="attachment_367" align="alignright" width="250"] unionofgenius.com[/caption] Forrest Road's trees extend the green walkway of Middle Meadow Walk rig... Read More

November 19, 2015 by Richard

You can make a positive difference towards Edinburgh’s landscape for future generations by donating a tree in memory of a loved one or in celebration of a visit you have enjoyed to Edinburgh. Trees can be planted in most of our parks, walkways and some city streets. There are a number of benefits ... Read More

June 3, 2015 by Richard

The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is the latest organisation to sign up to Tree Time Edinburgh, showing their commitment to the city by contributing more trees for Edinburgh’s cityscape as well as donating a team of staff volunteers to help community projects. SFC’s support means 30 trees wi... Read More

June 1, 2015 by Richard

Trees are green, but it's their many other colours at different times of the year that make them stand out. Edinburgh's labernum trees come into their own in May and June, rarely noticed the rest of the year, and this year they are especially spectacularly yellow, especially against the red and b... Read More

March 19, 2015 by Richard

DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre is the first Edinburgh company to sign up to Tree Time Edinburgh, by financing 150 trees, including two flagship trees to be planted in prominent landmark locations. The hotel hosted the launch of Tree Time in their penthouse suite, overlooking the iconi... Read More

March 19, 2015 by Richard

Which is your favourite? Edinburgh is home to 712,000 trees. [gallery ids="282,27,24,"] There is a list of heritage trees throughout Edinburgh. A few suggested sites are listed here  ... Read More