Edinburgh Outdoors

• Sketching Calton Hill with Edinburgh Sketcher

  Edinburgh Sketcher is part of the fabric of the city.  He captures the everyday moments, events and views that represent Edinburgh life.  I met him on Calton Hill and watched as he created a journal sketch of our conversation and the views we were enjoying while talking.   He gave a great insight into how he thinks through a drawing and talks about career change and gives brilliant top tips for capturing every day events on paper. If you want to see Mark's picture you can find it on the links below.  We met HERE  Mark's website is here: https://www.edinburghsketcher.com/ You can view the sketch on Substack: https://substack.com/@edinburghoutdoors It's also on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edinburghoutdoors_ And on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/edinburghoutdoors  

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• Late Autumn foraging in the Hermitage

  Join me as I head off foraging in the Hermitage of Braid woodlands with the brilliant Hana Koen.  Find out all about the fascinating funghi we found, their medicinal properties and culinary flavours and discover how many are hiding in plain sight.  We wandered through the very cold and sunny November sunshine and talked about mushrooms, dealing with an autism diagnosis and Hanna gave a great explanation of queer mycology theory before sharing her beautiful sketchbook.    A fascinating and education episode!  We met in the Hermitage HERE We walked on the higher path to the north and then back by the Braid Burn from the Scout Bridge HERE You can find Hana on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foraging.gardener/ She is also on Substack: https://foraginggardener.substack.com/about You can see photographs from our foraging on my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edinburghoutdoors_/ I also upload photography and background to Substack: https://substack.com/@edinburghoutdoors  

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• Kinneil Estate: from Romans to racing drivers

  Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness on the Forth Estuary is a brilliant place to discover history from Romans to the present day.  With a Roman fortlet, a grand old tower house, the location of James Watt's original workshop, ruined villages, birdlife on the loch and much more, it's a great place for a day out discovering the area.   I met with Adrian Mahoney of the Bo'net group to find out all about the Estate and about it's tiny museum which is under threat.  Join me on a grand day out! You can find the Estate HERE It's worth checking in advance if you want to visit the museum as it's sometimes closed The Roman fortlet is HERE The nature reserve is HERE Bo'net: https://bonet.org.uk/ Friends of Kinneil: https://kinneil.org.uk/friends/ For the audio trail of the estate visit Izzy Travel and/or download the app: https://izi.travel/en The Historic Environment Scotland site for Kinneil House: https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/kinneil-house/    

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• Lauriston Agroecology Farm and community

  Lauriston Farm is an inspiring local collective that is transforming a former traditional farm into a biodiverse space that includes community allotments, woodland spaces and a market garden producing food for communities.  I had a wander round with Grower, Dav Shand to find out about their food poverty programme, discover what agroecology is and to understand more about their  food production, partnerships and vision.  We saw the thousands of trees planted on the side of the Forth and the many initiatives introduced by the workers' cooperative.  You can visit the community spaces and woodland and also attend workshops and open days at the Farm itself.   It's a terrific example of an inspired community of people working together for good.  To visit you can go HERE The farm and community have a website: https://www.lauristonfarm.scot/ To find out more about open days: https://www.lauristonfarm.scot/events/ They are on Instagram too: https://www.instagram.com/eaclauristonfarm  

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• A Stockbridge Stroll with Hetty's History Walks

  How often when walking round Edinburgh do you look up?  Podcast regular, Hetty Lancaster of Hetty's History Walks, took me on a walk around Stockbridge in the north of the city, to look at historic gems hidden in plain sight.  From the original Stockbridge Market and the history of market gardening to the ornate and bizarre gateposts around the original Inverleith Estate, we discovered things you may walk past every day, but never notice. We started out at Duncansland HERE We walked down the Water of Leith from HERE The Falshaw Bridge is HERE You can find the picture we discuss on the Capital Collections website HERE The gateposts with the strange lions are HERE Plant Alley and the boating pond is HERE The Sundial Garden is HERE The final gateposts are opposite the John Hope Gateway HERE Hetty's History Walks organises group and private walks around the city: https://www.hettyshistorywalks.co.uk/    

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