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Bushcraft Builders
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Test your survival skills by setting up a woodland workshop then using natural materials to build shelters, hides, chairs, beds and loads more. Please bring waterproof clothing, warm clothes, appropriate footwear and a packed lunch. Booking essential.
21 Oct 9.00am–5.00 Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve, Edinburgh
Wildlife Detectives
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Take part in animal spotting, eco-system games and setting out traps to check on the Friday. Please bring waterproof clothing, warm clothes, appropriate footwear and a packed lunch. Booking essential.
23 Oct 9.00am–5.00 Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve, Edinburgh
Big Bird Event at the Hermitage!
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Do your bit for local birdlife: learn how to build your own bird box to take away home or to put up in your favourite Nature Reserve. Under 16s must be accompanied. Please bring sturdy footwear, warm clothes and waterproofs. Booking essential.
25 Jan 12.00–3.00 Hermitage Of Braid Visitor Centre, Edinburgh
Boo at the Zoo
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Those cuddly critters at the zoo might not seem so friendly after you hear some of the myths and legends about them. For brave souls aged 12+.
31 Oct 7.00–9.00 Edinburgh Zoo, Edinburgh
Cramond Island Photography
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A photography outing to Cramond Island - you'll even get to keep a disc of the results. Cameras provided. Please bring waterproof clothing, warm clothes, appropriate footwear and a packed lunch. Cramond Carpark. Booking essential.
20 Oct 9.00am–5.00 Cramond Island, Edinburgh
Fungi Fun
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Play some games and bust some fungi myths.
17 Oct 2.00–3.30 Inveresk Lodge Garden, Edinburgh
Stone Age Olympics
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Go 'really' old school with some stone age activities: making tribal costumes, spear throwing, obstacle courses, camouflage and cave painting. Please bring waterproof clothing, warm clothes, appropriate footwear and a packed lunch. Booking essential.
24 Oct 9.00am–5.00 Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve, Edinburgh
Campfires & carving
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Cave man fun: try traditional firemaking techniques, light a campfire, carve and weave cooking implements and then cook up some tasty treats with wild food. Please bring waterproof clothing, warm clothes, appropriate footwear and a packed lunch. Booking essential.
22 Oct 9.00am–5.00 Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve, Edinburgh
RSPB Indoor Meeting
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The Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk about climate change by Clifton Bain.
15 Oct 7.30 Lindsay Stewart Lecture Theatre Napier University, Edinburgh
Corstorphine Hills Rocky Past
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Discover the geology and early people who shaped this hill and left behind a fascinating legacy. Please meet at the Cairnmuir Road car park. Under 16s must be accompanied. Please bring sturdy footwear, warm clothes and waterproofs. Booking essential.
22 Feb 1.00–3.00 Corstorphine Hill, Edinburgh
Fast Food for your Garden Birds!
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The Glasgow Rangers tell you how to look after your garden friends in the winter and help you make a bird feeder for your garden. Suitable for ages 7+.
26 Oct 1.00–3.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Feed The Birds Day
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The RSPB tell us how to look after our avian friends.
25 Oct 10.00am–4.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Folklore of the Forest
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Join the rangers on a guided walk to discover the woodlands around Craigmillar Castle before finishing up with a cup of spiced apple juice to toast National Tree Week. Please bring sturdy footwear, warm clothes and waterproofs. Under 16s must be accompanied.
30 Nov 10.30am–12.30 Craigmillar Castle Park, Edinburgh
Preparing for Winter
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Why do some animals hibernate while others do not? Walk around the Gardens with the Rangers looking for signs of animals preparing for winter and find out what they need to do in preparation. Discover how plants survive the cold too. Meet at the East Gate. Ages 5+.
30 Nov 2.00–3.00 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
Rocks and Ice of Hermitage and Blackford Hill
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From volcanic eruptions to great glaciers: find out how massive forces shaped this exciting landscape. Please bring sturdy footwear, warm clothes and waterproofs. Under 16s must be accompanied.
23 Nov 1.00–3.00 Blackford Pond, Edinburgh

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