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Cramond Island, Cramond Public Car Park, Edinburgh
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22 Jun To be confirmed Cramond Island: History and Wildlife A moderately graded walk to Cramond Island, learning about the area's heritage and wildlife as you go. Dress for the weather and bring binoculars if…
Edinburgh Zoo, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh
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25 Jun–1 Jul Mon–Sun 9am–6pm National Insect Week Interesting insects and beastly bugs aplenty at the zoo for National Insect Week. Have fun with creepy crawly crafts, check out the Honeybee…
Gordon Community Woodland, Gordon
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20 Jul–22 Jul Times vary Borders Woodland Experience Three days spent exploring local green areas, specifically Gordon Community Woodland, where there is a high chance of spotting wild roe deer and…
Holyrood Park Education Centre, 1 Queen's Drive, Edinburgh
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8 May–31 Jul Tue 1–3pm Arthur's Secrets Take a walk up Edinburgh's own volcanic plug and discover its past, present and wildlife. Moderately graded walk. Ages 8+. Booking is essential.
The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh
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23 Jun 11am
3 Jul 6.30pm 		Green Shoots Get stuck into the city's little nooks and crannies with a tour of its green spaces. Take in a herb project, a children's garden that's been hidden…
9 Jun 11am
22 Sep 11am 		Healing Herbs In The City Led by a medical herbalist, this walk talks you through the uses of common weeds and plants as well as some more exotic species, passing through an…
Inveresk Lodge Garden, 24 Inveresk Village Road, Musselburgh
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10 Jul 11am Pond Dipping It's not just fish you'll find in this pond – bring your wellies, grab a net and find out what else lives beneath the surface. Children must be…
Joppa Rocks, Portobello Promenade, Edinburgh
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5 Jul To be confirmed Rock Around Joppa! Explore the rocky shores of Joppa and see what watery wildlife you can learn about. Suitable for under 8s. Dress for the weather and wear wellies.
Lauriston Castle, 2a Cramond Road South, Edinburgh
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23 Jun 10.30am Go Wild in the Woods Get to grips with nature with the Forest School Ranger and learn how to create a shelter from what you find lying in the woods.
29 Aug 10.30am Industry on the River Almond John Dods explains how the mouth of the River Almond was a hive of industrial activity in the 18th and 19th centuries. By examining original…
Mugdock Country Park, Craigallion Road, Milngavie
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2 Aug To be confirmed Do you Know your Bracts from your Anthers? Dr H McHaffie from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, shows how to use wildflower keys to identify Scottish wildflowers. Booking is essential.
Newhailes, Newhailes Road, Musselburgh
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5 Jul 11am Butterfly Walk plus Arts and Crafts Discover the different species of butterflies on the grounds, and later take part in some winged inspired arts and crafts. Children must be…
12 Jul 11am Minibeast Safari Learn all you've ever wanted to know about spiders, bees and bugs on a walk with the ranger and the chance to get up close to the insects…
Our Dynamic Earth, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
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9 Jun Sat 10am, 1pm & 3pm Wonderful World of Plants Learn about the clever ways plants have evolved to protect themselves from predators. To book visit the website and fill in the application form.
Roseburn Cliff, Edinburgh
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24 Jun 2pm Roseburn to Dean Village Walk Explore the summer meadows and learn about the history of Dean Mill. Meet at the entry to the walkway on Roseburn Cliff, off Costorphine Road.
Royal Botanic Garden, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh
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21 May–2 Jul Mon 6.30–9pm Beginning Botanical Art Summer course 1: Monday evenings. A 10-week course introducing students to botanical painting techniques. Develop skills in drawing, watercolours…
15 May–3 Jul Tue 2–4.30pm Beginning Botanical Art Summer course 2: Tuesday afternoons. A 10-week course introducing students to botanical painting techniques. Develop skills in drawing, watercolours…
John Hope Gateway Centre
18 Aug–19 Aug Sat & Sun 1–4pm 		Begonia Explore the remarkable world of the beautiful and versatile begonia. Ages 5+.
Demonstration Garden
13 Jun 7.30am 		Edible Edinburgh: Breakfast at the Botanics Get a greenery fix before work or school with an early morning breakfast of local food and environmental ideas. Gardening and foraging experts are…
Real Life Science Studio
21 Jul–22 Jul Sat & Sun 1–4pm 		Get Creative: Nests Ever wondered how birds' nests work? Find out by making one for yourself.
15 May–1 Jul Mon–Sun 10am–6pm Hard Rain: Whole Earth? Inspired by the lyrics of a Bob Dylan song, the exhibition looks at what's being done throughout the world to improve the state of the planet.
17 May–28 Jun Thu 6.30–8pm
18 May–6 Jul Fri 10am–12.30pm 		Herbs of the Highlands Learn about the indigenous healing herbs of the North with this course taught by Catherine Conway Payne. Booking is essential.
17 May–5 Jul Thu 1.30–4.30pm Looking Through Their Eyes Learn how to depict nature in the style of three great masters: Bonnard, Cezanne, Georgia O’Keefe, Matisse, Monet and Van Gogh. Each week focuses on…
John Hope Gateway Centre
21 Jul–22 Jul Sat & Sun 1–4pm 		Nature's Nests A workshop encouraging you to explore the lives of birds by making your own nest. Ages 5+.
15 May–26 Jun Tue 6.30–8.30pm RBGE Botanical Art Society Summer course 1: Tuesday evenings. A class for those who've mastered the basic techniques of beginning botanical painting; students are encouraged…
16 May–27 Jun Wed 9.30am–12.30pm RBGE Botanical Art Society Summer course 2: Wednesday mornings. A class for those who've mastered the basic techniques of beginning botanical painting; students are encouraged…
Library
15 May–1 Jun Mon–Fri 10am–4.30pm 		RBGE's Secret Garden: The Wild Woodland Garden of Larachmhor This exhibition tells the history of a 28 acre garden near Lochaber which has been transformed over 50 years by a large team of volunteers.
Lecture Room 2
16 Jun 10am 		Scottish Ethnobotany Spend a day looking at the traditional uses of native flora in Scotland and the way that history and human progress have both depended on and…
John Hope Gateway Centre
25 Aug–26 Aug Sat & Sun 1–4pm 		A Treasured Paradise An Iranian artist helps you to make a piece of visual art which then transforms into a small scented treasure box. Ages 5+.
John Hope Gateway Centre
15 May–29 Jul Mon–Sun 10am–6pm 		We are extInked Three years, a hundred people each volunteered to be tattooed with an image of one of 100 threatened British species, and then act as an ambassador…
Water of Leith Visitor Centre, 24 Lanark Road, Edinburgh
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5 Jul–9 Aug Thu 2–3.30pm River Dipping Everyone knows that fish live underwater, but what other kind of creatures live there with them? Come and splash around in the river and find out.

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