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2007 Events
Date
Time
Venue
Annual General Meeting Thursday 25th October 7.30pm Room 2, Cluny Centre, 1 Cluny Drive, Morningside
Rights of Way walk Saturday 14 October 2pm Blackford Pond Entrance to Blackford Hill
Fungus Walk Saturday 22nd September 2pm Hermitage House
Rights of Way walk Saturday 11th August 2pm Blackford Pond Entrance to Blackford Hill
Moth night Saturday 4th / Sunday 5th August Sat 9.30pm ./ Sun 10am see event details
Removal of Himalayan Balsam Sunday 29th July 10am see event details
Removal of Himalayan Balsam Sunday 15th July 10am see event details
Craiglockhart Woods Group Annual Fete Sunday 23 June 2-4pm The old curling pond near Craiglockhart Terrace
Removal of Himalayan Balsam Sunday 17th June 10am see event details
Dawn bird watch Sunday 13th May 4.30am! Braid Road entrance
Tree covering removal Sunday 29th April 2pm Community Woodland, from 2pm onwards.
Braid Burn Clean Up Sunday 25th February 11am All done


Events in 2006
Event Date Time Venue
Dawn Bird Watch Sunday 7 May 4.45am Braid Road Entrance (please book in advance)
Workday Sunday 23 April 1.00pm The Wetland Patch
An Illustrated talk 'The Water of Leith and the work of the trust' Tuesday 21 March 7.30pm Cluny Centre (Room 2) Cluny Drive
Friends of Braidburn Valley clean-up Sunday 19 March Afternoon Braidburn Valley

Events in 2005
EventDateTimeVenue
Dawn Bird Watch Sunday 8 May 4.45am Hermitage House (please book in advance)
Burn Clean-Up Sunday 10 April 1.00pm Hermitage House
Local reptiles and amphibia talk Wednesday 30 March 7.30pm Braid Centre, Nile Grove

Events in 2004
EventDateTimeVenue
Wine Tasting Evening Wednesday 15 December 7.30pm Henderson Independent Wine Merchants.
Patch Work Day Sunday 12 December 2pm Patch (on the west side of Blackford Pond, beside the allotments)
Burn Clean-up Sunday 31 October 1pm Hermitage House
Annual General Meeting 2004 Thursday 28 October 7.30pm Cluny Centre, Cluny Drive
Geology Walk Tuesday 21 September 7pm Observatory Car Park
Bat Talk & Walk Tuesday 10 August 7.30pm Hermitage House
Badger Watch Thursday 15 July 7.30pm Corstorphine Hill (please book in advance)
Talk by the Scottish Rights of Way Society Thursday 24 June 7.30pm Hermitage House
Flowering Plants Guided Walk Friday 4 June 6.30pm Hermitage House
Dawn Bird Watch Sunday 16 May 4.30am Meet at Braid Road entrance of the Hermitage of Braid
Burn Clean Up! Sunday 28 March 1pm Hermitage House
Burn Clean Up! Sun 8 Feb 1pm Hermitage House

Events in 2003
EventDateTimeVenue
Annual General Meeting 2003 Thurs 30 Oct 7.30pm Cluny Centre, Cluny Drive
Fungi Event Sunday 26 Oct 12 midday Hermitage House
Burn clean-up! POSTPONED Hermitage House
Friends' work-day (paths) Sunday 5 Oct 1pm Hermitage House
Geology Event: Eruption & Explosion Sunday 21 Sept 2pm Hermitage House
Bat Talk & Watch Tues 12 Aug 7.15pm Hermitage House
Wine Tasting Thurs 7 Aug 8pm Henderson Independent Wine Merchants
Improving Steps at Pond Tues 5 Aug 6pm West gate of Blackford Pond
Badgerwatch 2003 July tbc Corstorphine
Practical conservation workday Sun 29 Jun 12 noon Hermitage House
Wetland Patch project practical conservation workday Sun 1 Jun 2pm Hermitage House
Dawn Birdwatch Sun 25 May 4.30am Braid Road Entrance, Hermitage of Braid
"Local reptiles and amphibia" by Charles Montgomery Thurs 17 Apr 7.30pm Cluny Centre, Cluny Drive
Wetland Patch project practical conservation workday Sun 9 Mar 12.30pm Hermitage House
"Rural South Edinburgh" by Malcolm Cant Fri 5 Mar 7.30pm St Catherine's Argyle Church Hall, Grange Road