RSPB Scotland have been using sheep fleeces as an environmentally-friendly way of restoring paths in a nature reserve in Uist. The fleeces, bought from local crofts, are layered with stones on areas that have been eroded. The wool stops the stones from sinking into the peat and allows water to …
Edinburgh has become the first UK city selected to join the Global Cities CAN B programme. It has been confirmed along with Barcelona, Cordoba in Argentina and Asuncion in Paraguay for the global movement of cities working to be more sustainable, prosperous, inclusive and resilient. See the Insider article at …
When talking about sustainability and saving the planet *insert superwoman picture here* – we cannot forget about sustainable eating. Below I will share a few tips how you can re-vamp some good old staple recipes with plant based products. Also to take the art of calorie counting to the next …
Route: Elie (Ruby Bay) – Crail (Julia’s Café) Distance: 10 miles Time: 5 hours (at a nice leisurely pace) On Saturday we ventured out on our second CRF group walk, this time taking on a section of the Fife Coastal Path. We met in Elie for …
I have stumbled across an article a few days ago stating that “sending even a short email is estimated to add about four grams (0.14 ounces) of CO2 equivalent (gCO2e) to the atmosphere. To put this into perspective, the carbon output of hitting “send” on 65 mails is on par …
On Saturday 21 September a group of 15 staff from the Edinburgh CRF, along with their friends and family, headed down to Musselburgh to take part in the Great British Beach Clean. We arrived at 11am to be briefed on the clean up and were given equipment to use …
On Sunday September 22nd it was World Car-Free Day. See #CarFreeDay This event takes place on September 22 every year after becoming a global programme promoted by the World Carfree Network (WCN) https://www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/ in 2000. In a bid to reduce pollution and congestion, the aim of this initiative is to try …
On 26th July 2018 I attended the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability’s Summer Meet-up at 50 George Square for teams entering the 2018 Sustainability Awards. We began with Rachael Barton (SRS Projects Coordinator) giving an initial overview of the Awards purpose. The awards aim to promote and recognise efforts …
The Hebridean Way (June 2019) So – a group of my lady friends and I decided to take on the challenge of cycling the full Outer Hebrides last week! My legs are still recovering … but feeling alive! I hope the below inspires you / gives you a wee laugh …
During the CRF Step Challenge I amped up my steps/road miles with the Outer Hebrides and had a great time doing it 🙂 After my wee blog about it I thought it would be nice to document my wee trips for the Sustainability Committee – promoting the benefits of getting …
