Hailes Quarry Park

Members of the Edinburgh Natural History Society will be visiting Hailes Quarry Park on Saturday 25th January as part of their series of field trips to green sites around Edinburgh.

You are very welcome to join them as they explore the natural history of the park and survey some of its species. It’ll be a brilliant way to find out more about the biodiversity of the park from experts in ecology.

The group will meet at the Water of Leith Visitor Centre to walk along the canal to the park at 10.30am. They will also meet people at the canal entrance to the park nearest to Longstone at 11.15am.

For more details, please visit:
http://www.edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/event_detail.php?t=2&id=104

Sign up to the Edinburgh Natural History Society visit to Hailes Quarry Park. http://www.edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk/event_detail.php?t=2&id=104

Longstone P3 came to the park a couple of weeks ago to plant some hedgerow trees celebrating 50 years of Wester Hailes.
We enjoyed a wonderful woodland performance from Rownbank Environmental Education and found pieces of a giant jigsaw to solve a puzzle.
Thanks to P3 and Rowanbank for a brilliant morning.
Rowanbank Environmental Arts and Education Longstone Primary School

We discovered these slides of Hailes Quarry Park taken in 1976. Caroline from Prospect Community Housing digitised them and they are also available on the Wester Hailes Digital Sentinel.
Anyone remember when the park looked like this?

Lots of fun with bat detectors at the bat walk last night in Hailes Quarry Park. Thanks to everyone who came and to Graeme Wilson for another fascinating walk.
Graeme Wilson Scottish Natural Heritage Edinburgh Outdoors

Join us for a free bat walk in Hailes Quarry Park on Thursday 3rd October 6.30pm
Meet at the playpark near the entrance off Dumbryden Road.
Under 16s must bring an adult. Please dress for the weather and bring a torch if you have one.
Graeme Wilson Scottish Natural Heritage The Broomhouse Centre Young Carers The BIG Project Clovenstone Community Centre Longstone Primary School Longstone Community Council Sighthill, Broomhouse & Parkhead Community Council - SBPCC WHALE Arts

Fancy finding out more about the trees in Hailes Quarry Park?
Join us for a free tree I.D. walk on Friday 27th September at 1.30pm
Meet at the playpark off Dumbryden Road.
This event is aimed at adults but children are welcome. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Thanks to the team from RBS for clearing undergrowth from the bike track, planting trees in the wetland area and litter picking yesterday.

Brilliant giant bubbles in Hailes Quarry Park with Clovenstone Community Centre at their family activity day.

Thanks to a brilliant group of volunteers from Barratt Homes who built a bee bank and maintained the wildflower area in Hailes Quarry Park today. Great job!

Hailes Quarry Park has been nominated for a Fields in Trust award.
Follow the link and vote now!:
http://www.fieldsintrust.org/best-park/scotland

UK's Best Park Scotland nominations | Fields in Trust

We loved having Owl Magic in Hailes Quarry Park this afternoon. What a great chance to meet the owls up-close! Thanks again to Owl Magic and everyone who came.