Edinburgh Natural History Society

Excursions

The excursions are probably the most popular activity organised by the Society. They range from evening meetings in or close to Edinburgh, to half or whole day walks at the weekend, and weekends or longer periods away. Although many excursions are devoted mainly to one particular branch of natural history, members with general interests are always welcome. The excursions are particularly valuable for beginners, as an opportunity to get "hands on" experience of finding and identifying wildlife in the field, and in particular to benefit from the help offered by any experts who may be attending the walk.

New: Downloadable list of forthcoming
excursions (pdf)

Herring gull (Larus argentatus). Photograph: R. Holme.

Forthcoming Excursions _______________________________________________ Table Codes

2010	Place	Code	Leader	Meeting Point	Grid Ref.	Meeting time
April
17 Sat	Woodhall dean	G E1	Neville Crowther	The Brunt - CP by ford	NT 685734	1030hrs
May
1 Sat	Bilston to Roslin via Hewan bank	G E2	Malcolm Lavery	Bilston Indust. estate	NT 270651	1030hrs
5 Wed	Bavelaw	O E1	Molly Woolgar	Red Moss CP	NT 167638	1900hrs
8 Sat	Brock Wood, bird song	O E1	Lesley Fairweather	Reserve CP	NT 661748	0900hrs
15 Sat	Gargunnock Estate & Hill	G H1	Ian McCallum & Bob Gray	Meet CP at Garg.Estate Lodge (with Glasgow NHS)	NS 718943	1100hrs
22 Sat	Scremerston - bus trip	Se,Ge, B E1	Neville Crowther	Waterloo Place 8.45am	(NU 027486)	0900hrs
29 Sat	F.& C.Canal & Antonine Wall.	G E1	Joanie McNaughton	Boathouse CP,Auchinstarry	NS 720767	1100hrs
June
2 Wed	Corstorphine Hill	B E1	Brian Moffat	Top of Kaimes Rd	NT 204735	1900hrs
9 Wed	Lauriston castle	G E1	Eunice Smith	Laur.Castle CP	NT 207758	1900hrs
14th - 18th	Grantown on Spey		Neville Crowther	Details from NC
23 Wed	Uphall station	B E1	Jackie Muscott	Station CP	NT 062705	1100hrs
26 Sat	Patties Hill & N.Esk res.	G H2	Michael Jones	Nine-mile Burn	NT 176576	1030hrs
July
3 Sat	Keltney Burn	B E1	David Darling,SWT	On B846- spot height 250	NN 767508	1100hrs
7 Wed	Hopetoun House	G E1	Peter Stevens,Ranger	Meet at House	NT 091790	1900hrs
10 Sat	St Cyrus bus trip	G, B E1	Lyn Blades	Waterloo Place 8.45am	(NO 751644)	0900hrs
14 Wed	Danderhall-Millerhill	B E1	Douglas McKean	Turn E.off A6106 to Shawfair	NT 31847061	1900hrs
17 Sat	Linn Dean	Ent,B E1	Richard Buckland	CP on A68 at Soutra	NT 466594	1030hrs
24 Sat	Drumtassie, West Lothian	B E1	Jackie Muscott	Height Farm	NS 900695	1030hrs
31 Sat	The Hirsel,Coldstream	B E1	M.Braithwaite	CP (£1) at visitor centre	NT 827402	1100hrs
August
7 Sat	The Glen	G E1,E2	Lyn Blades	Traquair Church CP	NT 320334	1100hrs
14 Sat	Gore Glen-Arniston	G E1	Neville Crowther	CP off A7 at GG country park	NT 334616	1030hrs
21 Sat	Aberlady Bay	O E1	Bill Clunie	Timber Bridge CP	NT 472805	1030hrs
28 Sat	Meldons walk	G H1-2	David Adamson	Picnic area. Parking by the toilet block (now closed) over the cattle grid at the end of the forested stretch of road. The walk should be mainly on good paths through a large mature upland forestry plantation. If anyone still has the energy, the Meldon Hills may be tackled at the end of the outing.	NT 212429	1030hrs
September
4 Sat	Philliphaugh	G E1	Jean Murray	Watermill café	NT 450278	1030hrs
11 Sat	Tetley Trail,Scotlandwell	G E1	Mary Clarkson	Portmoak church CP	NO 183019	1030hrs
18 Sat	Saltoun Forest	Fu E1	Mike Richardson	CP- SE of West Saltoun	NT 465668	1030hrs
25 Sat	Hermitage, Dunkeld	B,G E2	Wilma Harper	Hermitage CP	NO 013422	1100hrs
October
2 Sat	Woodhall Dean	Li E1	Chris Ellis	The Brunt CP	NT 685734	1030hrs
23 Sat	Bowhill, Selkirk	Fu E1	Sam Ranscombe	Bowhill CP (Fungi for beginners)	NT 282429	1100hrs

Note:- The first indoor meeting of the Winter is on Wednesday, Sept. 22nd 2010 at the Guide hall

Excursion committee:

Lyn Blades - chair
Neville Crowther
David Adamson
Grace Jamieson
Molly Woolgar

Honorary Secretary

Joan McNaughton

Notes

1. Safety on Excursions - Anyone attending any society excursion does so at his/her own riskPersons attending Society excursions
do so at their own risk.

2. Adequate clothing and sound footwear should be worn and waterproof clothing carried.Please bring a packed lunch.

3. A packed lunch should be taken on full day excursions.

4. Any member able to assist with transport to excursions, or who requires assistance with transport should contact a member of the
excursion committee.

5. Non-members ,with the agreement of the leader, may participate in outings.

6. The leader reserves the right to change or cancel outings as circumstances dictate.

If you have any questions for the excursion committee email:
enquiries@edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk

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		Codes
B	Botany		E	Easy Walking
Bt	Bats		H	Hill Walking
Ent	Entomology		D	Difficult Walking
FL	Freshwater Life		W	Wet underfoot, slippy
Fu	Fungi
G	General		1	1-5 miles
Ge	Geology		2	6-10 miles
Li	Lichens
O	Ornithology
Se	Seashore

Scottish Charity No SC 004669. Reach us at:
enquiries@edinburghnaturalhistorysociety.org.uk
This page was last updated on 23/8/10.