Foraging for Fun this September!

Did you know nettles can be spun into silk? Have you heard of solar dyeing? Discover how textiles can be made from the plants and natural materials around us in a hands-on workshop with two parts. Textile artist and historical interpreter Kirsten Milliken will demonstrate a variety of ancient skills

Continue reading

Edinburgh Botanics students

Bringing people together has all sorts of benefits for personal development – growing confidence, group work and peer support to name a few. For a long time it wasn’t possible for groups to gain these benefits through residentials, with young people really suffering as a result. We’ve loved being able

Continue reading

From little acorns…

There have been some changes to part of our woods! Forestry contractors have begun removing 2 hectares of non-native trees from the edge of the estate. This is all sitka spruce, which was planted as a windbreak by previous owners and is largely a forestry crop. The removal of these

Continue reading

Workforce Wellbeing

In the new climate of working from home it can be difficult not to feel isolated and not part of the team that you only see through a screen on a video-call. Gathering in person indoors even for work can be difficult too. How do you keep on top workforce

Continue reading

Ten-year milestone for visiting students

Check out these pictures by Ross Campbell of the latest additions to our grounds. Since 2009, Strathclyde University’s first-year architecture students have come to Wiston Lodge to design and build wooden structures that help join up the landscape with the people.  Over the years about 90 structures have helped our instructors

Continue reading