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

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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

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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

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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

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Little Lodge to be reborn

It’s been home to our outdoor equipment and instructors for many years, and as the year draws to a close the Little Lodge has come down, about to be replaced by a new purpose-built facility. The instructors vacated in October and the building has now been demolished to make way

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