Friends Of Redhall Park
@redhallpark.bsky.social
Just trying to help make Redhall Park a beautiful place for our community to enjoy.
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Lest we forget. They shall never grow old.
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Lest we forget. They shall never grow old.
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A thank you to Rev Bob Henderson, Chaplain to the Forces, for a moving and thoughtful memorial service this morning. It was lovely to see such good attendance with everyone paying their respects. Ray Donnelly laid a wreath on behalf of LCC and looked impeccable doing so.
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A thank you to Rev Bob Henderson, Chaplain to the Forces, for a moving and thoughtful memorial service this morning. It was lovely to see such good attendance with everyone paying their respects. Ray Donnelly laid a wreath on behalf of LCC and looked impeccable doing so.
Out with some of the crew and one of our favourite Park Officers, Andy. Planted up another big section of the banking with daffodils and added some more by the tunnel. Bring on spring! 🌷🌼🌸🌺🌹🌷
November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Out with some of the crew and one of our favourite Park Officers, Andy. Planted up another big section of the banking with daffodils and added some more by the tunnel. Bring on spring! 🌷🌼🌸🌺🌹🌷
Lovely start to the day in the park this morning. Lovely light and long shadows.
October 10, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Lovely start to the day in the park this morning. Lovely light and long shadows.
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Amazing turnout for the inaugural Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun! 83 young runners! 🤩
Brilliant support from Parkrun & their team, our volunteers & run directors. Special guest volunteer @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social had the honour of counting down to start the run. 🙏🏻
Brilliant support from Parkrun & their team, our volunteers & run directors. Special guest volunteer @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social had the honour of counting down to start the run. 🙏🏻
September 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Amazing turnout for the inaugural Hailes Quarry Junior Parkrun! 83 young runners! 🤩
Brilliant support from Parkrun & their team, our volunteers & run directors. Special guest volunteer @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social had the honour of counting down to start the run. 🙏🏻
Brilliant support from Parkrun & their team, our volunteers & run directors. Special guest volunteer @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social had the honour of counting down to start the run. 🙏🏻
Out with the team doing a bit of tidying and weeding. Plants responding well after the winds and a decent watering from the canal the other night. Lots of insects and butterflies making good use of the wildflowers.
August 17, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Out with the team doing a bit of tidying and weeding. Plants responding well after the winds and a decent watering from the canal the other night. Lots of insects and butterflies making good use of the wildflowers.
It certainly looks like it along the Water of Leith and around the city’s parks and gardens. It’s heat stress.
Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Alongside the heatwave, are we seeing an early autumn in the UK?
Has autumn come sooner than expected to the UK - and does it even matter if it has?
www.bbc.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It certainly looks like it along the Water of Leith and around the city’s parks and gardens. It’s heat stress.
Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Leaves falling, berries ripe, but it's hot. Is autumn coming early? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Giving our new planting zone some attention today. Starting to look really good now as the wildflowers and other plants start to mature. 🌹🌼💐🌼🌺🌷A very nice welcome to our area.
August 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Giving our new planting zone some attention today. Starting to look really good now as the wildflowers and other plants start to mature. 🌹🌼💐🌼🌺🌷A very nice welcome to our area.
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📢 Calling school & community groups! Only 27 days to apply for a pack of FREE TREES (for delivery in Nov 2025). Choose from packs of 30, 105 or 420 native species. You need🌱 the grid ref of where you plan to plant & 🙋♂️ the permission of the legal landowner. Apply 👉
Free Trees for Schools and Communities
We’re giving away hundreds of thousands of trees
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August 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
📢 Calling school & community groups! Only 27 days to apply for a pack of FREE TREES (for delivery in Nov 2025). Choose from packs of 30, 105 or 420 native species. You need🌱 the grid ref of where you plan to plant & 🙋♂️ the permission of the legal landowner. Apply 👉
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Friday joy
Plantings at the side of Redhall Park @redhallpark.bsky.social
They look glorious.
They were started by 1 person, now with @agordonsalive.bsky.social and others. The selfless care & effort that has gone into giving this gift to the community brings me so much restorative joy.
Thank you
Plantings at the side of Redhall Park @redhallpark.bsky.social
They look glorious.
They were started by 1 person, now with @agordonsalive.bsky.social and others. The selfless care & effort that has gone into giving this gift to the community brings me so much restorative joy.
Thank you
August 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Friday joy
Plantings at the side of Redhall Park @redhallpark.bsky.social
They look glorious.
They were started by 1 person, now with @agordonsalive.bsky.social and others. The selfless care & effort that has gone into giving this gift to the community brings me so much restorative joy.
Thank you
Plantings at the side of Redhall Park @redhallpark.bsky.social
They look glorious.
They were started by 1 person, now with @agordonsalive.bsky.social and others. The selfless care & effort that has gone into giving this gift to the community brings me so much restorative joy.
Thank you
Fly by of Ray’s top work looking lovely today. 🌹💐🌺🌷🥀🌼🪻z
July 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Fly by of Ray’s top work looking lovely today. 🌹💐🌺🌷🥀🌼🪻z
Loads of ladybirds 🐞, different types of bees 🐝, hoverflies, wasps, and a host of other pollinators on all the wildflowers around the park at present. The knapweed flowers, hogweed seed heads, borage, and corn marigolds are popular with them.
July 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Loads of ladybirds 🐞, different types of bees 🐝, hoverflies, wasps, and a host of other pollinators on all the wildflowers around the park at present. The knapweed flowers, hogweed seed heads, borage, and corn marigolds are popular with them.
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The thistles are alive with ladybirds. In order of posting, my best guess as to which varieties.
Sadly the first is a harlequin (boo hiss), a 2-spot, a 7-spot, another 2-spot but this one is black with 4 spots (adalia 2-punctata quadrimaculata) look I didn't make up the naming rules!
Sadly the first is a harlequin (boo hiss), a 2-spot, a 7-spot, another 2-spot but this one is black with 4 spots (adalia 2-punctata quadrimaculata) look I didn't make up the naming rules!
July 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The thistles are alive with ladybirds. In order of posting, my best guess as to which varieties.
Sadly the first is a harlequin (boo hiss), a 2-spot, a 7-spot, another 2-spot but this one is black with 4 spots (adalia 2-punctata quadrimaculata) look I didn't make up the naming rules!
Sadly the first is a harlequin (boo hiss), a 2-spot, a 7-spot, another 2-spot but this one is black with 4 spots (adalia 2-punctata quadrimaculata) look I didn't make up the naming rules!
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The wildflowers @redhallpark.bsky.social were absolutely buzzing today. Bees and hoverflies, as joyous a sound as any birdsong.
Saw several varieties of ladybird, scroll down to see them
Saw several varieties of ladybird, scroll down to see them
July 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The wildflowers @redhallpark.bsky.social were absolutely buzzing today. Bees and hoverflies, as joyous a sound as any birdsong.
Saw several varieties of ladybird, scroll down to see them
Saw several varieties of ladybird, scroll down to see them
We gave our new planting area a bit of love today. Wildflowers and sunflowers starting to come into flower. 🌼 lots of buzzing insects, even a holly blue butterfly 🦋
July 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
We gave our new planting area a bit of love today. Wildflowers and sunflowers starting to come into flower. 🌼 lots of buzzing insects, even a holly blue butterfly 🦋
Ray, Euan, Marion, and Alan out weeding, checking the wildflowers, new shrubs, and planting some new flowers and more sunflowers. Lots of bulbs and more plants to come. Will be a lovely welcome to our community.
June 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ray, Euan, Marion, and Alan out weeding, checking the wildflowers, new shrubs, and planting some new flowers and more sunflowers. Lots of bulbs and more plants to come. Will be a lovely welcome to our community.
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The swans passing through in formation today. Always a joy to see. 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
June 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The swans passing through in formation today. Always a joy to see. 🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢🦢
Would open up a quick walking route to the park for the good folks of Hutchison and Chesser.
May 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Would open up a quick walking route to the park for the good folks of Hutchison and Chesser.
We recognise that splendid park. 👍
Our latest Nordic walking technique course is well underway way. It's fantastic to share the health and wellbeing benefits including improved posture, boosting fitness levels and supporting strength and balance. Well done everyone.
May 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
We recognise that splendid park. 👍
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Think you smell garlic? Think again. Think it doesn't matter? Think again!
@wolct.bsky.social #Edinburgh #biodiversity
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-impost...
@wolct.bsky.social #Edinburgh #biodiversity
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-impost...
The imposter invading the Water of Leith's banks
Invasive plants and their long-term risks to our beloved river
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk
May 19, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Think you smell garlic? Think again. Think it doesn't matter? Think again!
@wolct.bsky.social #Edinburgh #biodiversity
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-impost...
@wolct.bsky.social #Edinburgh #biodiversity
www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/the-impost...
Great tip on hedgehog care 👌
In the last 3 weeks in Longstone @longstonecc.bsky.social I have been lucky enough to see, in addtion to foxes🦊; a badger🦡, twice, and hedgehog🦔 3 times, just wandering in and out of gardens. They can manage this because of our hedgejog friendly hedges and fences
So a wee thread on hedgehog safety
So a wee thread on hedgehog safety
May 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Great tip on hedgehog care 👌
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Great place to sit and enjoy all the flowers we’re now planting to create a proper welcoming to Longstone. Great support from @redhallpark.bsky.social 👏
May 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Great place to sit and enjoy all the flowers we’re now planting to create a proper welcoming to Longstone. Great support from @redhallpark.bsky.social 👏
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Grant Swan for the power tools & William Sturgeon for arranging with him, and Alan Gordon for securing the funds from @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social community grant fund.
May 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Grant Swan for the power tools & William Sturgeon for arranging with him, and Alan Gordon for securing the funds from @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social community grant fund.
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Fantastic community effort on this little upgrade project. Marion Preez for having the idea, Ray Donnelly for cleaning and painting the plinth, Julian for building and fitting the bench top (couple of bits still to fit tomorrow)
May 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Fantastic community effort on this little upgrade project. Marion Preez for having the idea, Ray Donnelly for cleaning and painting the plinth, Julian for building and fitting the bench top (couple of bits still to fit tomorrow)
Out litter picking with @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social , sanding the old millennium woods sign and getting the plinth sorted. 🙏🏻
May 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Out litter picking with @rosssmckenzie.bsky.social , sanding the old millennium woods sign and getting the plinth sorted. 🙏🏻