Susan Poupard
@susanpoupard.bsky.social
All things environmental, nature, sustainability, design, digital, arts & heritage · Edinburgh · I work at VisitScotland, volunteer with National Trust for Scotland & with caltonhill.bsky.social · All views my own
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Everyone with an interest in the park is invited to a public meeting this Monday at 6.30pm in Epworth Hall, Edinburgh, as the group holds its first AGM and elects a committee to take it forward.
Email me if you want to join or sign up below ⬇️
Email me if you want to join or sign up below ⬇️
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Everyone with an interest in the park is invited to a public meeting this Monday at 6.30pm in Epworth Hall, Edinburgh, as the group holds its first AGM and elects a committee to take it forward.
Email me if you want to join or sign up below ⬇️
Email me if you want to join or sign up below ⬇️
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COMMUNITY ACTION to combat the EROSION EMERGENCY: Calton Hill Conservation Trust and the Café Calton have bought 180 square metres of turf for laying in front of the National Monument on 12 November. 12 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED on 12 NOVEMBER. Write <chair@caltonhilltrust.org>.
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
COMMUNITY ACTION to combat the EROSION EMERGENCY: Calton Hill Conservation Trust and the Café Calton have bought 180 square metres of turf for laying in front of the National Monument on 12 November. 12 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED on 12 NOVEMBER. Write <chair@caltonhilltrust.org>.
4 of the 50+ locations of graffiti & stickers that we mapped on Calton Hill today, in our @caltonhill.bsky.social volunteering afternoon. Tips for effective removal of stickers welcome!
August 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
4 of the 50+ locations of graffiti & stickers that we mapped on Calton Hill today, in our @caltonhill.bsky.social volunteering afternoon. Tips for effective removal of stickers welcome!
My first show this year of the Festival! #MakeitHappen – a brilliant satire on RBS’ role in the banking crash. Well worth seeing #EdIntFest #EdinburghInternationalFestival
July 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
My first show this year of the Festival! #MakeitHappen – a brilliant satire on RBS’ role in the banking crash. Well worth seeing #EdIntFest #EdinburghInternationalFestival
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The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza.
Among them are 1 million children.
Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
Among them are 1 million children.
Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
July 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
The Israeli Authorities are starving civilians in #Gaza.
Among them are 1 million children.
Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
Among them are 1 million children.
Lift the siege: allow UNRWA to bring in food and medicines.
Volunteering on Calton Hill #Edinburgh this Friday 25 July from 2pm, for anyone who wants to help @caltonhill.bsky.social improve the condition of the hill – the weather forecast's currently looking good! ☀️
The next Calton Hill Conservation Trust VOLUNTEERING AFTERNOON will be on Friday, 25 July 14.00. If you want to get a bit of exercise and fresh air, enjoy the views, and get to know one of the best conservation teams in Edinburgh, this could be for you. Contact <chair@caltonhilltrust.org>.
July 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Volunteering on Calton Hill #Edinburgh this Friday 25 July from 2pm, for anyone who wants to help @caltonhill.bsky.social improve the condition of the hill – the weather forecast's currently looking good! ☀️
Climate change is terrifying…yet a heatwave comes and we get shown pictures of people eating ice creams on the beach 🤷 this clip shows weather events that happened during just part of the month of June; not even a full month of extreme weather 😰 #climatechaos
Meanwhile, everywhere: "Things aren't just getting worse. They are getting worse faster."
The Extreme Weather Report, Jun 26, 2025.
The Extreme Weather Report, Jun 26, 2025.
June 28, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Climate change is terrifying…yet a heatwave comes and we get shown pictures of people eating ice creams on the beach 🤷 this clip shows weather events that happened during just part of the month of June; not even a full month of extreme weather 😰 #climatechaos
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🏞️ Do you use Holyrood Park for commuting or leisure? Do you want to make a difference to the space and work with likeminded folk?
Come along on Monday!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holyrood-p...
Come along on Monday!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holyrood-p...
Holyrood Park Public Meeting - Lorna Slater MSP
Join Lorna Slater MSP for Lothian Region, local community groups and stakeholders as vote on the first committee of the new Friends Of group
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🏞️ Do you use Holyrood Park for commuting or leisure? Do you want to make a difference to the space and work with likeminded folk?
Come along on Monday!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holyrood-p...
Come along on Monday!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holyrood-p...
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Betty the shark, made from used computer keyboards highlighting the environmental problems with e-waste. 🦈 💻 ♻️
On display at the St James Centre in Edinburgh.
On display at the St James Centre in Edinburgh.
May 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Betty the shark, made from used computer keyboards highlighting the environmental problems with e-waste. 🦈 💻 ♻️
On display at the St James Centre in Edinburgh.
On display at the St James Centre in Edinburgh.
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Beltane Fire Festival on Edinburgh's Calton Hill to welcome in Summer
Full photo story over here: tinyurl.com/TDBeltane
Full photo story over here: tinyurl.com/TDBeltane
Beltane
Welcome to Summer
tinyurl.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Beltane Fire Festival on Edinburgh's Calton Hill to welcome in Summer
Full photo story over here: tinyurl.com/TDBeltane
Full photo story over here: tinyurl.com/TDBeltane
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I say this a lot to clients and here is why. Do not depend on an app to use an appliance you expect use in terms of decades. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
Google announces 1st and 2nd gen Nest Thermostats will lose support in October 2025
Affected units will work locally, but smart features will shut down in October.
arstechnica.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I say this a lot to clients and here is why. Do not depend on an app to use an appliance you expect use in terms of decades. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...
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Some lesser known cherry blossoms in North-West Edinburgh.
1. Blackhall Library
2. Ravelston Park
3. Craigcrook Road
4. Parkgrove Terrace
1. Blackhall Library
2. Ravelston Park
3. Craigcrook Road
4. Parkgrove Terrace
April 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Some lesser known cherry blossoms in North-West Edinburgh.
1. Blackhall Library
2. Ravelston Park
3. Craigcrook Road
4. Parkgrove Terrace
1. Blackhall Library
2. Ravelston Park
3. Craigcrook Road
4. Parkgrove Terrace
Bat Walk on Calton Hill #Edinburgh today (Saturday) at 8pm 🦇 caltonhilltrust.org/bat-walk-on-...
April 19, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Bat Walk on Calton Hill #Edinburgh today (Saturday) at 8pm 🦇 caltonhilltrust.org/bat-walk-on-...
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BAT WALK on 19 April evening 20.00. Bat detecting group led by Graeme Wilson of GW Ecology — limited to 16 participants. Linked to our Inspiring Scotland @inspiringscotland.bsky.social biodiversity project. Members and donors welcome. Enquiries to .
March 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
BAT WALK on 19 April evening 20.00. Bat detecting group led by Graeme Wilson of GW Ecology — limited to 16 participants. Linked to our Inspiring Scotland @inspiringscotland.bsky.social biodiversity project. Members and donors welcome. Enquiries to .
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Show your support for Ukraine at the US Consulate in Edinburgh (3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5BW)
Wednesday 5 March @ 18h
More info and let them know you're coming here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-...
#edinburgh
Wednesday 5 March @ 18h
More info and let them know you're coming here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-...
#edinburgh
EMERGENCY DEMO: STOP PUTIN - STOP TRUMP! STAND BY UKRAINE! EUROPE WAKE UP!
It's time to come together and show our support for Ukraine, Stop Putin and Trump, and for Europe to wake up to prevent another Munich.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Show your support for Ukraine at the US Consulate in Edinburgh (3 Regent Terrace, Edinburgh, EH7 5BW)
Wednesday 5 March @ 18h
More info and let them know you're coming here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-...
#edinburgh
Wednesday 5 March @ 18h
More info and let them know you're coming here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emergency-...
#edinburgh
Looking forward to learning more about nature in Holyrood Park & Calton Hill #Edinburgh at this event with @caltonhill.bsky.social this evening 🌿
The EVENTBRITE link for booking is here: bit.ly/40GXfcs
February 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking forward to learning more about nature in Holyrood Park & Calton Hill #Edinburgh at this event with @caltonhill.bsky.social this evening 🌿
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I was really disappointed to read this morning that the new murals in Coalie park, Leith have been vandalised. Along with theft of one of the new benches it seems that hopes of improving this space will be dashed by the ignorant and the malicious.
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
January 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I was really disappointed to read this morning that the new murals in Coalie park, Leith have been vandalised. Along with theft of one of the new benches it seems that hopes of improving this space will be dashed by the ignorant and the malicious.
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
@edinburghminute.bsky.social
Enjoyed some sunshine on Calton Hill at lunchtime ☀️ – good to see the drive remains closed to unauthorised vehicles, it’s much safer and more pleasant to walk up without a stream of fast-moving vehicles
January 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Enjoyed some sunshine on Calton Hill at lunchtime ☀️ – good to see the drive remains closed to unauthorised vehicles, it’s much safer and more pleasant to walk up without a stream of fast-moving vehicles
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Our NINTH LITTER PICKUP is on Saturday (18 January) starting at 10.00 from outside the City Observatory on CALTON HILL. Lasting 90 minutes. Refreshments provided. All welcome — members & non-members. Write <info@caltonhilltrust.org> for more information.
January 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Our NINTH LITTER PICKUP is on Saturday (18 January) starting at 10.00 from outside the City Observatory on CALTON HILL. Lasting 90 minutes. Refreshments provided. All welcome — members & non-members. Write <info@caltonhilltrust.org> for more information.
I can very much relate to this!
"I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park
‘Instead of sobbing in front of your computer screen,’ my counsellor said, ‘go out and do something’
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I can very much relate to this!
"I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
"I was in despair about the environmental crisis. Then I volunteered to clean up my local park"
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Stickers are everywhere on Calton Hill when you start looking! Productive morning today with @caltonhill.bsky.social volunteers trying out ways of removing stickers and graffiti from posts and info boards. The main learning is to pick a warmer day to do the work 😁
January 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Stickers are everywhere on Calton Hill when you start looking! Productive morning today with @caltonhill.bsky.social volunteers trying out ways of removing stickers and graffiti from posts and info boards. The main learning is to pick a warmer day to do the work 😁
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15 years old, but still completely relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we could be creating today would be a LOT better and easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
December 23, 2024 at 6:52 PM
15 years old, but still completely relevent — and if we had acted 15 years ago, the “better world” we could be creating today would be a LOT better and easier to reach. There are real consequences we’re just starting to see to not heeding this cartoon a lot sooner. Heed it now. #ClimateCrisis
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As Edinburgh shivers under a blanket of sleet and snow, and entirely fails to cope with this well forecasted, seasonal weather event, here's a chilly view of "Holyrood in the Snow" by William Wilson from 1935 from the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.
November 23, 2024 at 10:46 AM
As Edinburgh shivers under a blanket of sleet and snow, and entirely fails to cope with this well forecasted, seasonal weather event, here's a chilly view of "Holyrood in the Snow" by William Wilson from 1935 from the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland.
Beautiful day on Calton Hill! ☀️ #edinburgh
November 21, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Beautiful day on Calton Hill! ☀️ #edinburgh