Lothians Conservation Volunteers
30/09/2013 Posted by
Well, the nights have drawn in but volunteer enthusiasm has hardly diminished with full buses on many recent tasks. [More]
30/09/2013 Posted by
Colin McLean was an important part of LCV's history and now, a year after his death, he's helping to shape our future too, in the form of a legacy he left to us in his Will. [More]
30/09/2013 Posted by
LCV's previous weekend trips to west Argyll volunteering with SNH around their local reserves have always been popular, even in midwinter conditions. So it was no surprise that nine of us were keen to sign up for a week-long summer task at the end of July. Whether it is the stunning remote scenery, the variety of interesting conservation tasks undertaken, the enthusiasm of the rangers or simply the deluxe (en-suite!) accommodation provided in the Kilmartin bothy: we keep coming back for more. [More]
30/09/2013 Posted by
This varied site is always popular with our volunteers. Its Ranger, Midlothian Council's Alan Krumholds, explains how LCV's input complements his own endeavours: [More]
30/09/2013 Posted by
A roaring success whenever she makes it and with only our health in mind, Edel presents her fine scurvy-preventing pudding. [More]
19/06/2013 Posted by
I ended my last set of Coordinator's comments with "Roll on spring!" - a phrase which now seems strangely inappropriate as within weeks of writing it I found that I was being sent to Malaysia by my employer. Here the weather is altogether warmer, though no drier, than is ever the case in Scotland. [More]
19/06/2013 Posted by
Being quick and easy to prepare, this tasty chilli is a tried and tested meal for the first night of a residential after a long day's travel. [More]
13/03/2013 Posted by
Despite a fairly benign winter we haven't proven wholly immune to cancellations this quarter, with three tasks having to be rearranged in January. However, due to impressive efforts by Matt - LCV's Tasks Officer - all were relocated and no volunteers had to be disappointed by a break in our programme. In fact, it's been a successful quarter all round for Matt as he also sailed through his minibus driving test just before Christmas. [More]
13/03/2013 Posted by
It was a small group (Mark, James and I) who left Edinburgh for the now-familiar Scone Palace to tackle the regal rhododendrons once again. [More]
13/03/2013 Posted by
Since taking over as Co-ordinator I had been keen for LCV to run a tree-felling course, given that our last one had been the best part of ten years ago. Like most ideas, this was easier to imagine than to implement and it wasn't until last spring - when we realised that none of our volunteers had been formally trained to use our winch - that we developed our plans for a combined felling and winch-safety training day in earnest. [More]
13/03/2013 Posted by
You may recall our seemingly endless quest to measure the height of a sequoiadendron tree in Scone Palace's stately pinetum. To recap, our sadly-missed friend Colin McLean had set us the task of calculating the height and girth of this magnificent specimen plant to mark its 150th birthday. He had chosen this tree because he had recorded the same measurements in 1970 while working at the palace for the Forestry Commission. [More]