Oh dear me, what have I done? I'll be abseiling down a very big building to raise money for MND (Motor Neuron Disease) @mndscotland.bsky.social Support me so I can't back out! mnd-s.enthuse.com/pf/tracy-gri... #Leithlife #charity #MND

In a world where you can be anything, be kind to nature. From climate change to disasters, our planet is under pressure, yet nature holds the key to resilience and life itself. Be part of the solution and take action: www.unep.org/topics/natur...

Growing native plants can really boost biodiversity. The best way to help all sorts of wildlife is to create densely planted, nectar-rich spaces, with plenty of native plants – but it's okay to include some non-native garden favourites, too! Ideas (UK): littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/nat...

💡🔌 Tomorrow at the Leith Walk Police Box, @citizensadvicescot.bsky.social Edinburgh are holding a drop-in session 12pm -4pm to give advice on lowering energy bills. www.facebook.com/LeithWalkPol...

@edinburghminute.com @theferret.scot @chasbooth.bsky.social @scotsman.com fyi

📣Potential scam alert! 📣 leithfoodfestival.com selling tickets - don't buy, they don't have permission to run the event. #Leithlife #chancers @spurtle.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @leithcentralcc.bsky.social

Litter’s become so normalised- folk walk past it, pretend they don’t see it, sit among it, stand in it, kick it as they go by & faaaaar too many drop it! What can we do!? #Litter ISN’T normal. Pick it up when you can. Lead & others will follow. Together we’re a powerful force!🐾 #dundee #scotland

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More of artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday

🚲 edi.bike | issue 132 | 16th Feb '26 Visitor Levy funds - ‘Compromised’ George St plans dropped; Cycling Scottish Election Hustings in March; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-132-16th-feb-26/

In February, peacock and small tortoiseshell butterflies can often be seen on sunny days. They lay their eggs on nettles, a vital source of food for the caterpillars. In fact, a nettle patch can support 40+ species of insects – so please them grow! littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/wha...

🌿🌿🌿Pure Leith mint tea, nature's decongestant. 🌿🌿🌿 Grown, dried and packaged in Leith - delivered by bike (EH only), free UK P&P. Only £5 from www.pureleith.com  #Leith #herbaltea #uniquegift

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LCCC meets Monday (tomorrow) — and there’s a lot happening in Leith. Everyone is welcome to come along, listen in, or raise an issue. 🗓 Mon 16 Feb, 7pm 📍 Nelson Hall, McDonald Road Library leithcentralcc.co.uk/reports Agenda includes >>>>

Thanks to all our supporters for making this possible! Changing lives one revolution at a time 🚴‍♀️💞 Please consider supporting us www.bikesforrefugees.scot

‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones | Curling | The Guardian share.google/9Ckxchk8SgBU...

'Star of Starlings' by Fiona Watson, contempory artist and printmaker #WomensArt

Please follow PoP, they've got such a good message. Even if you're dogless, you can still pick up litter 💚

Emma Haworth, contemporary London-based painter known for her observations of the streets and parks, with a hint of otherworldliness #womensart

We’d like to hear from communities across the city about neighbourhoods they would like to be considered for firework control zones next November. FCZs are for private spaces such as gardens. These zones help reduce noise, stress and littering caused by fireworks.

Of the nine zones in place in 2025, four continue this year as the application was for two years – Balerno, Calton Hill, Niddrie and Seafield. Resident groups, community councils and other community groups - apply by 24 April if you wish your neighbourhood to be a firework control zone.

For Pilrig park please @leithcentralcc.bsky.social. We've seen bins set on fire, and fireworks set off horizontally at head height. It really can be very scary. Thank you!

Seems like a good time to reread this... #reading #Orwell #dystopia

reminds me of @sellingamirror.bsky.social ❤️

Last chance to vote for up to 4 amazing community initiatives. We'd love it if one of them was our Coalie Coalition project! If you've ever volunteered with us in Leith before you're eligible to vote, use the post code EH64AA if you don't otherwise have one. Link: edinburgh.gov.uk/voteleithchooses

The horticulturists are busy bringing the palms and 800 plants back to the Palmhouses @thebotanics.bsky.social

🦇 We've teamed up with DontSendMeACard.com where you can support our work by donating what it would have cost to send cards. There are some lovely Valentine's Day e-cards here: buff.ly/PODaBxQ

Dreich week cheered up with delivery of organic blood oranges from @crowdfarming.bsky.social Get a discount with link below ⬇️ www.griffenfitness.com/blog/organic... 🍊🍊🍊

#OTD in 2005, British sailor Ellen MacArthur broke the record for the fastest solo non-stop #sailing circumnavigation of the globe. She completed the 27,354 nautical-mile journey in 71 d, 14 h, 18 m, 33 s. Aboard her 75-foot trimaran 𝘉&𝘘/𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢, she broke the previous record by ~33 hours.

www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583224... This is getting ridiculous 😡 "much-needed" by whom? My neighbours will lose natural light to their homes. We all objected, how can this happen? @leithcentralcc.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social

Instead of using chemicals, attract beneficial insects like hoverflies to keep aphids and whiteflies in check. Nectar-rich planting, wildflowers and areas of long grass will bring beneficial insects into your garden. More ideas for nature-friendly gardens: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/5-t...

PEG - Profanity Embroidery Group, Whitstable, UK, a group who formed to stitch and swear #WomensArt #FridayFeeling

EdFoC News: We have great plans for next year, it is going to be BIG, but are probably not going to manage much of this year. In the meantime we do still have a cargo bike for hire and will be looking to run some pop-up events when we can.

Please vote for our Coalie Coalition project here: edinburgh.gov.uk/voteleithchooses Only 5 days left until voting closes! If you have a Leith postcode, or work/volunteer in Leith, you're eligible to vote. The Coalie Park postcode is EH6 4AA for those who have attended our sessions. Thank you!

A study from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources found that deer scrapes on the ground and rubs on trees radiate a photoluminescence, or glow, under ultraviolet light. The glow may help deer to leave messages for potential mates! https://t.uga.edu/4agpYsa

SHOP SALE: we have boxes and boxes of lovely books in storage and need to make some room on the shelves to fit them in the shop. Until the end of February, buy three or more books at once in the shop and get 20% off! The discount will be automatically applied to qualifying purchases at the till.

Let the dandelions grow! They support over 50 insect species, and are a great early season food source for pollinators like bees, butterflies, hoverflies. No need to mow and please don't use weedkiller!

I recognise that corner! * waving *

Artisan Coffee, Leith Walk

Good news!

Sarah Ross Thompson, contemporary fine art printmaker #WomensArt #Snowdrops #February

I'm still numb from losing Coco on Monday, but wanted to share my recent Leither article celebrating her life: www.theleithermagazine.com/leither/172/... Remember to be grateful for the little things. Life is precious. #cocofitnesspug #pug #pugchat #Leithlife

this account always makes me giggle...

Ann Macbeth (1875 - 1948) was a Scottish artist and embroiderer working in the Art Nouveau style, she was a member of artistic group Glasgow Girls #womensart

Very sad news, today we said goodbye to Coco the fitness pug. She had an aggressive cancer but did not suffer, in fact, we didn't know until today. She will always be loved. ❤️

Happy Monday! I've discovered a #map of where I can get #caffeinated on my #bike in #Edinburgh. Thank you @edi.bike for this beautiful thing. www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/v...

The Edinburgh Interactive Tram Plan! 🚋👇 I have created an interactive map showing all of the proposed tram stops and lines planned for the future of Edinburgh, includiung the N/S tram and the South suburban route. www.city-scope.co.uk/edi-tram-plan

Dressed For The Woods, 2013 by UK sculptor Nicola Hicks #WomensArt #Imbolc

February flutters in with more butterflies and moths to spot this month 🦋 As the days get longer and the flowers return, here are some of the species to look out for over the next few weeks in your gardens and local green spaces.