I’m at the Leith Market with @sosleith.bsky.social, @riveralmondaction.bsky.social, and @ercscot.bsky.social - we’re launching our campaign to Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage! Stop in by to see us, or please please do sign our petition and share! Thank you! 🙌 www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

Lots of rain forecast for today, and looks like it’s barely begun overnight. Let’s see how our local CSOs are doing - and get prepped to look when the rains really start hitting! www.scottishwater.co.uk/Your-Home/Yo... Oh.

Did you know the MET doesn't consider it "heavy rain" unless it's above 4mm/hr? As we've had max 3.5mm/hr over the past few days, we're just as surprised as you might be to see CSO overflows happening after such a long dry spell! How does your area look? www.scottishwater.co.uk/Your-Home/Yo...

Today is May 6th and the warm weather has certainly been amazing for our local wildlife! Butterflies, Sand Martins, and Swallows appearing earlier and in greater numbers than seen previously. What did we see today? Our first cygnet from the Swan nest has just hatched! 9 eggs left - good luck!

We’ve been quiet here, but busy behind the scenes. We are entering our third month of water testing two sites on the Water of Leith basins with some citizen science looking at pH, NO2/NO3, phosphates, and E. Coli bacteria presence! More than a few days of oil spotted and reported to SEPA as well.

Scottish Water admits 80 per cent of ‘high-priority’ sewage spills not fixed - inews.co.uk/news/water-g...

We got out before the storm to try out our new water testing kit. We’ll sample two locations at regular intervals and share findings with local authorities and stakeholders #citizenscience #whatliesbeneath

First time we’ve seen a teal on the basins. Right by the Victoria bridge,all on its lonesome. #leithwildlife #leith #theshore

Northern lights over The Shore to welcome in the New Year. Happy 2025, everyone.

Merry Christmas! Thank you from #SOSLeith for all your support this past year. In 2025, we'll keep working towards a #Water of #Leith that's safe, clean and beautiful for everyone. #community #heritage #nature #christmas2024

Merry Christmas! and thank you from #SOSLeith for all your support this past year. In 2025 we'll keep working towards a #Water of #Leith that's safe, clean and beautiful for everyone. #community #heritage #nature #christmas2024

It’s been an eventful few days on The Shore. Spirit of Tasmania IV berthed in the port, and some of our members spotted a seal hanging around the Forth lock while it came in. Looks like that seal did some fishing in the basins yesterday. What a catch! (Both by one of our members and the seal!)

To catch up a bit on what we are working on, "Anger is building after the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) rejected a call from City of Edinburgh Council to carry out bacterial testing on the river" - inews.co.uk/news/why-sho... We need new legislation to test for sewage pollution.

Recently, it's been a busy Autumn! Last week we met with @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social staff to highlight the issue of litter blowing into the river from overflowing bins right next to the river. We hope to see additional street bins placed along The Shore, but not right next to the quayside!

Hello! While we get fully setup with our new home here on BlueSky, we just want to say thank you for the follows and engagement so far! For those who are new, we are Save our Shore (SOS) Leith - a community action group focusing on water quality issues around The Shore in Leith, Edinburgh.