angelacasey

Edinburgh Outdoors

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Edinburgh Outdoors is a podcast that explores Edinburgh’s green spaces and the people in them. From community gardens to wild or secret spaces, learning about our city or just finding time to get outside, being outdoors in Edinburgh is the best place to be.

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angelacasey

Episodes

Volunteering and rejuvenation at Jock Tamson’s Gairden 30.10.2024 32:54

Jock Tamson's Gairden on the shores of Duddingston Loch is the most extraordinary place. Home to community groups and charities, it uses the power of nature and gardening to help many people enjoy the outdoors and find healing and support in this beautiful space. I visited on a classic Edinburgh windy day and met the inspirational head gardener, Lizz Spence, who talked about the team's entry in...

Pentland Aromatics: meeting at the Dalkeith Country Park Market 21.10.2024 18:01

Earlier this month I headed off to the outdoors Saturday market at Dalkeith Country Park to meet up with Nadine Pierce of Pentland Aromatics. She has created a range of natural scented products from her home in the heart of the Pentlands, inspired by the stunning location where she lives. Bringing nature inside through a range of scents, Nadine has taken her business from a lockdown soap-making...

Nature and history on Easter Craiglockhart Hill 26.08.2024 23:08

Welcome to this new podcast seeking out Edinburgh's green spaces. I started by diving into some gorgeous nature sights and sounds right in the heart of the city. Jim Heath, Chair of the Friends of Easter Craiglockhart Hill told Edinburgh Outdoors about the hill's unique nature, wildlife and history. From sparrowhawks to overgrown bowling greens, the Hill is a wonderful place to find views, tran...