This year's Midlothian Outdoor Festival will run from Thursday October 3rd to Monday October 7th. As we have done for a number of years the Esk Valley Trust will host a Festival opening Zoom talk on Thursday evening 3rd October.

David Quarendon talked about 'Eradication of Giant Hogweed from the Lothians' on June 27th 2024. A video recording of his talk can now be viewed; just click on the title for this item to find the link.

Professor Des Thompson will give his views on this topic in the next Esk Valley Trust evening talk starting at 7.30pm on Friday 17th May 2024. His talk will follow immediately after the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Trust which will start at 7pm.

For the first time since Covid broke out our AGM this year will be held in person at St David's Hall Dalkeith.

The Trust is delighted to receive, as a gift, the area of land (around 12 hectares) at the northern end of Roslin Glen known as ‘The Hewan Bog’.

This talk covers the ancient origins of the Esk rivers, the impact of the ice ages and what may happen next.

Storms Isha and Jocelyn in January 2024 have damaged a number of trees in the Hewan Wood. PLEASE TAKE SPECIAL CARE WHILST WALKING IN THE WOOD until we are able to clear and make safe the damaged trees.

The next Esk Valley Trust evening Zoom talk will be about the Restoration Forth project and will  be on Thursday evening 1 February 2024 starting at 19.30.

In November 2023 Mike Bullock, CEO of the Northern Lighthouse Board, talked about the Board's rich heritage and how it operates today.

A video recording of the talk given by Ross Hughes of the Forth Rivers Trust on Thursday 21 September is now available to view.

This year's Festival takes place on 12-16 October. Once again the Esk Valley Trust is delighted to be helping with the Festival which is organised by the Midlothian Ranger Service and supported by a wide range of volunteer organisations.

A video recording of Elspeth Smith's talk about the Gladhouse Reservoir can now be seen along with a copy of her Powerpoint presentation. Just click on the header for this item and the links to the talk and ppt will appear.