Explore Red Moss of Balerno Wildlife Reserve on International Bog Day, with a circular walk around the reserve, pond dipping and an introduction to a rare mudsnail!
The Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Lothians Group invites you to join them at Red Moss of Balerno Wildlife Reserve, on the edge of the Pentland Hills, on International Bog Day.
The group will welcome you at the start of the reserve and a boardwalk above the peatbog will take you on a self-guided walk with information about the reserve along the way. Family friendly, socially-distanced pond dipping will be available during the afternoon and local experts will be available to explain the importance of the reserve. A haven for wildlife, it supports plants such as pink-purple heather, sundews, ragged-robin and sphagnum mosses, and provides habitat for frogs, toads, lizards, dragonflies and more.
Staff from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) will also be on hand this year to give you a special introduction to a rare mudsnail!
International Bog Day is a global celebration of these rich peatland habitats for wildlife and this event provides a great chance to explore the last remaining raised bog in the city of Edinburgh.
For directions to the reserve, please visit our Red Moss of Balerno Wildlife Reserve page. Note that the boardwalk around this reserve is accessible by wheelchair.
For enquiries, please contact Dr Tim Duffy on 07968 530768.