Another fine autumn day, with plenty activity on the Forth. The marker buoys for the cruise liners’ launches have been lifted. Winter must just be round the corner.
Views from the park
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Autumn colours
Another glorious autumn morning
A glorious morning with loads going on in the park, weeding, digging, pruning, tidying and coffee! A surprising number of plants are still flowering and the park is looking good!
Fifth best park in Edinburgh
It’s official! We’re amongst the top 10 of Edinburgh Parks! Edinburgh Council’s latest park quality survey results are out and we’re fifth equal and the second most improved park in Edinburgh. Well done to all the volunteers, Julie and her team and Jen and Ritchie.
A big visit and damp gardening
Victoria Primary’s P2 classes visited the park this morning (with teachers). It’s the first step towards the Friends and the School working together to build a children’s nature trail beside the Laverockbank Road entrance. Very exciting!
It was a pretty dull and damp morning but there’s still lots of colour in the park. We even found time for some gardening before the rain came at 11.30, trimming the lavender bushes, preparing a boat planter for replanting and lots of tidying.
Fabulous Aerial Video of Starbank
Graeme Murray has made a glorious aerial video of Starbank Park. It’s at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSmhBk6kZYo and is certainly worth a look. Graeme has posted videos of other local flights on You Tube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8qeoZZu0SiAiS5iC5uC52A. The video of sunset at Newhaven Harbour is terrific.
Sunshine and warmth
A glorious autumn morning in the park. We planted bulbs, organised the compost, weeded, pruned and enjoyed the weather. We even found a rather fat frog!
Vote for Starbank Park
Have you voted for Starbank Park for the People’s Choice Award yet? Voting closes on Wednesday. Just click on http://www.greenflagaward.org/park-summary/?ParkID=2533 and you’ll get straight to the voting page.
TCV at the Park
TCV (The Conservation Volunteers) brought a team to Starbank Park on Tuesday. They did a super job clearing the giant weeds beside the walls on the slope. They planted lots of daffodils and geraniums in the cleared areas. Many thanks to Tim Lewis and his team.
Vote for Starbank Park!
http://www.greenflagaward.org/park-summary/?ParkID=2533 is where you can vote for Starbank Park for the Green Flag People’s Choice Award. Please vote before 30 September.
Friends of Starbank Park 