We help the aims and activities of the Scottish Wildlife Trust in Edinburgh and East, West and Mid-Lothian, and provides a focal point for members and their involvement in the work of the Trust. There are just under 20 Scottish Wildlife Trust reserves in the Lothians area, covering some of the most important places and habitats including woodlands, wetlands, lowland raised mires, meadows and urban sites. There are approximately 12,000 members located within the Lothians area, the largest group in Scotland.

The Lothians group are all volunteers and  support activities including:

• Helping on the wildlife reserves in various ways
• Monitoring and advising on planning and development, particularly regarding their effects upon a range of listed wildlife sites of noted value.
• Local fundraising for the Scottish Wildlife Trust.
• Arranging members’ events – there are programmes of walks and talks, at which everyone is very welcome.

Volunteers can get involved with:

• Practical conservation work on our reserves
• Can collecting at supermarkets etc
• Manning stalls and helping generally at reserve open days
• Helping out at walks and talks
• Helping with children’s Wildlife Watch groups
• Social media activities to communicate the work of the Scottish Wildlife Trust.

Lothians Group Upcoming Events:

To book onto any Scottish upcoming event, or simply  to find out what is happening please follow this link to the main SWT Events listings.  This will open in a new tab.

It would be beneficial if as many members as possible signed up for the e-mail notifications as this is the only way we can advertise our meetings.

To add yourself to our mailing list, go to the Scottish Wildlife Trust website  Email registration and enter your details selecting the Lothians region. You will then start to receive email from the Lothians group.

To view the recordings of previous talks follow this link.

Page updated 05July2025