Our talks take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm in Aberlady Kirk Stables - with the exception of the winter months of January and February.
Our next talk is on Wednesday, 10 June when we welcome John Maslen and Mike Thornton of East Lothian environmental charity Balanced Horizon to tell us about their exciting Muir to Forth project. More information below! All welcome. No need to register.
10 June 2026
Muir to Forth: Creating Nature Networks across East Lothian
The ambitious ‘Muir to Forth’ project aims to reconnect fragmented ecosystems across East Lothian. Rapid and increasing human and infrastructure development can create barriers to species movement and cause increasingly isolated habitats which, in turn, can lead to species extinction and ecosystem breakdown. Many farmland birds and mammals, including species like barn owls, kestrels, hares and hedgehogs, are in decline locally. Pollinators, crucial for the productivity of some of East Lothian’s agricultural outputs, are particularly vulnerable. Bees, hoverflies, and other insects need diverse habitats and connected foraging routes to thrive. Without intervention, their numbers will continue to fall, impacting both biodiversity and the long-term health of the rural economy.