Edinburgh Tourism Industry's Volunteering Event 2025

Join the ETAG team and colleagues from across Edinburgh’s tourism and hospitality industry for a volunteering session with the rangers from The Water of Leith Conservation Trust.

This session is part of ETAG’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, and will be our inaugural Edinburgh Tourism Industry Volunteering event, which we plan to run annually. As it happens, the Water of Leith Visitor Centre is also celebration 25 years in 2025!

Our collective task for the morning will be to carry out practical tasks that enhance and improve the bottom end of the river at Coalie Park, which this year has seen a major redevelopment into a renewed community space for all.

There will be opportunities to get involved in a range of tasks that supports the work of the Trust, including: helping to keep the walkway clear and open by trimming back overgrowing vegetation, sweeping up leaves and litter picking.

In addition, if the weather allows, we’ll be aiming to paint benches that have been installed as part of the Coalie Park project.

As one of the most heavily populated parts of the city, this section of the walkway is extremely popular for people seeking time in nature and for a car-free route through the city.

In addition to this, The Water of Leith is Edinburgh’s a significant wildlife corridor in the city. It is home to a fantastic diversity of wildlife using both the river and its banks. Animals such as Otters, Kingfishers, Dippers, Herons, Badgers, Roe Deer, Bats and hundreds of different types of aquatic invertebrates, plants, wildflowers and trees all dependent on the Water of Leith Valley.

So join us, to support the meaningful work of The Water of Leith rangers, in keeping this important walkway clean and clear, for residents and visitors to continue enjoying.

Running Order

09:20am – Meet at Coalie Park for a welcome, task briefing, health and safety talk

09:30am – Start volunteering work

10:40am – Short tea break to with a talk about the river before continuing tasks

11:30am – End of session

* IMPORTANT INFORMATION *

(i) Upon registering for this event, more details will be provided on health & safety, clothing and toilet facilities.

(ii) We plan to capture a few photographs of you all hard at work on the day, so please do let us know if you’d prefer not to be in a picture.

(iii) Please note that this event is designed for Edinburgh tourism and hospitality businesses who operate on a B2C (Business to Consumer) or B2B (Business to Business) basis. Unfortunately, we can’t offer places to intermediaries, students or suppliers of services.

(iv) To allow as many businesses as possible to get involved, we ask that a maximum of 4 people per company sign up to join this event. Other staff members can participate in next year's industry volunteering event.

* PLEASE NOTE *

Spaces are limited, so we would really appreciate if you let us know if you can no longer attend this event. This will allow us to release your ticket to another individual wishing to attend. Thank you.