Figgate Park – Page 2 – Friends of Figgate Park

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis)

The first Snowdrops symbolize the hope of spring, afterthe dark days of winter. Glimpses of Snowdrops can uplift the heart

Rotary, the World Health Organization, UNICEF and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative

We have had regular visits of otters in the Figgate Burn and Pond since the end of 2015. There are

The Figgate Burn is a major feature that runs right through the Figgate Park before flowing under the Harry Lauder

The Figgate Park lies in the east of Edinburgh, nestled neatly between Duddingston and Portobello. It is almost exactly a

Some information about the butterflies in the park….

Before Figgate Park was created there were claypits that provided clay for the local brickworks and the Buchan Pottery in

Our local landscape was once known as the Figgate Muir. It was an expanse of moorland with the Figgate Burn