Details of outings will be sent by email a week to ten days in advance to those branch members who have signed up for communications (click here if you haven't already done so). Details will also be available at indoor meetings. Please let Philip know if you are attending with a contact number in case of changes. For walks with numbers limited you will be contacted if you are unsuccessful. If you have any questions, please contact Philip Hunsley.

If any are marked **, they are specifically designed for those with temporary or long-term mobility problems. They involve much less walking than normal and perhaps also the opportunity to sit and watch from a hide or a vantage point. In addition to the Pencaitland walk below, we intend to run some extra mobility-accessible walks on Wednesdays throughout the year - details will be added as they are planned. That is not to say that these walks are not open to all members – everybody is welcome, as usual!

Meet at 10.00am unless otherwise stated, but please check the email (see above) in case of any changes.

Sat 18 Jan
Linlithgow Loch and Blackness. We'll have a walk around the loch, followed by a visit to the Forth at Blackness. Meet on the loch shore by St Ninian’s Way car park. As there is limited parking at Blackness, we will try to car share from Linlithgow. Please email Philip if you can offer spaces. (Leader: Philip Hunsley)

Sun 23 Feb
Cramond and Cammo. We'll return to the Forth at Cramond to see what winter has to offer along the shore and at the mouth of the River Almond. Meet on the promenade for the first part of the walk, followed by a car share to North Cammo Parking for a woodland walk at Cammo Estate. Please email Philip if you can offer spaces. (Leaders: Jo Larkin and Ali Black)

Sat 15 Mar
Bawsinch and Duddingston Loch. We will begin at Duddingston Loch looking for waterfowl, then move round to the SWT reserve at Bawsinch which gives a different view of the loch from the hide. Depending on conditions there may be the opportunity to go to the screen hide. Due to the limited space, SWT have asked us to limit numbers visiting the reserve to 20. (Leader: Hilary Maxfield)

Sun 6 Apr
**Pencaitland Railway Path, beginning at Ormiston Station with its allotment and feeders. We will walk part of the Railway Path seeking the early returning warblers and farmland species. This walk may suit members with mobility problems as the path is flat and there are some benches dotted along the path. We will retrace our steps back to Ormiston. (Leaders: Ali Black and Jo Larkin)

Sat 10 May
Gullane Bents. We will meet at Gullane Bents car park and make our way to Gullane Point, giving us a variety of habitats and sea-watching. As the outing is in the midst of the breeding season, we will be able to practise recognising bird songs. (Leader: Richard Leslie)

Sun 22 Jun
North Berwick, with the magnificent Bass Rock. We will be sea-watching for auks and Gannets. The shoreline along the beaches is often rewarding too. Meet beside the Sea Life Centre. (Leader: TBA)

Sat 19 Jul
Skinflats - details to follow

Sun 17 Aug
Fife Ness - details to follow

Sat 20 Sep
Hound Point - details to follow

Sun 5 Oct
Musselburgh Scrapes - details to follow

Sat 15 Nov
Loch Leven - details to follow

Sun 14 Dec
Christmas lunch and walks - details to follow

Contact:

Philip Hunsley: Tel: 07719 950912 (by text, not phone call or voicemail), or email Philip.