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Community regeneration of Granton's lost castle garden. 🌱
Volunteers and visitors welcome! Newsletter:
https://grantoncastlewalledgarden.eo.page/3ns9m

Help save this 'forgotten' garden, its natural heritage and long history for future
generations. Granton Castle Walled Garden has stood on the coast of north Edinburgh since the turn of the 16th century and is managed by the community. It is a historic green space where anyone can volunteer or visit. The Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden run four volunteer and two visitor sessions per week,

alongside a wide range of seasonal workshops (wreath-making, eco-therapy, flower arranging, polytunnel building, tree planting, wassailing). The community garden is a space for collaborative charities to run sessions, and hosts a number of social enterprises, including a flower farm and a mushroom farm. Interested in volunteering with us? Email [email protected]

Visit us
We welcome visitors every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting! April— end of October
14:00—16:00
November—end of March
13:00—15:00
Festive Closure: The garden will be closed between 20 December 2025 and 5 January 2026.

31/08/2026

The𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 seminar on 2 September is now fully booked! 🍄‍🟫

There are 2 more opportunities this year to join mycologist Attila Födi from MycoBee Mushrooms CIC for a fascinating workshop on the power of functional mushrooms and their benefits for us and our planet.

Wednesday, 28 October, 1-3 pm
and
Thursday, 5 November, 1-3 pm
at Granton Castle Walled Garden

Book your space now to avoid disappointment: https://www.mycobee.org/product-page/functional-fungi-seminar-at-gcwg

28/08/2026

Photos from the flower arranging workshop with Ochre Botanical Studios last Sunday 🌞

Take a look at our events page on our website for more free events coming up in the garden. 👀
https://www.grantoncastlewalledgarden.org.uk/events/

27/08/2026

Unfortunately, the visit from the National Museums Scotland Museum in Motion cargo bike tomorrow (Friday, 28th) has been cancelled.

We will try to reschedule this as soon as possible.

25/08/2026

Our next email newsletter arrives on 1 September. 📧

Sign up now to receive it. 🌻
Sign up here: https://grantoncastlewalledgarden.eo.page/3ns9m

22/08/2026

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿

Our volunteers did a brilliant job clearing the path in the glass house garden! ☀️ 🙏

📷️by Anne-Marie

19/08/2026

𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 - 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 🍄

Join MycoBee Mushrooms CIC for an engaging talk exploring the fascinating world of wild fungi. You’ll learn to identify common edible and toxic mushrooms, along with essential principles for safe and responsible foraging.
Take your first steps towards becoming a confident and responsible forager.
This event is 14+.

Book your space: https://www.mycobee.org/product-page/wild-fungi-seminar-at-gcwg

16/08/2026

𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is coming to Granton Castle Walled Garden! 🚲🏛️🌿

Something rather special is rolling into the garden on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝗽𝗺!

The National Museums Scotland Museum in Motion cargo bike will be visiting Granton Castle Walled Garden, bringing a bit of the museum out into the community.

The electric cargo bike carries objects from the museum’s handling collection, so you might get to see and explore things like replicas of the Lewis Chess pieces, Pictish chains, Roman helmets and even a 3D-printed chimpanzee skull! 🏺🦴⚔️

Come along, have a look at the bike and discover what’s inside. It’s a great opportunity for local children and families to experience a different side of the museum right here in the garden.

📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟴 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁
🕐 𝟭𝗽𝗺
📍 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻

Come and see what has arrived! 🚲🌱

📷️ photo via National Museums Scotland

14/08/2026

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿-𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 with Ochre Botanical Studios
This Sunday, 16 August, at Granton Castle Walled Garden

💐 Drop-in session from 2-4 pm

Come along and make a small hanging design.

13/08/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍄
18 August, 1-3 pm at Granton Castle Walled Garden

Join Mario and the team from MycoBee Mushrooms CIC for a hands-on introduction to community mushroom farming.
These two-hour workshops will guide you through simple, sustainable techniques for growing mushrooms at home or in your garden. Each session focuses on a different method, and events are listed separately so you can choose the technique that interests you most.

Tusday, 18 August: Logs, Turkey Tail

Book your space: https://www.mycobee.org/product-page/fungiculture-in-practice-at-gcwg

10/08/2026

🦋 Moth of the Month: Pied Rabbit 🦋

Welcome to Moth of the Month! Each month, we'll introduce you to a moth you might spot in and around the garden at that time of year.

We're starting with the Pied Rabbit (𝘠𝘱𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢) and we have a question for you:

🐇 Can you spot why this moth is called the Pied Rabbit?

Take a close look at the photo. 👀

The Pied Rabbit is only around 18-20 mm across, but its distinctive black-and-white pattern makes it surprisingly easy to recognise.

🌿 Its caterpillars feed mainly on Field Maple.
🌙 The adults are active at night and are attracted to light.
☀️ It is most often seen in July and August.

This photograph was taken by our moth expert Alyx while trapping and recording moths in the garden as part of our citizen science project monitoring moths and butterflies.

Moths are easy to overlook, but there are all sorts of fascinating species living alongside us. We'll be discovering a new one each month, so keep an eye out for September's moth!

Address

40 Speirs Bruce Way
Edinburgh
EH51TH

Opening Hours

Saturday	2pm - 4pm
Sunday	2pm - 4pm

Website

http://grantoncastlewalledgarden.org.uk/, https://linktr.ee/grantoncastlegarden

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