Phew!! This was a photo assignment that could have gone wrong very easily…….Beamer Rock had to be blasted to prepare for the Forth Replacement Crossing foundations. The blast was scheduled for the previous day and a handful of boats floated about for FIVE hours waiting for a couple of grey seals Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing & Echline Primary School
FCBC Environmental Manager, Neil Abraham, tells pupils from Echline Primary School in South Queensferry about the geology of the seabed beneath the waters of the Forth Estuary. The kids are fascinated by Neil’s talk and have lots of probing questions about the rocks and minerals they can examine for themselves. Read More
Forth Replacement Crossing – bluebells on the move
FCBC has saved over 70,000 bluebell corms lying in the path of the new bridge by transplanting them in a new site at Castlandhill House. The Fife Coast & Conservation Trust advised FCBC on the delicate operation. Amanda McFarlane, chief executive of the Trust, came on-site to receive a cheque Read More