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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... One more day to help ERCS raise funds to push the Scottish Government to set priorities for our water industry and decide how rivers, lochs, and coasts will be managed. Please donate to the Big Give Earth Raise fundraiser that doubles your contribution!

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Help us clean up Scotland's sewage pollution – Big Give

It's a dirty secret that Scotland's waters are routinely polluted with sewage from sewer overflows and sewage sludge spread on …

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Join us on World Water Day, 22 March, to send a clear message to the Scottish Government: Rivers are not sewers. Seas are not sewers. Let's clean our water! Join our photo stunt & campaign stall: 🗓️ Sunday 22 March, photos at 11.45 am & stall 12-5 pm 📍 The Pitt Market 🎟️ Sign up: lnkd.in/e6Nkt9RN

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco... It’s raining, so sewage will likely be discharged into our Water of Leith again. Use this link to send a postcard to the Scottish Government. The page also has tips on how approach elected officials, and we suspect they will be in listening mode ahead of your vote!

ercs.scot

Take action

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A Geo who Cycles @geocycle.eurosky.social · 22/11/2025

I’m at the Leith Market with @sosleith.bsky.social, @riveralmondaction.bsky.social, and @ercscot.bsky.social - we’re launching our campaign to Clean Up Scotland’s Sewage! Stop in by to see us, or please please do sign our petition and share! Thank you! 🙌 www.ercs.scot/clean-up-sco...

Photo of out booth at the market. A map if the shore with CSOs marked on the left. Our CLEAN UP SCOTLAND’S SEWAGE campaign materials on the right in blue and white colouring.

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A Geo who Cycles @geocycle.eurosky.social · 14/06/2025

Lots of rain forecast for today, and looks like it’s barely begun overnight. Let’s see how our local CSOs are doing - and get prepped to look when the rains really start hitting! www.scottishwater.co.uk/Your-Home/Yo... Oh.

Scottish Water map of The Shore, showing one of the CSOs had an overflow event in the wee hours of this morning already.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Did you know the MET doesn't consider it "heavy rain" unless it's above 4mm/hr? As we've had max 3.5mm/hr over the past few days, we're just as surprised as you might be to see CSO overflows happening after such a long dry spell! How does your area look? www.scottishwater.co.uk/Your-Home/Yo...

Map from the Scottish Water overflow site, showing two recent overflows have been recorded in the past 48 hours along the Water of Leith Basins.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Today is May 6th and the warm weather has certainly been amazing for our local wildlife! Butterflies, Sand Martins, and Swallows appearing earlier and in greater numbers than seen previously. What did we see today? Our first cygnet from the Swan nest has just hatched! 9 eggs left - good luck!

Swan on her nest on the Water of Leith basins, 9 eggs underneath but a newly hatched cygnet just starting to fluff up can be seen as the mother stands.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

We’ve been quiet here, but busy behind the scenes. We are entering our third month of water testing two sites on the Water of Leith basins with some citizen science looking at pH, NO2/NO3, phosphates, and E. Coli bacteria presence! More than a few days of oil spotted and reported to SEPA as well.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

We got out before the storm to try out our new water testing kit. We’ll sample two locations at regular intervals and share findings with local authorities and stakeholders #citizenscience #whatliesbeneath

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

First time we’ve seen a teal on the basins. Right by the Victoria bridge,all on its lonesome. #leithwildlife #leith #theshore

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Northern lights over The Shore to welcome in the New Year. Happy 2025, everyone.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Merry Christmas! Thank you from #SOSLeith for all your support this past year. In 2025, we'll keep working towards a #Water of #Leith that's safe, clean and beautiful for everyone. #community #heritage #nature #christmas2024

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Merry Christmas! and thank you from #SOSLeith for all your support this past year. In 2025 we'll keep working towards a #Water of #Leith that's safe, clean and beautiful for everyone. #community #heritage #nature #christmas2024

Illustration of a Christmas scene. Barges are moored on the Water of Leith at night with lights reflecting in the still water. Stars twinkle in the sky. The buildings along the shore are lit up and there are Christmas trees.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

It’s been an eventful few days on The Shore. Spirit of Tasmania IV berthed in the port, and some of our members spotted a seal hanging around the Forth lock while it came in. Looks like that seal did some fishing in the basins yesterday. What a catch! (Both by one of our members and the seal!)

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

To catch up a bit on what we are working on, "Anger is building after the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) rejected a call from City of Edinburgh Council to carry out bacterial testing on the river" - inews.co.uk/news/why-sho... We need new legislation to test for sewage pollution.

inews.co.uk

Why ‘shocking’ sewage in Edinburgh’s most picturesque river is being ignored

Anger mounts after Scotland’s environmental regulator refuses to carry out bacterial testing in the Water of Leith

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Recently, it's been a busy Autumn! Last week we met with @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social staff to highlight the issue of litter blowing into the river from overflowing bins right next to the river. We hope to see additional street bins placed along The Shore, but not right next to the quayside!

An SOSLeith member standing with two members from Edinburgh Council on The Shore, talking about how to deal with the problem of overflowing bins on the waters' side.

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SOS Leith @sosleith.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Hello! While we get fully setup with our new home here on BlueSky, we just want to say thank you for the follows and engagement so far! For those who are new, we are Save our Shore (SOS) Leith - a community action group focusing on water quality issues around The Shore in Leith, Edinburgh.

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