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Friends of Granton Castle Walled Garden

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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.

06/09/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 🍄
11 September, 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.

Friday, 11 September: Bags & buckets, oyster mushrooms

Book your space: https://www.mycobee.org/product-page/fungiculture-in-practice-at-gcwg-2h

05/09/2026

There are still lots of brambles to pick! Come and pick some on Saturdays or Sundays 2-4pm

03/09/2026

𝟭𝟬 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗶 🍄
1-3 pm at Granton Castle Walled Garden

This is the last Wild Fungi seminar of the year!

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

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

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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