COMMUNITY • NATURE • LEARNING
Bringing people together across Midlothian to protect green spaces and each other
Creative grassroots projects, practical conservation and outdoor learning for people, places and wildlife.
Grassroots by nature
Growing community through nature
Midlothian Wildflowers brings people together through practical conservation, outdoor learning and creative grassroots projects. We care for local green spaces while creating opportunities for people to connect, learn and feel part of something hopeful.
Protecting local green spaces
Creating wildflower meadows
Bringing people together outdoors
What we do
Practical projects with local roots
Friendly, hands-on work that helps people learn outdoors while caring for Midlothian's green spaces.
Wildflower Meadows
Creating and caring for habitats that give native plants and pollinators room to thrive.
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Greenspace Stewardship
Encouraging, adopting and improving greenspaces with support from local people.
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Workshops and Events
Running walks, talks, demos and practical workshops that help people learn outdoors.
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Organic Growing
Developing organic growing skills, plant sales and permaculture work at Polton.
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Conservation Volunteering
Welcoming volunteers into practical habitat creation and woodland care sessions.
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Community Scything
Sharing Austrian scything skills for meadow management, bracken removal and orchard care.
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Learning, growing and caring together
From monthly conservation sessions to organic growing and community scything, there are practical ways to get involved throughout the year.
Monthly Conservation Volunteering at Three Hares Community Woodland
Join practical conservation volunteering on the last Sunday of the month. Sessions support woodland care, habitat creation and community connection at Three Hares Community Woodland.
- Last Sunday of the month
- Conservation and habitat creation
- Open volunteer sessions
MWF Grows
Midlothian Wildflowers supports local food sovereignty, horticulture, organic vegetable growing and permaculture through its project in Polton, Midlothian.
- Organic growing skills
- Hugelkultur and land management
- Composting and no-dig gardening
- Cover crops, cuttings and yearly plant sales
Community Scything with MWF
Trained in Austrian scything, the group offers small demos and beginner workshops for local organisations and community groups at suitable sites.
- Demo scything sessions and beginner workshops
- Bracken removal and meadow management
- Introducing yellow rattle and seed saving
- Orchard care and low-impact site management
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Creative grassroots projects across Midlothian
Real project moments, wildlife sightings and volunteer days from the Midlothian Wildflowers community.
Learning, growing and caring together
Join us for nature walks, conservation activities, workshops and community events.
Volunteering
Get involved in local action
Whether you have experience or are completely new to conservation, there are friendly ways to help, learn and meet people outdoors.
- Monthly conservation volunteering at Three Hares Community Woodland
- Organic growing, composting and no-dig gardening at the Polton permaculture project
- Wildflower meadow care, seed saving and introducing yellow rattle
- Community scything demos, workshops and meadow management
- Event support, plant sales, walks, talks and community welcome
Donations
Help small local projects grow
Donations help Midlothian Wildflowers support community meals, plant sales, workshops, learning opportunities and local environmental projects.
Partners
Working with people who care about place
We collaborate with local organisations, councils, community groups and residents to support greener, healthier spaces across Midlothian.
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