The number of native oysters introduced to the Firth of Forth now stands at 60,000.
Heriot-Watt divers and oyster experts have been working alongside partners on the #RestorationForth project - find out more here: tinyurl.com/49zpbpwx
Beautiful afternoon for a #RestorationForth oyster deployment today. We put 6,000 oysters into the Forth so here's hoping they do well in their new home @wwfscotland.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social
New British Sign Language signs for marine species are here, making conversations about nature and climate more accessible to everyone! 👋
The @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social Scottish Sensory Centre tested them out while cleaning oysters with #RestorationForth 🦪
#SignLanguageWeek #SLW2026
Oyster deployment & monitoring in East Lothian with our fab #RestorationForth volunteers 🦪 great to be joined too by Project Seagrass staff who ran some Seagrass Spotter training 🌱🌊
Enjoyed my day at Heriot Watt university cleaning oysters in the morning and taking part in a Marine Rewilding workshop in the afternoon #RestorationForth @wwfscotland.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @estherebrooker.bsky.social
Fascinating evening at Lind and Lime distillery finding out more about the challenges the Firth of Forth faces and some of the work going on to address them @mcsuk.bsky.social #RestorationForth @edinburghshoreline.bsky.social
Black-headed gull in mid flight against a grey sky. The bird is just coming into summer plumage. Credit Euan Maxwell.
Care about marine species & habitats? #RestorationForth has exciting upcoming events in Fife, Edinburgh & East Lothian!
Bird survey (4 Feb) 🦆
Coastal conversations (8 Feb) 🌱
Oyster deployment (5 March) 🌊
Oyster biosecurity (Feb & March) 🦪
Sign up: www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p... #MarineConservation
Applications are now open for two #RestorationForth internships! Join the team & support marine restoration in Scotland 🦪👇🏼
Caitlin and Emmy, two team members of Restoration Forth, help re-introduce European flat oysters into the Firth of Forth. Together they gently throw the oysters in the wavy waters of the Forth, from the side of a boat.
@heriotwattuni.bsky.social are looking for two #RestorationForth interns! 🦪
Are you passionate about restoring marine environments? Keen to gain hands-on experience for a career in conservation?
Learn more about this exciting opportunity: enzj.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
A single European flat oyster splashing into the water in the Firth of Forth.
What a year for #RestorationForth!
632 people took part in restoration activities, including amazing local groups like ELREC, Royal Blind School, North Berwick Youth Project & more. Community power in action!
Check out the thread for more highlights. ⬇️
#MarineRestoration #Conservation 1/5 🧵
We are thrilled that #RestorationForth has been recognised by a parliamentary motion celebrating the project's success in restoring native oysters to the Firth of Forth! A wonderful way to end the year 🌟 read the full motion here: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...
Oysters are booming in the Firth of Forth, thanks to #RestorationForth. Heriot-Watt divers found that the oysters scattered there are thriving.
Read more here: tinyurl.com/ysp8xv8w
#sustainableoceans
Fascinating evening organised by Edinburgh Coastline at Lind & Lime distillery looking at Oyster restoration. Science, commitment to nature with some gin & tonic, what's not to like #RestorationForth
We have several exciting updates in this edition of the #RestorationForth newsletter as we report high survivability rates across our oyster restoration sites & welcome the first oysters to the Forth Marine Hatchery! Read on to find out more 👉🏻 restorationforth.substack.com/p/restoratio...
A group of restoration volunteers standing on a boat deck
A glorious trip out on the Forth today with our fab volunteers restoring a further 6,000 oysters to their new home, bringing our total up to 46,000! 🤩🦪 @mcsuk.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social #RestorationForth
Caitlin presents on zoom. Images of oyster women working 100 years ago.
Slide from Caitlins presentation discussing "Why oysters are important"? Images of oysters, seabed, emphasising why they are so vital to the ecosystem.
Great to have @catgodders.bsky.social on our @mcsuk.bsky.social #YouthOceanNetwork call last night chatting all about community engagement and #RestorationForth! Want to learn more? 👇🌊
🌱 www.mcsuk.org/ocean-emerge...
🦪 www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
🌱 www.ssc.education.ed.ac.uk/BSL/marine/o...
The last of the oysters we cleaned this morning. Next Wednesday they'll be deployed in the Firth of Forth as part of #RestorationForth Here's hoping they do well. @wwfscotland.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
Enjoyable day cleaning oysters with #RestorationForth at Heriot Watt university yesterday. @wwfscotland.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social
Dead man's fingers, a species of soft coral, thriving beneath kelp in Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
Looking to learn about marine habitats and help restore them? Check out these upcoming events:
🌊 Oyster deployment
🌊 Ocean with David Attenborough screening with @mcsuk.bsky.social
🌊 Oyster biosecurity
When we restore nature, nature restores us! #RestorationForth
➡️ www.wwf.org.uk/what-we-do/p...
We made the most of the lovely weather this week with some seagrass mapping at Belhaven Bay. A huge thank you for all our amazing #RestorationForth volunteers for coming along and contributing to this citizen science activity.
📷©️Eleri Williams
Beautiful autumn day to be out seagrass mapping with #RestorationForth at Tyninghame beach.
@seabirdcentre.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
Seagrass mapping at Tyninghame on a beautifully clear & crisp morning...a wonderful way to welcome the Autumn Equinox 🍂🌱 #RestorationForth @mcsuk.bsky.social @seabirdcentre.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
Brilliant to be back on the Forth today! This time for BRUV (baited remote underwater video) surveys with the #RestorationForth team & our fab volunteers 🌊🦪🤩 @mcsuk.bsky.social @wwfscotland.bsky.social
A chameleon shrimp, a small shrimp with a slightly translucent body, swimming through a seagrass meadow.
Blue-rayed limpets, with a brownish, translucent, and oval-shaped shell distinguished by vibrant, dashed blue lines, on a piece of golden kelp.
A volcano sponge spotted near Orkney whilst the Restoration Forth team were snorkelling.
A light pink nudibranch with white tips, amongst seagrass.
Let’s show some love to marine life that isn’t so cute and fluffy!
The #RestorationForth team and local community spotted some interesting #MarineLife in the #seagrass meadows in #Orkney. They might look a little bit silly, but these coastal companions are still remarkable. 💙
Take a moment to explore an Orcadian #seagrass meadow & meet the creatures that call it home! 🦀
#Orkney is a special place for #RestorationForth… the seagrass meadows highlight the #MarineLife that this super species can support, and the local community always gives the team a very warm welcome. 💚
Naomi, Restoration Forth Project Manager, helping pull in a net in the Firth of Forth as part of a BioBlitz to survey species within Firth of Forth habitats.
A sand eel, a small eel-like silver fish, surveyed during Restoration Forth's bioblitz in Burntisland, Fife.
Two young people looking closely at a little brown flounder fish during a bioblitz.
Two people smiling and looking closely at a species that has been spotted during a bioblitz, with the water of the Firth of Forth directly behind them.
Thanks to those who joined #RestorationForth for a Coastal BioBlitz in Burntisland!
A brilliant variety of #MarineLife was recorded, including many fish, invertebrates, seaweeds, butterflies, moths & birds. 🔎
A reminder to take a closer look when in nature - you might be surprised by what you see!
Enjoyed my visit to @seabirdcentre.bsky.social on Saturday for a talk about #RestorationForth, I'm excited about the next steps. @wwfscotland.bsky.social @mcsuk.bsky.social
Waulkmill Bay, with blooming wildflowers
The Restoration Forth seagrass team and participants in snorkelling gear ready to snorkel in a bay in Orkney.
A light pink and white toned nudibranch, also known as sea slug, spotted snorkelling amongst seagrass.
A golden kelp forest in bright turquoise, shallow waters in Orkney.
Postcards from the beautiful Orkney Isles. 💌
The #RestorationForth team had a brilliant time in #Orkney. It's always a joy to explore Orkney's thriving #seagrass meadows. The team loved spending time catching up with people in Orkney about the work being done to restore these vital habitats. 🌱
Did you know that two of the Scottish Wildlife Trust's East Lothian Snorkel trail sites are here in #NorthBerwick – waiting to be explored!
Join us and the #restorationforth team for a guided snorkel session on 9 August.
Find out more🌊⬇
www.seabird.org/events/snork...
There are still some places left for the last Seagrass Snorkelling session with Restoration Forth tomorrow, Sun 27 July 2025 at 4.30pm in Finstown. 🤿 #restorationforth #projectseagrass www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seagrass-s...
