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Green Map EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE Classroom Activity Go Green! EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE Edinburgh World Heritage Map Edinburgh World Heritage 5 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4DR Leave your car at home and explore Edinburgh on foot. T: 0131 220 7720 W: www.ewht.org.uk The Victorians created the Inverleith Newhaven is a Conservation Area retaining E: [email protected] 37 Discover the Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site the pond to attract wildlife and to offer a Newhaven the architectural character of a Scottish green way. Walk along the paths and learn about dramatic view over the city. fishing village. Edinburgh’s natural and historical heritage. We want Leith has been a port for many centuries and can be reached by walking along the Water of Leith. feedback! Fill in this voucher, give it back to us and you’ll receive a special prize! Inverleith NORTH 38 SOUTH The famous Craigleith sandstone used to be quarried here, where now you can find a retail park. 37 Leith Craigleith You can find along the Portobello FETTES AVENUE Esplanade one of the last Turkish baths still in use in Scotland. LEITH WALK CREWE ROAD KERR STREET DUNDAS STR 24 ALBANY STREET HOWE STREET ROYAL TERRACE 27 34 EET 28 29 25 Y RO AD QUEENSFER R HERIOT ROW 36 23 DEAN PATH 35 Por tobello 30 RAVELSTON TERRACE 31 QUEENS STREET REGENT ROAD 22 BELFORD ROAD 26 32 GEORGE STREET 1 33 19 20 2 QUEEN’S DRIVE TREET Map legend PRINCES S 17 18 Old Town Path CANONGATE New Town Path 4 13 14 HIGH STREET SOUTH BRIDGE Dean Village and Stockbridge Path PALMERSTON PLACE 15 HOLYROOD ROAD 5 Water of Leith RUTLAND ST 16 Canal 21 Glencorse Reservoir is one of the Public open space reservoirs providing drinking water to 41 COWGATE Edinburgh. Private open space JOHNSTON TERRACE 11 12 Loch 10 CHAMBERS STREET GRASSMARKET Green corridor Balerno and Allotments 6 Play area the Pentlands 3 9 7 Graveyard LAURISTON PLACE Tourist Information Centre 8 Library Museum Shared path Green landmark 40 Historical landmark QUEEN’S DRIVE FOUNTAINBRIDGE 39 MARCHMONT ROAD Duddingston The ruins of the 1300s St. Anthony’s Marchmont Chapel can be found on the northern 3 Union Canal side of Arthur’s Seat. 10 minutes - slow walk 5 minutes - fast walk The Union Canal was used for 40 transporting coal up until the 1930s. Between the cherry tree lanes, the It is now only used for leisure. 39 0 Km 0.5 Km Meadows boast cricket squares and a 0 Miles 0.3 Miles croquet green. Map artwork: Jane Hyslop/Studio Muse 1. Have a look at the Edinburgh Green Map. 2. Try to make your own green map of your walk to school or your area. Think about what to put on your map, for example our map not only shows green spaces but also “green landmarks” such as solar panels on buildings and allotments. Have a think about what there is in your area that is trying to help people be more sustainable? 3. What do you think of the Edinburgh Green Map? 4. Do you think that Edinburgh has a lot of green space in the City Centre? 5. If you had the chance, how would you improve the green space? Continued overleaf Edinburgh World Heritage, 5 Bakehouse Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DD. T: 0131 220 7720 www.ewht.org.uk EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE 6. Up the top of the map it says “Leave your car at home and explore Edinburgh on foot”, why do you think this is important? 7. Can you think of any other slogans that could encourage people to be more sustainable? 8. On the bottom right hand side of the map there is a big green area marked number 3, can you work out what this is? 9. What do you think might be the problems with changes in the environment to Holyrood Park? Holyrood Park is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because of its diverse plant and animal life and geology. The park has been effectively unchanged since its enclosure as a Royal Park in the 16th century; it is rich in plant species and also provides a home to a variety of important invertebrate, amphibian, mammal and bird species. Any changes in the environment, even small, may have a major impact on the plants and animals that live and grow in Holyrood Park. Edinburgh World Heritage, 5 Bakehouse Close, Edinburgh EH8 8DD. T: 0131 220 7720 www.ewht.org.uk.