Green Map WORLD HERITAGE Classroom Activity

EDINBURGH WORLD HERITAGE

Go Green! Edinburgh World Heritage 5 Edinburgh EH2 4DR Edinburgh World Heritage Map T: 0131 220 7720 W: www.ewht.org.uk E: [email protected] Leave your car at home and explore Edinburgh on foot. Newhaven is a Conservation Area retaining sh The Victorians created the Inver 37 Newhaven the architectural character of a Scotti pond to attract wildlife and to offer a fishing village. Discover the Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site the dramatic view over the city. green way. Walk along the paths and learn about Edinburgh’s natural and historical heritage. We want

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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 Esplanade one of the last Turkish baths still in use in . FETTES AVENUE

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24 ALBANY STREET ROYAL TERRACE HOWE STREET 27 28 EET 34 29

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DEAN PATH 35 30 REGENT ROAD QUEENS STREET TERRACE 31 22 26

BELFORD ROAD GEORGE STREET 1 32 19 2 QUEEN’S DRIVE Map legend 33 20 TREET PRINCES S 17 Old Town Path 18 New Town Path CANONGATE 4 and Stockbridge Path

SOUTH BRIDGE 13 14 HIGH STREET HOLYROOD ROAD Water of Leith 15 PALMERSTON PLACE 5 16 Canal RUTLAND ST Public open space 21 Private open space Glencorse Reservoir is one of the 41 reservoirs providing drinking water to Loch 11 Edinburgh. JOHNSTON TERRACE Green corridor 12 10 CHAMBERS STREET Allotments Play area and 6 3 Graveyard the Pentlands 9 7 Tourist Information Centre PLACE Library 8 Museum Shared path Green landmark Historical landmark 40 QUEEN’S DRIVE

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nthony’s The ruins of the 1300s St. A 3 Chapel can be found on the northern side of Arthur’s Seat. Union Canal 10 minutes - slow walk 5 minutes - fast walk Between the cherry tree lanes, the 39 The Union Canal was used for 40 930s. Meadows boast cricket squares and a transporting coal up until the 1 0 Km 0.5 Km leisure. croquet green. It is now only used for 0 Miles 0.3 Miles 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?

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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 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.

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