Friends of Largo Bay is a growing local volunteer group and Subgroup of LCT dedicated to the protection, celebration, and restoration of our beautiful coastal environment. Since our formation, we have taken practical action to safeguard biodiversity, promote environmental awareness, and creatively engage our community through arts and science.
Since August 2023, we have been monitoring and collecting data on local biodiversity by identifying and recording species found on Largo's beach. So far, we have identified 200 flora and fauna.
We are participants in “Show Us Your Mussels” with Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Shoreline. Our data comprises the sites surveyed within 4km of Largo Bay.
We are part of the national Big Seaweed Search initiative and contribute to national data on seaweed distribution and environmental change.
As active community partners, we are involved in Restoration Forth's Project Seagrass, aiming to restore seagrass beds and native oysters.
We participate in citizen science water testing events and have contributed our local data to Earthwatch's Waterblitz report and map.
We are involved in several ongoing projects with a focus on art. These include the Triptych Project (led by us), the national Beach of Dreams project, and Edinburgh Shoreline's 100 Species project.
We run weekly Science Saturdays in Largo library, engaging with the community and focusing on marine and coastal learning.
We collaborate with and serve as a water temperature monitoring site for the CCTBON study, which aims to investigate the link between water temperature and local biodiversity.
Friends of Largo Bay is a community-based and community-driven team of hardworking, passionate volunteers who actively work to lead, pursue, and develop each project.
With our breadth of activities, ranging from data collection to beachwalks and storytelling, we have a role for everyone.
Want to get involved? Contact us or join our Facebook page below.