Friends of Largo Bay

Largo Blue Space Festival

Celebrate World Environment Day and World Oceans Day 2026

6–7 June 2026 · Aurrie Mor, Lower Largo, Fife

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Join the Friends of Largo Bay for a two-day community festival shining a light on conservation in our coastal backyard. Meet the organisations caring for Largo Bay and the Firth of Forth for shared learning, fun, and collaboration, and celebrate the launch of the Community Triptych.

What's On

Across the weekend you can expect citizen science, creative workshops, demonstrations, talks and Q&As, sea shanties, and film screenings.

Family Friendly Fun

learn to sing a sea shanty
make a felted starfish
trial a brand-new game exploring Coastal Battles
play nature detective

Film Screenings

Three films will be shown across the weekend, with specific screening times to be announced.

Shooting Animals: Libby Penman's film will be screened on Saturday evening at 5:30pm at the Aurrie Mor

A Line in the Sound: Cal Major's film will be shown across both days, with the final screening on Sunday followed by a Q&A with Sean Flynn of Blue Marine Foundation.

Oceans of Value: The Scottish Wildlife Trust's film will also be screened across the weekend. More about oceans of value

Who You'll Meet

The Woodland Trust · Blue Marine Foundation · The Ecology Centre · Friends of Largo Bay · Blue Communities · Scottish Oceans Institute · Scottish Wildlife Trust · OurSeas · Edinburgh Shoreline · Balanced Horizons: Forth Marine Hatchery · Lutra Grampia· Berwickshire Marine Reserve · Climate Action Fife · Coastal Communities Network · Fife Climate Hub · Fife Coast and Countryside Trust · Flora and Fauna

Events

Sea Shanty Workshop

Saturday 6 June · 11:00am to 12:00pm

Kick off the weekend with a Sea Shanty Workshop led by Joss Cameron. Delve into the history of sea shanties and learn a few yourself. No experience needed, all are welcome. Doors open 10:30am.

Tickets: Free to £6.50.

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OurSeas Coastal Testimonies Exhibition

1–30 June · The Aurrie Mor, Lower Largo

Running throughout June, this free exhibition celebrates coastal voices and stories from around Scotland's shores. Come in anytime across the month to take a look.

Largo Bay Otter Ecology Walk with Lutra Grampia

Meet Alana of Lutra Grampia who will give a brief introduction to otters and their ecology, we'll meet at the public car park at the entrance to Elie Holiday Park (what3words ///blotches.jukebox.ripples) at 10.15am for a short briefing, and then head out across to Ruddon's Point at 10.30am.

Places are expected to go quickly, so book early to secure your spot.

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Get in Touch

Email largobay@largoct.org.uk to sign up to the mailing list or find out more.

Our Initiatives

The Species Library

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.

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Litter Picks

We run litter picks across Largo Bay from March to November, contributing data to the Marine Conservation Society's national research, helping build a picture of the most common coastal litter and influencing the policies that tackle it at source.

We kick off each season with a big coordinated pick across five key locations on the bay, then continue with regular picks at each site throughout the year.

These help keep our Bay clean, which benefits all of us, from seals to beach strollers to swimmers. They are also a lot of fun. You should come along!

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Our data

Mussel Surveying

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.

Our Data

The Seaweed Survey

We are part of the national Big Seaweed Search initiative and contribute to national data on seaweed distribution and environmental change.

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Project Seagrass

As active community partners, we are involved in Restoration Forth's Project Seagrass, aiming to restore seagrass beds and native oysters.

Restoration Forth

Waterblitz (Earthwatch)

We participate in citizen science water testing events and have contributed our local data to Earthwatch's Waterblitz report and map.

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Our data

Art Engagements

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.

Triptych Project

Science Engagements

We run three Science Saturdays in collaboration with the Largo library and community hub, a year-round series that coincides with the school terms, engages with the community, and focuses on marine and coastal learning.

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Blister Pack Recycling

Got empty blister packs piling up in your medicine cabinet? Many of us go through blister packs regularly, but they can't go in your household recycling. The good news is that Friends of Largo Bay have got it sorted. Drop your used packs at Lundin Links Chemist, or take them to Boots in Kirkcaldy or St Andrews. Small actions, proper disposal, and every pack kept out of landfill count.

Water Temperature Monitoring

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.

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Who We Are!

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.

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