Sustainability Netwalking & Supper, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh
Great Conversations with Good People in Green Spaces
As sustainability leaders we want to make change happen in our organisation, sector or wider society.
How are we engaging our colleagues, suppliers and communities? What’s working well and what might we do differently? What does the increasingly uncertain political and economic context mean for our work?
We rarely have the time and space to explore these crucial questions with other sustainability leaders.
That’s why we host sustainability networking – great conversations with good people in green spaces. You can expect to:
Explore relevant ideas and insights, informed by your peers' practical experience;
Enjoy genuinely interesting and worthwhile discussions with thoughtful people;
Slow down, decompress – and breathe.
You also get to discover — or rediscover — the extraordinary "wild heart" of Edinburgh.
And, we then continue the conversations over wonderful Indian street food at the Pakora Bar. Ticket includes set menu, with plenty of veg and vegan options, and a drink.
More details
🚏 Getting to here:
Meeting point: St Margaret's Well, Holyrood Park. Across, and 50 metres east, from the entrance to Holyrood Palace car park.
By foot / bus: check Lothian Buses for services taking you near to the Scottish Parliament.
By bike: Bike racks near the entrance to Holyrood Palace car park.
By car: Parking available at Holyrood Palace car park.
🧭 The route:
Distance: approx 2 miles.
Terrain: Clear paths, can be a bit muddy if it's been wet. Steep in places.
Also:
👉 Read all of this page and use your judgement about your level of fitness etc for this route.
🥾 Wear suitable clothing and footwear for the conditions and the weather forecast.
🔞 You must be 18 or over, due to the restrictions of our outdoor activity insurance.
🐾 Sorry no dogs, as they're not allowed in the restaurant.
❓If you have questions, including about the suitability of the route for your health and fitness, or clothing etc, please ask us at any time.
Contact Osbert Lancaster: osbert@realise.earth or 07981 528 991.
Why sustainability netwalking?
FOR YOU: Enjoy being in nature and discovering new places. Have inspiring and thought-provoking conversations with other sustainability leaders. Deepen connections with your peers.
YOUR WORK: Build cross-sectoral knowledge and understanding of what’s happening in sustainability. Grow the network of people you can call on for advice and support.
OUR WORLD: Help develop and expand the ecosystem of people in Scotland working to achieve greater progress on sustainability in their organisations and across society.
Supporters of sustainability networking include:
The Scottish Forum on Natural Capital which brings together public, private and voluntary sector organisations to protect, value and rebuild Scotland’s natural capital.
The Scottish Leadership Institute which is focused on improving the leadership practices adopted by leaders at all levels in Scottish organisations.
The Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland which is working with others to create an economic system designed to deliver good lives for all on a healthy planet.
If your organisation would like to offer its members the personal, professional and organisational benefits of netwalking, and to help grow Scotland’s social capital for sustainability action, please get in touch.
Read more about sustainability netwalking and sign up for news of future events.
Need to know: Enjoy netwalking safely - participation statement
At Realise Earth Ltd we want you to enjoy your walks with us safely. Walking in the countryside and in the hills exposes us to a certain amount of hazard and risk. These risks can involve: becoming cold and wet; minor cuts and bruises; damage to personal clothing and belongings; injury and, in some extreme and uncommon circumstances, loss of life. As a participant it is important that you consider this and fully understand and are aware of possible outcomes.
We aim to lead all walks safely; minimising the exposure to the risks involved. Our activities have been risk assessed and our walk leaders hold suitable qualifications and experience to deliver the activity. Realise Earth Ltd holds suitable liability insurance.
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) are the representative body for walkers, climbers and mountaineers in the UK and set good industry standards as such. They offer the following participation statement that we ask you to agree to:
“The BMC recognises that climbing, hill walking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.”
While you’re with us, or in advance, please ask at any time about the activities, including their suitability for you, your health and clothing. If you choose not to take this advice, or to disregard any advice given, you do so voluntarily and accept liability for all resulting injuries or damage that your actions cause to you or others within your group.