Welcome to Midlothian & East Lothian OWL Group
The group is an informal mix of people with an interest in outdoor learning, including rangers, teachers, Forest School leaders, organisations, charities and individuals.
Our aim is to increase opportunities for outdoor learning across Midlothian and East Lothian, through sharing good practice, delivering activities, having workshops and working together to utilise our areas of expertise wisely.
For more information please visit the Midlothian and East Lothian OWL Facebook page.
The Midlothian and East Lothian OWL groups main objectives are shown below:
- First-hand learning experience: encouraging people to make use of the outdoors and discover, connect and explore nature.
- Learning for sustainability: Increase learning opportunities about the natural world and how it links to social and economic factors locally, nationally and globally.
- Knowledge, skills and understanding of outdoor environments: increasing opportunities for outdoor learning by use of a range of outdoor environments
- Health and wellbeing: to increase understanding of the positive impacts outdoor learning has on health and wellbeing.
Events
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MEOWL Winter Skills Share Event
November 30, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 2:00 pm
Clifton Hall School
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Summer Seaside Skills Share Event
September 20, 2025 @ 9:00 am - September 21, 2025 @ 1:00 pm
Dunbar Surf Centre
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Spring Skills Share
April 5, 2025 @ 9:30 am - 4:45 am
Clifton Hall School, Edinburgh
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MOWL Committee Meeting
January 27, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
the Justinlees Inn (1-5 Dalhousie Rd, Eskbank, Dalkeith EH22 3AT)
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Winter Skill Share Event
December 1, 2024 @ 9:45 am - 2:00 pm
The Forest College, Newbattle Abbey College
| Title | Publish Date | |
|---|---|---|
| MOWL | May 2020 |  |
| Meeting & Minutes | June 2020 | |
| Meeting & Minutes | July 2020 | |
| Comittee meeting minutes 5.2.24 | 16.2.24 | |
| Committee meeting minutes 5.02.24 | 16.2.24 | |
| Minutes of the MOWLCommittee Meeting at the Forest College Newbattle Abbey College on 9th October at 1800hrs | 05.11.2024 | |
| Commiittee Meeting Minutes 01.12.2024 | 03.12.2024 | |
| MOWL Meeting Minutes 27th Jan 2025 | 09/02/2025 | |
| AGM 27th May 2025 | June 2025 | |
| Minutes of MOWL Cttee Mtg 25th Aug 2025 | 29th Aug 2025 | |
| Minutes of MOWL Cttee Mtg 6th October 2025 | 26th October 2025 | |
| Minutes of MEOWL Cttee Mtg 30th November 2025 | 1st December 2025 | |
midlothianowlgroup@gmail.com
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