Education & outreach

Annual Community River Session

Anstruther Improvements Association (AIA) organises an annual Community River Session to showcase the work that is taking place to restore the Dreel Burn. Project partners come together to highlight and celebrate achievements in taking action, from poring over microscopes to count caddis flies to creating wetlands and installing leaky dams.

Dreelside Woods

In 2024, local charity Footprint East Neuk completed a community asset transfer of Dreelside Woods, located in Anstruther near the mouth of the Dreel Burn. Footprint East Neuk delivers a range of educational activities for members of the local community onsite at Dreelside Woods.

Previous examples include: bat watching, fungi identification, tree planting, learn to scythe, meadow planting and management, moth and butterfly identification, removal of invasive non-native species (INNS). 

Fish in the Classroom

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Volunteer training

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Outreach

Representatives from the AIA attend and participate in a range of outreach activities to share information about the Dreel Burn initiative, progress, volunteering opportunities, and activities for individuals and local families.

Examples include the 2023 Nature Finance Conference, the annual Anstruther Harbour Festival, AIA’s own programme of events and activities, Bowhouse Food Markets and the East Neuk Family Learning Roadshow.