The document provides information about natural features near Edinburgh, Scotland, including Holyrood Park located to the south of the city, known for Arthur's Seat and other landmarks; the Water of Leith river which flows from the Pentland Hills through Edinburgh and into the Firth of Forth, home to various plant and animal species; the Royal Botanic Garden in the north containing 10 glasshouses and a Victorian palm house; and the Highlands region to the north and west, home to Scotland's highest mountain.

1. Discovering Edinburgh…

2. NATURAL FEATURES

3. Holyrood Park
1. Look at your map. Can you find where is Holyrood
Park? Colour the place with a crayon. Is the park
in the South, North, East or West of the city?
2. Visit this webpage:
3. Answer these questions:
a. What is the highest point in the park? What can people see
from this point?
b. What are some of the landmarks in Holyrood Park?
4. Watch this video and try to locate the mentioned landmark:
https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-
place/places/holyrood-park/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIk_05p_PBA

4. Water of Leith
1. Look at your map. Can you locate Water
of Leith? Colour it with a blue crayon.
2. Visit this webpage:
http://www.waterofleith.org.uk/river/
3. Answer the following questions:
a. Where does the river begin?
b. Where does the river flow into?
c. What biodiversity is there in the river?
4. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=250bq9X2uuA

5. Royal Botanic Garden
https://www.visitscotland.com/info/see-do/royal-
botanic-garden-edinburgh-p246181
1. Look at your map. Can you find where is the Royal
Botanic Garden? Colour the place with a crayon. Is
the park in the South, North, East or West of the city?
2. Visit this webpage:
3. Ask the following questions:
a. What is the Royal Botanic Garden?
b. What is the Victorian Temperate Palm House?
c. How can we distinguish the ten Glasshouses?

6. NOT FAR AWAY…

7. Highlands
1. Visit this webpage:
2. Answer these questions:
a. What are the Highlands?
b. Where are they located?
https://www.roughguides.com/destinations/
europe/scotland/highland-region/
3. Watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=AMfyQD8oKHQ
4. Let’s investigate: Which is
the highest mountain in
Highlands?