Southside & Newington Newsblog: 1594 trees in the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links

As Cameron Rose's newsblog reports "a new count of trees in the Meadows area [PDF] has been added this month to the Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links website."  

The document shows the number of each species.

"On most trees you will find a small tab which links to this 2009 detailed survey of trees and from the tab you can identify the tree species, height, spread, age and condition."

What do you think: Trees in the City consultation

The Forestry Service at City of Edinburgh Council would welcome your views on their draft Trees in the City policies and action plan, which will be used to guide the management of City of Edinburgh Council's trees and woodlands. 

Comments on the draft from all interested parties are invited, by 23 Sep 2013, by

• completing the online Trees in the City survey.

• email

We've got some trees down...

On a morning where 102 mph winds were reported by STV at Blackford Hill, at least five trees (and numerous branches) were blown down on the Meadows including the one shown here which blocked Melville Drive for most of the morning.  















Two more trees fell blocking the Middle Meadow Walk cycle way with another falling away from Middle Meadow Walk towards the East. 



One fell outside the former Boroughmuir annexe (now student housing) at Warrender Park Crescent and another in the grounds of the Quartermile development.  


Sad to see them lying splintered and then sawn up to clear the road/ paths.