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Popular valley walkway

Sunday, 16 October, 2016 - 15:49
The walkway through Dean Valley is immensely popular with joggers, dog walkers, pedestrians and cyclists, with sometimes as many as 1,200 people a day. The walkway though Dean Valley is part of the 12.25 miles long Water of Leith Walkway that runs all the way from Balerno to Leith, via the heart of Edinburgh. All parts of the public footpath and cycleway are very popular and the Dean Valley walkway is no exception. In partnership with Living Streets Scotland, a charity promoting safe everyday walking in the UK, we installed automatic counters beside St Bernard's Well, in the heart of...
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Path closed due to landslip

Sunday, 16 October, 2016 - 14:29
The section of path between Sunbury Bridge and the steps at Dean Path, close to Dean Village, has been closed due to a landslip. According to The Water of Leith Conservation Trust, the Council are in the process of investigating this issue. In the meantime people are encouraged to use alternative routes and to not put themselves at risk. For more news on the Walkway, visit The Water of Leith Conservation Trust's website .
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Drawings of Dean Valley

Sunday, 16 October, 2016 - 14:00
Last year we took Stockbridge’s Primary Four on a nature walk through the Dean Valley and the children were surprised by the randomness of nature and the roots forcing their way through the walkway. The Dean Valley, a green lung in the heart of the city, is only a couple of minutes walk away from Stockbridge Primary school, and we wanted to find out how much the local school children knew about the valley and its rich natural environment. Last spring we therefore invited Primary Four from Stockbridge Primary school to take part in a project to learn about Dean...
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