Today I had the luxury of attending a Wild Reekie event without leading it. Heili shares my enthusiasm for urban greenspaces and having come to many of my events, suggested the idea of trying to visit every park in Edinburgh. She then discovered there are around 150!
But you do a thing by starting it, and so today Heili led a trip to King George V park in Canonmills. Given its fascinating history and its closeness to the centre of Edinburgh, it is very little known: several of the group had never been before.
Heili had done great research on the history of the park and was able to tell us all about its industrial history; its incarnations as a curling pond, Victorian gymnasium, football ground and award-winning children's playpark in 1989; and its periods of neglect.
We peered into the Scotland Street tunnel and strolled down the route of the old railway line to Canonmills.
Sign up to hear about future Park Hunts as well as other Wild Reekie events on our Meetup Page. We have made a Park Hunt Reward Card, so if you collect five parks with us you'll get a prize!
No comments:
Post a Comment