What is the Dalkeith Park?
Dalkeith Park is situated between the town of Dalkeith and the A1. The Park is part of the Edinburgh Green Belt. There has been a Dalkeith Park since the 1630’s. The current approximately 1,000 acres of designed landscape dates from the 1720’s and appears in Historic Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes. It is a well-used amenity, easily accessed by foot, cycle, car or bus. Use of the Park has increased steadily over the years and it now attracts more than 50,000 visitors annually. An area of outstanding natural beauty, it is a popular retreat for wildlife enthusiasts, cyclists, fishermen, horse-riders, orienteering groups and walkers. The Park is a haven for wildlife including brown hare, roe deer, foxes, heron, buzzards, goshawks, otters, badgers and kingfishers to name but a few. In fact the River Esk Valley is a listed wildlife site. The Dalkeith Park is a unique asset to the area and should be preserved as part of our natural heritage for the enjoyment of future
