Colinton Amenity Association

Covenanters Wood

We have just received notice from the MoD that extensive Ash Die-Back disease has been detected in Covenanters Wood, which will result in the necessary felling of about 150 trees! This is likely to be taking place over the next few weeks, so please take notice of warning posters and be prepared for some of the woodland paths to be closed for safety reasons.

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Colinton area updates

Update: 01-Aug-2020
Lothian Buses have announced some timetable changes to take effect from Sunday 02-Aug-2020. For Colinton routes, this is revised timetables and increased frequency for services 10, 16, 44 and 400. The service 400 includes increased capacity for Firrhill, Forrester and St Augustines High School pupils. Service 45 remains suspended. Details on the Lothian Buses website.

SGN roadworks will recommence in Colinton from 10-Aug-2020, planned to take 6 weeks. See separate article on this webpage.

Update: 05-Jul-2020
Lothian Buses have announced some timetable changes to take effect from Sunday 12-Jul-2020. For Colinton routes, this is the restoration of service 10 to Torphin and Bonaly, service 16 to go back to using Westgarth Avenue as its terminus, service 44 will extend to its traditional eastern terminus at Wallyford (shortened to St Andrew Square in recent months), and the restoration of service 400 to serve Edinburgh Airport (shortened to the Gyle Centre at its west end in recent months). Service 45 remains suspended. Across the city, Leith Walk is closed for tram works, so service 10 will divert via Annandale Street / McDonald Road, and service 16 amongst others will be diverted via Easter Road for the duration. Details on the Lothian Buses website.

Selected public toilets will be reopened from 13-Jul-2020. These are primarily around the busier public park and seafront areas; Colinton public toilets are not scheduled to reopen at this time.

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Scottish Water works in Colinton Dell

Update 01-Aug-2020
Scottish Water intend to start their works in Colinton Dell from late July. They have received planning consent for their use of ground in the former Colinton Station area for their works compound. Works were planned to have started ealier, but were suspended at the end of March due to Covid-19.

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Major roadworks in Colinton

Update 01-Aug-2020
SGN roadworks will restart from 10-Aug-2020. This phase of the works, planned to last about 6 weeks, will involve closure of Redford Road between Colinton Road and Redford Drive (local access maintained); closure of Thorburn Road at Colinton Road (not at the same time as the closure of Redford Road); and temporary traffic lights on Colinton Road.

Update April 2020
Roads reinstated and works suspended during Covid-19 lockdown period.

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