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Grass being cut too short at a historic Edinburgh landmark has led to a conservation charity declaring an “erosion emergency”.
Calton Hill Conservation Trust have described the condition of the top soil at the Unesco World Heritage Site as “the worst for many years”, blaming the erosion on grass being cut too short by council workers, high visitor numbers and the dry summer.
With claims that around 2,000sqm of turf has been lost, here are 9 pictures of the severe erosion at Calton Hill.
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5. Further erosion along paths around the monument
Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust
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6. Erosion has been described as 'severe'
Large visitor numbers are one of the reasons given for the erosion on Calton Hill | Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust
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7. Large patches of dry ground where the grass has been cut too short
Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust
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8. The erosion has been described as 'the worst in years'
Simon Holledge/Calton Hill Conservation Trust