Name: Dreghorn Woods
Address: 141-115 Redford Rd, Edinburgh EH13 0AT, United Kingdom, Edinburgh

At a glance

#3 of 6 Nature preserves in Edinburgh

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.63

5.1 km from the center of Edinburgh

Rating breakdown

5 ★71%
4 ★22%
3 ★3%
2 ★3%
1 ★1%

141-115 Redford Rd, Edinburgh EH13 0AT, United Kingdom

Quick facts

What is the rating of Dreghorn Woods?: Dreghorn Woods is rated 4.6 out of 5 based on 107 reviews.
How does Dreghorn Woods rank in Edinburgh?: Dreghorn Woods is #3 of 6 Nature preserves in Edinburgh by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Dreghorn Woods located?: 141-115 Redford Rd, Edinburgh EH13 0AT, United Kingdom — 5.1 km from the center of Edinburgh.

Nice for a quick hike! Just a note that there are markers are certain checkpoints, and paths. However, you might get easily confused by the various paths and get lost (it is the woods after all). Those with limited experience in wilderness should be careful.

Mrs A OCD 2022 Nov 05

Great place for a walk, very calming

R. S. 2022 Jul 04

Travelled all the way from Kilmarnock to see colinton Muriel's on underpass and well worth the journey . If anyone fancies going , best way to get there , number 16 bus from princess Street , and it stops at colinton village .
Ask directions once you get there , only a 15 Min walk from coop .
People I met in the village were so friendly compared to the big city

Nicky Gavin 2021 Mar 15

A lovely circular walk of about 35 minutes. Really interesting remnants of the trenches that were dig for training purposes during WW1 and less so during WW11. The walk can be quite muddy at times.

Loïc Montreuil 2021 Feb 09

It’s our m favourite local Park. Dreghorn woods are lovely and the best way to have a peaceful afternoon while having a walk in the woods. This place is very well looked after, family-friendly and accessible to everyone. We are thankful to be living close by in those times of global pandemic. It’s a great place to have a catch up with a friend while social distancing ;)

Carmen Armstrong 2020 Aug 09

First time in these woods.. great place with really old tall trees 😊

Carmen Armstrong 2020 Aug 09

First time at these woods with some really tall trees, amazing

Kathy Muir 2018 May 06

To the unassuming eye, this is a local wood, natural, unsculpted and pretty much left unattended to. That is, until recently. The woods are owned by the MOD (they are adjacent to Dreghorn Barracks) and in 2013 were made more accessible: paths became more visible, trees thinned out, and three separate information boards placed around various entrances of the woods. This is an ‘work-in-progress’.

Given the land was almost like a secret wood, the Woods’ natural flora has remained intact. Indeed, some of the trees are absolutely magnificent in height and stature.

What few people know is the extent of Dreghorn Woods’ history. To name a few, the 1800s 6-foot High Club (Sir Walter Scott); Dreghorn Castle; and the World War I training trenches used to prepare soldiers to return to the Western front after their period of convalescence at Craiglockhart War Hospital.

The Woodland Trust has been instrumental in planting four Centenary Woods across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. For Scotland, Dreghorn Woods is the chosen location, which seems quite apt given its past.