Welcome to Warriston Allotments

The 119 plots at Warriston, a large south facing site on the north side of Edinburgh, were created for unemployed families during the depression of the late 1920s.

Thanks to the city's allotment policy the land continues to be dedicated to a wide and welcoming community of local growers who rent full or half plots on a yearly basis. The waiting list for Warriston is currently 8 years—see City of Edinburgh Council allotment information.

​Warriston plot holders can get in touch with ideas & contributions for the website, and to ask questions about Warriston site, while all website visitors are welcome to comment. Contact is via the Warriston contact form.

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Plot holder's latest

• Time now to start sowing hardy veg and annuals outdoors — eg sweet peas, brassica, peas, broad beans, parsnips. Plant onions and continue to plant shallots. Potatoes can go in if no frost forecast.
• The water is now off and will be switched back on 31 March.
• The communal area will remain covered until spring to ensure weed removal. Click here for more.
• The bin is being regularly overfilled and therefore collections are being missed. THE LID SHOULD CLOSE!! Click here to find out more about the bin. 
• Next committee meeting Sunday 21 April at 1pm in the cottage. 

Pest or guest?

This month we take a closer look at a creature rarely, if ever, spotted at Warriston Allotments. If you have ever seen one of these, possibly when working late on your plot as they are nocturnal, please let us know via our contact page and we'll add your sighting to Wildlife@Warriston

  Wildlife@Warriston

At our 2018 AGM, east side plot holder Andrew suggested that a wildlife spotting section might be an interesting addition to the website. Contact us with details—date and place plus a photo if possible—of your wildlife sighting to help build our new ‘Wildlife@Warristion’ page viewable here
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EDINBURGH WEATHER

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Website conceived, designed and maintained by Alice Bain and Nicola Murray, 2016-18. Header typeface thanks to Tim Bremner  

Homepage slideshow credits—thanks to plotholder contributors: ​T. Bremner, S. Cunningham, M. Fruergaard, R. Marshall, N. Murray, N. Russell
​Find more pictures in the Warriston gallery. If you have images you'd like to send in see our contact page for details