SCOTS locals have been left disgusted after a mum discovered used needles littered all through a well-liked Edinburgh park.
Jordan Ramsay says she feels “sick” and “ashamed” that Pilrig Park is getting used as a drug hideaway, after recognizing needles simply yards from the kids’s play space final Sunday.
The 31-year-old was in a state of panic after a recreation of conceal and search along with her three-year-old son went bitter, as she discovered him mendacity on prime of an uncovered needle within the park’s woods.
Now, locals within the Bonnington space of the capital metropolis have branded the discarded needles “disgusting” and “thoughtless”, as Jordan reported her sickening finds to Metropolis of Edinburgh Council.
Pictures taken by Jordan, from Leith, present needles mendacity in quite a lot of areas of the park, which is accessed simply off the favored Leith Stroll.
One distressing picture exhibits two blue needles sitting atop moist leaves while one other exhibits a needle subsequent to a root of a tree.
An additional image exhibits a needle nestled amongst the fallen leaves of the timber round, subsequent to a crushed Irn-Bru can.
The park borders the native major college Bun-sgoil Taobh na Pairce with mother and father typically utilising the close by amenities for train with their youngsters, together with the playpark.
Jordan shared the grim photos to social media with the caption: “Please remember Pilrig Park, the wooded areas surrounding it are stuffed with used needles.
“Contacted council however for anybody who walks their canine and even has youngsters who wish to play within the woods like mine – my son was taking part in conceal and search and ended up on prime of 1.
“Fortunately he’s advantageous but it surely’s simply not the most secure in any respect, it made me sick.”
Her submit acquired dozens of likes and feedback from locals who backed Jordan’s stance on the park getting used as a makeshift drug den.
One mentioned: “Completely disgusting.”
One other added: “Wow, that’s loads of needles, how thoughtless for individuals who stroll round there with children and pets.”
A 3rd replied: “I keep in mind after we used to have parkies who patrolled their parks and stored the place clear and warned off troublemakers.
“Do they nonetheless exist in some parks or are they one other unaffordable expense?”
Talking at the moment, Jordan mentioned: “On Sunday, my companion and I went out on a stroll with our three-year-old son.
“Pilrig is our native huge park, so we all the time go to right here, my son likes to play within the woods surrounding the park as there are many wee timber to climb and he sees it as an journey.
“We seen while strolling by way of the woods subsequent to the Gaelic college that there was an open needle on the bottom, and we presumed it had been used.
“We left that space rapidly and continued on the stroll across the park. That is after we discovered an increasing number of.
“My son was working and started to play conceal and search and after I approached him, he was laying down behind a log.
“He acquired up and there was a used needle beneath him, I panicked and rapidly checked him over.
“He was carrying fairly just a few layers of clothes because it was chilly so fortunately, he was advantageous and never harmed.
“We continued to seek out a number of extra used needles of all differing kinds, so we took pictures of the proof to report back to Edinburgh Council.
“It made us really feel so sick and ashamed that our native park was being handled this fashion and the truth that whoever is utilizing medicine within the space had no regard for others who frequently stroll right here particularly youngsters.
“Canines as nicely may so simply injure themselves, it’s disgusting for my part and there’s no excuse for it.”
Tradition and Communities Convener, Councillor Val Walker mentioned: “We would like our parks to be protected and clear areas for everybody to take pleasure in, so it’s disappointing to listen to this information.
“Our groups are working laborious to clear this space, and we’re additionally in contact with companions on the Edinburgh Group Security Partnership – together with Police Scotland, and the native group Associates of Pilrig Park”.