http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Swan drama on the canal en Thu, 21 May 2026 03:46:19 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21783#post-380484 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 11:02:50 +0000 jdanielp 380484@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The family of three were very obvious this morning, almost entirely blocking the towpath near Boroughmuir High School.</p> <p>I did spot the large family on the way home yesterday and on the way to work this morning, both times at Wester Hailes, reassuringly. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21783#post-380475 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:02:01 +0000 jdanielp 380475@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I cycled along the canal for the first time in a little over two weeks this morning. The family of three were intact, quite close to Biketrax. The recently re-opened stretch of towpath between there and the lift bridge is nice and wide and smooth, for now at least, and how it will react to frost and ice remains to be seen. I don't remember spotting the large swan family at all as I rode west as far as Hermiston House Road to go to Heriot-Watt. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21783#post-380375 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:56:48 +0000 gembo 380375@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I have observed the wester hailes family of swans down almost at boroughmuir most days this week and indeed the SCPO trying to encourage the bigger family back out west </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21783#post-380369 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:44:01 +0000 Frenchy 380369@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"swan community police officer"</p> <p>You can't drop phrases like this in without explanation. Or photos. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=21783#post-380368 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 08:33:37 +0000 SRD 380368@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Apparently the Wester Hailes Swans (6 cygnets) are attempting to chase the Viewforth Swans (3 cygnets) away. The strategy is apparently to try and kill the cygnets. </p> <p>Mr SRD met a swan community police officer last night who was trying to discourage people from feeding them in hopes they would leave. </p>