A popular country park near Edinburgh have issued a warning to visitors after poisonous berries were found on-site.
Dalkeith Country Park in Midlothian have confirmed they have removed all berries on the yew hedge following a reported incident of a child ingesting one at the weekend.
Taking action to prevent any further danger to families, staff have issued advice and confirmed they will be putting up clear signage to "ensure the future safety of our visitors."
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Located at the edge of their grounds, the Yew hedge is currently unable to be removed due to it being part of a listed landscape. However, the park confirmed they are looking into seeking permission to do so.
In a statement on Tuesday, November 1, the park said: "In the six years since the park has been open, this is the first incidence of this happening.
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"As the safety of our visitors is of paramount importance to us, as soon as we were made aware of it we actively removed all of the berries from the hedge. We have also decided on the following actions to ensure the future safety of all our visitors:
. We will be putting up a warning notice beside the Yew hedge to warn visitors of the potential danger from the berries
. We will explore if it's possible to remove the Yew hedge as The Park is a listed landscape. If it is removed, we will aim to re-plant the area with something else, so that there is no net loss of biodiversity. If we can't remove the hedge, we will ensure it is fenced off to prevent future access.
. We will undertake an inspection of all other trees/plants in Fort Douglas to ensure there isn't anything else that could pose a risk to a young child.
"The Park is subjected to a daily safety check and we check all trees after a storm, but we will now introduce a regular check to ensure there are no significant natural health hazards."
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