While the eviction has not happened yet, a second eviction order has been delivered. Support is needed! CONTACT Dalkeith Protest Site Phone: 077839043697 Directions further down! Protesters brace themselves for a eviction as it gets even colder. So far they have successfully delayed the road being built, and the petition by the Save Dalkeith Park Campaign comes in front of the petition committee next Wednesday. In the case of an eviction protesters have vowed to stay in the trees, and would appreciate the presence of supporters on the ground and journalists to document any possible police brutality. A second eviction order was served for the two other sites on Tuesday. This one must be replied to by Dec 6th and goes to court Dec 9th. So far, no legal aid has helped the protesters, and legal support is needed. The tree-sits are in protected bat roosting grounds and the road is being rammed through despite serious objections and planning permission being granted 13 years ago, when environmental regulations were much less powerful. BACKGROUND INFO AND CONTACTS Dalkeith Country Park is a historic 850 acre park that serves as a valuable wildlife habitat and is visited by 50,000 people annually. The proposed bypass would cut the wildlife habitat in two, and while the 1999 Strategic Road Review noted it would offer journey savings, it also noted the bypass would cause "generally negative ratings in the other environmental factors, including global air quality, water, ecology, visual impacts, heritage, and landscape character." Although construction is not supposed to begin officially until the summer of 2006, because of the early spring nesting season of birds and bats, tree-felling is to begin immediately. In response to this emergency, anti-roads protesters have set-up a tree-sit and walkways in the pines that are in the path of the extension. Protesters will remain in the trees until the bypass is defeated. CONTACT Dalkeith Protest Site Phone: 077839043697 For more information on the campaign to Save Dalkeith Country Park, visit the website of the legal campaign: www.save-dalkeith-park.org.uk/ There is a petition on the Scottish Executive¡Çs site running until the end of November: epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/list_petitions.asp DIRECTIONS to the Protest Site The site is in a stand of pines on the north side of the River Esk after the two branches have joined and near the cut for the overhead electric lines. Enter Dalkeith Country Park at the north end- entrance off of the A6094 at Smeaton Lodge (between Dalkeith and Whitecraig). Go past Home Farm towards the River Esk, after crossing the bridge the protest site can be accessed by the first farm track on the left (note the site is not accessible for vehicles). Alternatively, enter Dalkeith Country Park from the main entrance off of the High Street in Dalkeith. Stay on the road leading to the right past the adventure playground, shop and cafeteria; after passing the grazing fields and the power line cut the road will split. Take the left fork towards the River Esk. After crossing the bridge, the protest site can be accessed by the first farm track on the left. From Edinburgh, Lothian Buses 3 and 3a go to Dalkeith.