Roseburn Park has been awarded FiT (Fields in Trust) status. This means the park is protected against developers and stops new buildings on this public land. The Friends of Roseburn Park (FoRP) first sought this status in 2017, but at that time we could not get sufficient Council support to proceed with our bid. With the conversion of the new cafe from the old toilet block and other local improvements, the park has become one the City of Edinburgh Council now agrees need protecting and so they have now approved our request. FiT status already applies to many Edinburgh parks; its protection is built around a legal agreement between the organisation Field in Trust and local authorities that ensures land so marked is protected in perpetuity.

To help mark the centenary of Fields in Trust, Roseburn Park has been selected as an example of a successful community park and one which FiT would like to commemorate. On Saturday 5th April 2025, the plaque (located under the Jubilee plaque at the cafe), will be unveiled at 2.45pm by the Lord Provost, the Chairperson of FiT and the Chairperson of FoRP. The public and park users are invited to attend to bear witness to the making of this important award.

The help celebrate the event, there will be activities in the park that day as follows:

11.30 Murrayfield Wanderers Ladies Team vs Livingston Ladies – No 2 pitch in west park

13.00  Murrayfield Wanderers Girls Practice Session- West section of park

13:00  Murrayfield DAFS AllStars/Dynamos practise – junior section on grass oval

14.45 Plaque Unveiling – Lord Provost, Chair FoRP, Chair FiT

15.00 Murrayfield Wanderers Select vs The Co-Optimists – No1 pitch in west park