1 April – 31 May - Keep Scotland Beautiful: National Spring Clean
Taking part in National Spring Clean is a great way to make a difference to your favourite place in Scotland. Whether it’s your local park, a favourite beach, the route of your Sunday walk or an unloved piece of land that you pass everyday there are thousands of places that would benefit from a bit of TLC. more
April – May – ‘Getting to grips with Social Accounting and Audit’ and ‘Getting to Grips with Social Capital’ workshops
The Social Audit Network (SAN) in Scotland and Assist Social Capital have come together to deliver one-day training sessions at various locations around Scotland. more
April – May - Environmental and Community Leaders Training Programme
BTCV Scotland. more
17 May - Community Growing – Making Local Food Work
SNH Sharing Good Practice event, Battleby Conference Centre, near Perth. more
4 - 18 May - Walk to Work Week
Download your free Walk to Work Week toolkit for employers now to start planning how your workplace will take part in this year's event. more
19 May – Scottish biodiversity week
The theme for this year’s week of events is "Biodiversity is Life - Biodiversity is Our Life". more on how to get involved from SNH here
23 May - Black Environment Network - Networking Conference and AGM 2012
Showcasing the range of environmental opportunities available in order to increase access by ethnic minority communities; and innovative Ethnic Minority Projects, integrating social, cultural, economic and environmental themes, in order to share ideas and inspire action. more
24 May – Spaces Conference 2012 – Redhall Walled Garden, Edinburgh
Aimed at NHS, Social Care and Education sectors - learn about the impact of outdoor spaces on our lives and mental health. more Enquiries to Heather Lewis
24 May - Growing Communities in Scotland - North East and Aberdeen Network Meeting
An opportunity for networking and discussing amongst other subjects: herb growing, veggie boxes, ‘autism and the outdoors’. more
29 May – SURF Annual Conference in partnership with NHS Health Scotland, Reality, Resources, Resilience: Regeneration in a Recession
The programme is based on the outputs of SURF's 2011-12 case study work in Glasgow and Fife, supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Scottish Government. more
29 May - 5th National Active Travel Conference
To support and engage with decision makers in creating healthier, more attractive, resilient and sustainable communities through the promotion of active travel. more
30 May - Growing Communities in Scotland Newton Stewart Network Meeting and Garden Opening (Belted Galloway Visitors Centre and Newton Stewart Hospital Garden) Open to everyone interested in therapeutic or community gardens, or greenspace for health and wellbeing and community benefit. more
1-3 June 2012 - Gardening Scotland 2012
Scotland’s National Celebration of Gardening and Outdoor Living at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. more
3 June 2012 – The Big Lunch 2012
The 4th annual Big Lunch – get involved by getting together with your neighbours for some community friendship, fun and lunch. more
6 June 2012 - Mind the Menu: community food work supporting mental health and wellbeing, Dundee
Free Community Food and Health networking and information sharing event for community organisations working with food in the field of mental health and wellbeing. The event will showcase the range of food work taking place across Scotland. more
8 June - Growing Communities in Scotland: Perth and Kinross Network meeting
This networking event is for anyone interested in/involved with therapeutic or community gardens, or green spaces used to improve health, well-being or for community benefit. more
12 June – CSGN Forum
How green networks make our towns and cities liveable. Venue: The Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow. more
14 June – Talk Action – Engaging Communities on Climate Change
This course will teach you the skills and information needed to develop long-term engagement of civil society organisations, groups and individuals in work on climate change and low-carbon living. more
14-15 June - SROI Network – SROI Practitioner Training
The course is designed to be taken as two days together, and provides training to a level suitable for trainees seeking to become accredited practitioners. It is designed as the first step for individuals considering doing an SROI. more
27 June – Scottish Government event on the delivery of Scotland's first Land Use Strategy (LUS)
Looking at the delivery of the LUS and mainstreaming of the Principles for Sustainable Land Use into land use decision making. If you are interested in attending and would like to receive further information please contact James Cogle by 4 May.
Environmental and Community Leaders Training Programme 2012
A multi-partner and diverse programme of ‘green’ learning which reflects the huge range of activity present in environmental volunteering in Scotland. Download the 2012 training programme brochure here
…and looking forward to the summer, it’s time to start thinking about…
21-29 July - Love Parks Week
A new website has been launched to kick-start this year’s campaign. more