Greenspace Scotland

71 Scottish parks presented with Green Flag Awards

Keep Scotland Beautiful has announced that 71 Scottish parks have been presented with a Green Flag Award in 2019 Read more
greenspace scotland is recruiting

greenspace scotland is recruiting for two new exciting roles: Green Health Programme Manager and Parks Endowment Communications Manager. Read more
Project of the Month July: Hazlehead Climate Change Park revisited

Hazlehead is one of Aberdeen’s flagship parks, located on the western outskirts of the city. In early 2013, Hazlehead was the first location for greenspace scotland’s Climate Resilient Park programme. Read more
NHS Lothian publishes Green Health Strategy

NHS Lothian, Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation and greenspace scotland today (Friday 28 June) published Scotland’s first health board-led Green Health Strategy. Read more

Transforming urban spaces into people places

Greenspace makes our lives and places better

What we do

ParkPower Project

Developing a strategic, Scotland-wide approach to understanding the green energy potential of parks and greenspaces.

Young Placechangers Ideas Fund

Is there anything you and your youth group would like to change about the place where you live, go to school or work?

90%

of urban Scots say it’s important to have greenspace in their area

1593km²

is the area of urban greenspace in scotland – equivalent to area of 22 Loch Lomonds

1 in 4

Scots say the quality of their greenspace has declined in the last 5 years

Get involved

Find and enjoy greenspace

Explore and discover Scotland's wonderful parks and greenspaces using Scotland's greenspace map and MyParkScotland

Support parks

The Scottish Parks Endowment Fund is an easy and simple way for everyone who uses and loves Scotland’s parks to make a donation, large or small, to support our treasured parks.

Bags of Help funds local projects in England, Wales and Scotland that benefit their community. Grants of up to £4,000 are available. Working with Tesco and Groundwork UK, we deliver the Bags of Help in Scotland.

News

Charitable Giving to Parks and Green Spaces

A report from Leeds University has called for a national debate on who should pay for the UK’s much-loved public parks and greenspaces. Read more
Scotland's Most Beautiful High Street 2019: Open for Applications

Scotland’s Towns Partnership (STP) and Keep Scotland Beautiful (KSB) are once again on the search for Scotland’s most beautiful and inspiring high streets. Read more
71 Scottish parks presented with Green Flag Awards

Keep Scotland Beautiful has announced that 71 Scottish parks have been presented with a Green Flag Award in 2019 Read more

Project of the Month

Project of the Month July: Hazlehead Climate Change Park revisited

Hazlehead is one of Aberdeen’s flagship parks, located on the western outskirts of the city. In early 2013, Hazlehead was the first location for greenspace scotland’s Climate Resilient Park programme. Read more
Energy Efficient Hermitage Park Pavilion

Our June project of the month Hermitage Park Pavilion is the first public building in Scotland to meet the internationally recognised Passivhaus standard for building design. Read more
Creating a new urban park at Fernbrae Meadows

Project of the Month for May is the Fernbrae Meadows project in the Cathkin Braes area, South Lanarkshire. Here a former golf course has been transformed into a new urban park. The project is part funded by SNH’s Green Infrastructure Fund Read more