Greenspace Scotland

Fields in Trust Launch Green Space Index

Fields in Trust have developed the Green Space Index which uses Ordnance Survey data to analyse park and greenspace provision across Great Britain. Read more
Ellon Academy School Garden and Polytunnel

Bags of Help awards have transformed the garden experience at Ellon Academy, £10,000 helped establish and fence the school garden and a second award of £4,000 built a polytunnel classroom. Read more
Ground-breaking at Saughton Park for micro-hydro ParkPower project

Work has started on the development of a new micro-hydro project at Saughton Park in Edinburgh. This was the first project concept under greenspace scotland's ParkPower programme. Read more
Young Placechangers in the making

18 young people and 6 youth workers took part in the third Young Placechangers Residential Training weekend on 4-5 May in Stirling Read more

Transforming urban spaces into people places

Greenspace makes our lives and places better

What we do

ParkPower Project

Working with partners we are 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

MyParkScotland turns 4!

This weekend sees MyParkScotland celebrate it's 4th birthday with some short case studio videos about how groups have used the site. Read more
Fields in Trust Launch Green Space Index

Fields in Trust have developed the Green Space Index which uses Ordnance Survey data to analyse park and greenspace provision across Great Britain. Read more
Ellon Academy School Garden and Polytunnel

Bags of Help awards have transformed the garden experience at Ellon Academy, £10,000 helped establish and fence the school garden and a second award of £4,000 built a polytunnel classroom. Read more

Project of the Month

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
The Garden Project - growing people, places and plants

Our April project of the month The Garden Project supports people with barriers to employment such as poor mental health or an offending background to participate in voluntary gardening at Tollcross Park in Glasgow. Read more
Lochore Meadows – generating energy from the park

Project of the month for March is Lochore Meadows in Fife, where Fife Council utilise the heat stored in the water in a renewable heating system for the visitor centre. Read more