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Young People and Place Festival

Our Festival to celebrate Young Placechangers from across Scotland on 16 and 17 June is open for bookings! It will take place online and have a great mix of presentations, films, workshops and training sessions.
The theme for this years Mental Health Awareness week is nature

Nature is so central to our psychological and emotional health, that it’s almost impossible to realise good mental health for all without a greater connection to the natural world
Make Space for Girls at Young People and Place Festival

We are delighted that Make Space for Girls will be leading a session at the Young People and Place Festival on 16-17 June
Updated Scottish Government guidance on COVID-19 and community growing

An update to the guidance on COVID-19 and community food-growing sites has been published by Scottish Government

Audits, Strategy and Quality

Open space standards and greenspace quality guide
Better Outside

Using our spaces more to provide examples, ideas, inspiration and resources for taking indoor activities outside.
Your community greenspace resource is live!

Got a question? New resource to find help and advice to make the most of your greenspace
Safer outside - using our spaces more

As we continue to adapt to living with covid-19, we are developing a new resource to encourage and support our greenspaces to be used more for activities that would normally take place inside.
Greenspace and Wellbeing - A Good Practice Guide for Housing Associations

A bilingual Welsh/English good practice guide has been published by Linc Cymru who specialise in affordable housing, social care & health sectors in Wales.
The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal

USA Atlas brings together info as maps and datascapes as a tool to help understand the spatial consequences of climate change
Climate Change

Adapting greenspaces to meet climate change challenges
Community Placemaking

Reports from placemaking projects
Greenspace Mapping

The State of Scotland's greenspace
Growing Spaces

Our Growing Community publications and Local Food Growing Strategy learning notes

Tesco Community Grants

Funding for local projects in Scotland, England and Wales that benefit their community and focus on helping children and families. Apply now for funding up to £1500.
Greenspace map

The greenspace map developed with Ordnance Survey provides information about the location and type of all of Scotland's greenspaces.
Our story

Since 2002, greenspace scotland has provided a national lead on greenspace, working towards our goal that everyone living and working in urban Scotland has easy access to quality greenspace which meets local needs and improves their quality of life.
How we work

We provide a national lead for action on parks and greenspaces. Working in partnership we pioneer new approaches to managing and resourcing greenspace.
What is greenspace?

Greenspaces are the 'green lungs' of our towns and cities which contribute to improving people's physical and mental health by providing places for informal recreation and 'breathing spaces' to take time out from the stresses of modern life.
Statistics

Statistics about the size and importance of greenspace across Scotland.
ParkPower is Rethinking Parks project

Nesta have announced that ParkPower will be one of five UK Rethinking Parks Prototyping projects.
Ebulletin

Our free, monthly e-bulletin includes local, national and international greenspace-related news, as well as the latest information from greenspace scotland and our members.
Find and enjoy greenspace

Explore and discover Scotland's wonderful parks and greenspaces using Scotland's greenspace map and MyParkScotland
Scotland commits to life-enhancing outdoor play

50 people and organisations, including greenspace scotland, sign up to national pledge on outdoor play and learning.