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Young Placechangers Ideas Fund - deadline approaching

The deadline for the next round of the Young Placechangers Ideas Fund is 28 February - get your applications in now!
Climate Change Consultation Launched

Climate Change Secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, has launched a consultation on a new five-year plan that will ensure Scotland's communities, economy and natural environment are adaptable and resilient to climate.
Young Placechangers residential training weekend

The Young Placechangers residential training weekend on 9 & 10 March 2019 in Stirling is now open for bookings.
Murrayfield Allotment Association Wildlife Cabin

Murrayfield Allotment Association used £2000 from Tesco Bags of Help to purchase and install a wildlife observation cabin, which is accessible to all allotment users, including the local primary school.

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audits, strategy and quality

Open space standards and greenspace quality guide
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
health

Greenspace and health research, outcomes framework and health impact assessment
policy connections

Making the links between policy and greenspace
research and surveys

Reports from greenspace research and surveys
SROI

Social Return on Investement
Stalled Spaces

Delivering community and environmental benefits through temporary greenspace

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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?
Bags of Help grants

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.
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.
Bags of Help Centenary Grants

Bags of Help Centenary Grants support projects in England, Wales and Scotland that provide significant benefit to their wider region. Grants of up to £25,000 are available.
ParkPower is Rethinking Parks project

Nesta have announced that ParkPower will be one of five UK Rethinking Parks Prototyping projects.
Find and enjoy greenspace

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

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