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Emma Halliday

Programme Manager & Community Enabler CoordinatorRead more

Angela Houghton

Young Placechangers Development OfficerRead more

Andrew Davies

Parks Endowment Campaign ManagerRead more

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Young Placechangers Skills Bank

Are you a planner, ecologist, urban designer, landscape architect, archaeologist, youth worker or youth work training provider or other professional? Then the Young Placechangers Skills Bank could be for you!

Falkirk Council draft food growing strategy approved

The draft community food growing strategy was approved for public consultation at Falkirk Council’s Executive Committee on 15 January

Pitscurry Red Squirrel Trail

In Aberdeenshire, £10,000 Bags of Help funding was used to create a Red Squirrel Trail, a cosy indoor viewing area with wildlife information and the planting of some trees and a mixed living hedge.

Young Placechangers Skills Bank

We are looking for professionals in the natural/built environment to form a Scotland wide Skills Bank to support Young Placechangers.

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?

Grant funding

Working with Tesco and Groundwork UK, we deliver the Bags of Help Scheme in Scotland. Over 2000 Scottish community projects have already shared in over £6million. Find out how to apply for your project.

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.

Find and enjoy greenspace

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

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.

Team

Julie Procter

Ea O’Neill

Ian Goodman

Emma Halliday

Caroline Crawford

Helen Stockham

Rita Callander

Sue Wyllie

Tamara Hedderwick

Angela Houghton

Caroline Harding

Andrew Davies