Team

Ian Goodman

MyParkScotland Project Manager Read more

Emma Halliday

Programme Manager & Community Enabler Coordinator Read more

Angela Houghton

Young Placechangers Development Officer Read more

Ian Mackenzie

Green Health Programme Manager (Lothians) Read more

Rachel Hardie

Associate - green health prescribing (Lothians) Read more

Latest

Scotland’s Landscape Alliance - call for action

The document: Landscape and Place for Success highlights the vison, recommendations for change and ongoing actions for SLA and stakeholders.

Pioneering platform launched to support growing nature-based economy

The Connecting Nature Enterprise Platform aims to directly connect increasing global market demand for nature-based solutions from public and private sector buyers with supply from innovative enterprises developing new sustainable nature-based solutions.

Time to sign up for the Surviving to Thriving training programme!

Museum and Galleries Scotland, BEFS and greenspace scotland have launched the Surviving to Thriving programme to support Scottish greenspace and heritage organisations to develop sustainable business models.

Greener play areas boosts children's immune system

Children whose outdoor play areas were transformed from gravel yards to mini-forests showed improved immune systems within a month, research has shown.

Bags of Help grants

Bags of Help funds local projects in Scotland, England and Wales that benefit their community. Apply now for £1000 towards Children and Young People projects.

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.

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.

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.

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.