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Resources

greenspace scotland has developed a wide range of resources including guidance, research, statistics and funding sources.

If you've got a question about getting involved with your local greenspace, check out Your community greenspace

If the publication or resource you are looking for is not available please contact [email protected]

Audits, Strategy and Quality

Open space standards and greenspace quality guide

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  • Developing Open Space Standards - web resource, June 2013
  • Developing Open Space Standards - supplementary report, June 2013
  • Developing greenspace standards: framework and pathfinder projects - interim report, January 2012
  • Open space audits and strategies, review of practice in Scotland, September 2010
  • Greenspace quality – a guide to assessment, planning and strategic development, 2008
  • Greenspace quality – a guide to assessment, planning and strategic development (summary), 2008

Published: 19th January, 2021

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Better Outside

Using our spaces more to provide examples, ideas, inspiration and resources for taking indoor activities outside.

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  • Introduction and Contents
  • Art, Culture & Heritage Outside
  • Taking Cinema Outdoors
  • Free Range Community Centres
  • Let's Keep Growing
  • Outdoor Play & Learning
  • Employability & Skills
  • Health & Wellbeing
  • Youth Work al Fresco
  • Technical Resources

  • Full Resource Park

  • Better Outside Ideas Source Book

Published: 10th January, 2021

Updated: 15th March, 2021

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Climate Change

Adapting greenspaces to meet climate change challenges

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  • Weathering Change - Summary Report, 2018
  • Weathering Change - Full Report, 2018

  • Park Power report, March 2016

  • Central Glasgow Urban Greening Case Study, June 2014

  • Five Streets programme report, October 2013
  • Five Streets report George Street, September 2013
  • Five Streets report Saracen Street, September 2013

  • Dunfermline Public Park - climate change park report, August 2013

  • Hazlehead Park - climate change park report, February 2013
  • Hazlehead Climate Change Park - update, December 2016

  • Retrofitting urban parks to deliver climate change action - all resource sheets, June 2012
  • Typical park image 'Before' and 'After' climate change action

  • Developing the role of greenspace in climate change mitigation and adaptation, July 2011

Published: 28th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Community Placemaking

Reports from placemaking projects

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  • Barrhead Green Network - a placemaking approach to developing a green network
  • Dunfermline Town Centre - a placemaking approach driven by greenspace and public spaces led and facilitated by young people
  • Transforming Rex Park and Lyneburn corridor greenspaces - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, July 2016
  • Transforming Forth's greenspaces - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, July 2016
  • Learning Case Study - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, Dunfermline July 2016
  • Learning Case Study - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, Forth July 2016
  • Learning Case Study - Tackling litter by repurposing greenspaces, Lambhill July 2016
  • Community Placemaking - investigating the impact, review report, March 2013
  • Westfield, West Lothian, community placemaking report, April 2012
  • Westfield community placemaking report summary, April 2012
  • Ruchazie, Glasgow, placemaking report, April 2012
  • Ruchazie placemaking report summary, April 2012
  • Rothesay Town Centre placemaking report, September 2010
  • Ardrishaig placemaking report, December 2009
  • Lochside and Summerville, Dumfries placemaking report, November 2009
  • Tarbolton placemaking report, May 2008
  • Lochside, Ayr placemaking report, April 2008

Published: 26th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Greenspace Mapping

The State of Scotland's greenspace

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  • Third State of Scotland's Greenspace Report (2018)
  • Second State of Scotland's Greenspace Report (2012)

Published: 24th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Growing Spaces

Our Growing Community publications and Local Food Growing Strategy learning notes

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Developing Local Food Growing Strategies - series of learning notes

  • Learning Note 1: A proposed process
  • Learning Note 2: Site assessment matrix
  • Learning Note 3: Dig in Falkirk
  • Learning Note 4: East Dunbartonshire Council
  • Learning Note 5: Aberdeen City Council

Using OS Greenspace to find potential land for community growing and allotments

Our Growing Community

  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - full set of guidance notes
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - poster
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - how to use this pack
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - community growing matrix
  • Our Growing Community, 2013 - community growing approaches - an overview
  • Community Growing in Scotland 2011

Case Studies

  • Alloa Allotments Association Keilarsbrae, Sauchie
  • Menstrie Primary School Garden
  • Ochil Community Garden Ben Cleuch Centre, Tillicoultry
  • Tullibody Community Garden Carseview, Tullibody

Published: 22nd April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Health

Greenspace and health research, outcomes framework and health impact assessment, green health prescribing and health estate audits

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  • Greenspace and health outcomes framework, February 2010
  • Health impact assessment of greenspace – a guide, June 2008
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, October 2007
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, summary, October 2007

  • Green Health Prescribing: its role in Lothian’s COVID recovery - Briefing
  • Green Health Prescribing: its role in Lothian’s COVID-19 recovery - Full Report

  • Biodiversity & Climate Change Audit of the NHS Lothian green estate - Summary report
  • Biodiversity & Climate Change Audit of the NHS Lothian green estate - Technical report

Published: 20th April, 2018

Updated: 30th June, 2021

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Outcome Planning and Evaluation

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  • Greenspace and health outcomes framework, February 2010
  • The greenspace LEAP framework, flyer, 2005
  • The greenspace LEAP framework, guide, 2005

Published: 18th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Policy Connections

Making the links between policy and greenspace

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  • Making the links, greenspace for a more successful and sustainable Scotland, March 2009
  • Towards a mentally flourishing Scotland – the role of greenspace. Network seminar summary and consultation response, February 2008
  • Does the view improve your quality of life, brochure, 2007

Published: 16th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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Research and Surveys

Reports from greenspace research and surveys

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  • Greenspace Use and Attitude Survey 2017 - Full Report
  • Greenspace Use and Attitude Survey 2017 - Executive Summary

  • State of UK's Public Parks 2016 (external link)
  • State of UK's Public Parks 2014 (external link)

  • Scotland’s People and Nature Survey 2013-14 - Urban greenspace findings
  • greenspace scotland - omnibus survey, 2011
  • greenspace scotland – omnibus survey, August 2007
  • greenspace scotland – omnibus survey, January 2005
  • Second State of Scotland's Greenspace Report, 2012
  • State of Scotland’s greenspace, 2009
  • greenspace scotland – omnibus survey, 2009
  • Public views on Scotland’s greenspace (2004-2009), briefing note, 2009
  • greenspace and quality of life: a critical literature review, August 2008
  • greenspace and quality of life: a critical literature review, executive summary, August 2008
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, October 2007
  • The links between greenspace and health: a critical literature review, summary, October 2007

  • demonstrating the links - action research on greenspaces, briefing note, 2008

Published: 14th April, 2018

Updated: 15th February, 2021

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SROI

Social Return on Investement

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  • Capturing the changes that count - a review of greenspace scotland's SROI programmes and projects, November 2013
  • Collation of SROI study outcomes - greenspace scotland, November 2013
  • Social Return on Investment, working with community groups, report, 2011
  • Social Return on Investment, in simple terms, briefing note, 2011
  • Greenspace is good…and we’ve proved it, programme summary report, 2011
  • Greenspace is good…and we’ve proved it, summary report, 2011

Published: 12th April, 2018

Updated: 23rd January, 2019

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Stalled Spaces

Delivering community and environmental benefits through temporary greenspace

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  • Stalled spaces – delivering community and environmental benefits through temporary greenspace, October 2010

Published: 10th April, 2018

Updated: 23rd January, 2019

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Young Placechangers

Reports and toolkits for greenspace scotland’s Young Placechangers programme

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  • Young Placechangers in Action
  • Young Placechangers Toolkit

  • This Must be Our Place – 0. Introduction
  • This Must be Our Place – 1. The place you’re in
  • This Must be Our Place – 2. Encounters in our place, go public
  • This Must be Our Place – 3. The politics of what makes a place
  • This Must be Our Place – 4. Green interventions in our place

  • Young Placechangers Evaluation report

Published: 31st March, 2018

Updated: 12th January, 2022

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    Other funding sources

    There are lots of grant and funding programmes that can support greenspace and park projects, activities and events. Thinking about the impact or benefits of your project might help you identify other funding opportunities too.

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    Greenspace map

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

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  • Ebulletin

    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.

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    Background and outputs from the Green Heat In Greenspaces (GHiGs) project for Scotland

  • Our story

    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.

  • Statistics

    Statistics about the size and importance of greenspace across Scotland.

  • How we work

    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.

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