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The Scottish Land Commission are proposing new legal powers to tackle the blight of vacant and derelict land and buildings.Read more
The greenspace scotland team joined the Architecture & Design Scotland (A&DS) staff and board away day this week to facilitate a session on urban greenspace and placemaking in CumbernauldRead more
Over 3,000 people popped into the Greenspace Hub at Go Live! on Glasgow Green over the 10 days of the European Championships.Read more
Kevin Stewart MSP, Minister for Local Government, called into the Greenspace Hub at Go Live! on Glasgow Green to meet the most recent cohort of Young Placechangers.Read more
Glasgow Green will be a city hotspot during the Glasgow 2018 European Championships, bringing together sport, culture and entertainment with a daily programme of free to attend activities.Read more
August sees the launch of our #MyParkLove campaign to give everyone an opportunity to tell us about your favourite park and why you love it.Read more
Young Placechangers project shortlisted in the Young People category for the Scottish Quality Awards in PlanningRead more
Ground-breaking initiative that could see thousands of patients being ‘prescribed’ outdoor physical activity rather than medication.Read more
A report by UNISON says parks and greenspaces are falling into disrepair because of budget cutsRead more
Scottish Government’s discussion paper on an Environment Strategy for Scotland is live.The consultation closes on 24 August 2018.Read more
Garthdee Field Allotments Association was awarded £12,000 from the Tesco Bags of Help programme to build a customised outdoor classroom and shelter.Read more
The garden celebrated one year in existence at an Open Day in JulyRead more
This year’s Grow Wild projects are ramping up to full swing. There are a great spread of projects, across locations and themes.Read more
Pupils from Busby Primary School in East Renfrewshire have created their own edible vertical garden with the help of a world-renowned landscape artist.Read more
The Place Evaluation and site studies focused on a series of open spaces within the village, including the existing play area and surrounding public realm, the sports pitch and a series of amenity ‘green pockets’.Read more
The local projects had two strands – place improvement and litter monitoring/evaluationRead more
The Friends of Starbank Park are celebrating winning the Best Neighbourhood Park Award at the Horticulture Week Custodian Awards.Read more
Youngsters in and around Glasgow are on a roll on a specially designed bike zone thanks to a grant from Tesco Bags of Help. Free Wheel North received £10,000 to develop their peddling pool specially for younger cyclists.Read more
Groups in Twechar used the Our Growing Community toolkit to audit available land and identify new places to sow and grow everywhere. Their vision is capture in the lovely Edible Twechar map.Read more
The garden is part of the activities Adult Care Services in Clackmannanshire Council offers its service users.Read more
The Minister for Transport and The Islands, Humza Yousaf, announced the new Smarter Choices, Smarter Places (SCSP) Open Fund at this year’s Active Travel Conference in Perth.Read more
On May 23 the Local Government Committee held a session on Access to Greenspace in the Scottish Parliament. You can watch again...Read more
Community groups from across Scotland joined MSPs, Tesco colleagues and partners at a celebration event at the Scottish Parliament on 9 May 2018.Read more
greenspace scotland has been working with Glasgow City Council and local partners on a programme called ‘the Five Streets’ using placemaking techniques to develop and propose green infrastructure.Read more