Scottish Land Commission report on the impact of vacant and derelict land on community’s health, environment, economy and social cohesion. Read more
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Scotland’s Climate Week is 7 – 13th October. Our climate is facing an emergency. To stop climate change, we need to change now and take action. Read more
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Funding options available to communities local authorities to help bring vacant and derelict land back into use and benefit those living around the sites. Read more
Ordinance Survey have published a blog about the NHS Lothian publishes Green Health Strategy Read more
Bags of Help funding of £5,000 helped Keith & Dufftown Railway Association (KDRA) to improve the embankment at Keith Town Railway Station and to plant a small native tree sanctuary. Read more
Project of the Month for October is the Block by Block Foundation an innovative collaboration between Mojang, Microsoft, and UN-Habitat. The Foundation's work integrate the computer game Minecraft into public space planning with communities Read more
The Scottish Land Commission is working to create a Scotland where everybody benefits from the ownership, management and use of the nation’s land and buildings Read more
Include Us’ vision is to break down barriers to inclusive play and community activity by creating accessible greenspace, for play and recreation, for all ages and abilities to share Read more
The University of Stirling has carried out extensive research across three contrasting landscapes of Britain to assess the biodiversity of their freshwaters. This information was then analysed and a biodiversity indicator developed Read more
The Archimedes screw will bring the park's pioneering micro-hydro scheme one step closer to full operation, ensuring the park is fully eco-powered. Read more
The community-led initiative demonstrates the ability of communities to deliver local priorities at low cost and demonstrates the potential for waste as an alternative to conventional building materials. Read more
HUGSI was launched today (30 September) by Husqvarna at the Living Cities conference in Gothenburgh. It is a new global urban greenspace index and covers 98 cities Read more
A new piece of research published today highlights that when it comes to understanding the relationship between nature and wellbeing we need to understand how an individual perceives that nature. Read more
SNH have launched a new animation, which shares some of the good news about the growing proportion of people in Scotland now visiting the outdoors on a regular basis. Read more
A Tesco Bags of Help grant of £3,000 has helped to create a pond platform at Beechbrae Wild Pond so that it now provides a free and open community asset for Blackridge village. Read more
The greenspace scotland Park Managers Forum went to site of the old Ravenscraig steelworks to experience a new park being created on a post-industrial site Read more
The Howden rock ramp is part of the RiverLife project an ambitious programme of works undertaking a range of catchment wide improvements along the rivers Almond and Avon Read more
It’s estimated that up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic gets into the sea each and every year – that's a truck full of litter a minute. As 80% of all marine litter comes from land, we need to face this problem upstream. Read more
Two new Park Power Case Studies have been published - Saughton Park, Edinburgh and Owen Square Park, Bristol Read more
The annual Scottish Household Survey has been published for 2018. Read more
The Programme for Government 2019 has a strong focus on climate change. This summary highlights the commitments relevant to greenspaces, green infrastructure, food growing and energy. Read more
Public voting in this summer's UK's Best Park award by Fields in Trust gives 11 Scottish parks "Much Loved" status and an overall winner in Dunfermline. Read more