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Project of the month for October is the Silverburn Park and The Flax Mill initiative in Levenmouth - A joint project between Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT) and Fife Council with support from Fife Historic Buildings Trust (FBHT) Read more
Our September project of the month is a research project by greenspace scotland that brings together half of Scotland’s councils with a range of public sector bodies to explore how urban greenspaces can support a Scottish low carbon heat transition. Read more
The Project of the Month for July is Edinburgh’s thriving parks and greenspaces project. A partnership project led by City of Edinburgh Council that greenspace scotland is proud to be part of! Read more
Our May project of the Month is a freely accessible online library that brings together case studies of collaborations between sustainability and creativity. We hope that this article will inspire you and give you hope while we continue to be in covid-19 lockdown! Read more
Our March Project of the Month is Craigtoun Park near St Andrews in Fife. The Friends group has been operating the park under a management agreement and are now at the closing stages of entering into a 25-year lease agreement with Fife Council. Read more
Our Feb Project of the Month tells the story of an urban community buy out and how committed volunteers are bringing a heritage house and landscape back to life. Read more
Our December project of the month is a great example of partnership working between the local charity Include Us, local community, statutory bodies, third sector and private business facilitated by Community Asset Transfer legislation Read more
Our project of the month for Nov is Sauchiehall Street Avenue, the first of Glasgow’s completed ‘Avenues’ featuring a variety of street trees. 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
Project of the month for Sept is GCV Green Network's Blueprint. A framework for the creation of a strategic Green Network across Glasgow City Region. Read more
Project of the Month for July is Hazlehead Park, one of Aberdeen’s flagship parks and the first location for greenspace scotland’s Climate Resilient Park programme. Read more
Our June project of the month Hermitage Park Pavilion is the first public building in Scotland to meet the internationally recognised Passivhaus standard for building design. Read more
Project of the Month for May is the Fernbrae Meadows project in the Cathkin Braes area, South Lanarkshire. Here a former golf course has been transformed into a new urban park. The project is part funded by SNH’s Green Infrastructure Fund Read more
Our April project of the month The Garden Project supports people with barriers to employment such as poor mental health or an offending background to participate in voluntary gardening at Tollcross Park in Glasgow. Read more
Project of the month for March is Lochore Meadows in Fife, where Fife Council utilise the heat stored in the water in a renewable heating system for the visitor centre. Read more
Our February project of the month is the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Growing Space where Wednesdays are all about bringing people together to cook and share healthy food. Read more
The project of the month for December is Castle Hill in Cullen, Moray. The hill has been restored to its former glory by a group of volunteers working with the landowner and Historic Environment Scotland Read more
Our project of the month Perth and Kinross Council’s Community Greenspace team have been actively encouraging community involvement across a range of greenspace and parks services. Read more
The recently established Winchburgh Community Growing Group (WCGG) in West Lothian is making spaces across the village accessible for growing free fruit, vegetables, herbs and edible flowers for the community to enjoy all year round Read more
It’s hard to imagine while watching the bees buzzing in the dahlias and sniffing the Braveheart roses in the William Wallace rose garden but Castlebank Park in the historic town of Lanark didn’t always look this way. Read more
The Friends of Starbank Park are celebrating winning the Best Neighbourhood Park Award at the Horticulture Week Custodian Awards. 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
Visitors to this community garden, wetland and bird hide can now use an on-site composting toilet thanks to a £8,000 grant from Bags of Help. Read more
A picturesque route has been made more user-friendly thanks to funding from Tesco Bags for Help funding. Read more