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Advocacy Officer (part-time)

Are you passionate about protecting the environment, and committed to advancing environmental rights? Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland is recruiting an Advocacy Officer (part-time).
Urban greenspace for local growing

Research shows UK could grow up to 40% of its fruit and vegetables by using urban green spaces
Park Managers Forum - 26 Jan 2022

(Re)wilding parks - naturalised and 'relaxed' approaches to greenspace management
Securing positive effects for biodiversity

New NatureScot guidance to help those dealing with local development applications to enhance them for biodiversity.

Audits, Strategy and Quality

Open space standards and greenspace quality guide
Your community greenspace resource is live!

Got a question? New resource to find help and advice to make the most of your greenspace
Safer outside - using our spaces more

As we continue to adapt to living with covid-19, we are developing a new resource to encourage and support our greenspaces to be used more for activities that would normally take place inside.
Greenspace and Wellbeing - A Good Practice Guide for Housing Associations

A bilingual Welsh/English good practice guide has been published by Linc Cymru who specialise in affordable housing, social care & health sectors in Wales.
The 2100 Project: An Atlas for the Green New Deal

USA Atlas brings together info as maps and datascapes as a tool to help understand the spatial consequences of climate change
Climate Change

Adapting greenspaces to meet climate change challenges
Community Placemaking

Reports from placemaking projects
Greenspace Mapping

The State of Scotland's greenspace
Growing Spaces

Our Growing Community publications and Local Food Growing Strategy learning notes
Health

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

Tesco Community Grants

Funding for local projects in Scotland, England and Wales that benefit their community, focus on food or helping children and families. Apply now for funding up to £1500.
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.
Greenspace map

The greenspace map developed with Ordnance Survey provides information about the location and type of all of Scotland's greenspaces.
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.
Green Heat in Greenspaces (GHiGs)

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

Crowdfunding appeal to support a major community-led initiative for wellbeing, enterprise and employment, benefiting the people of Levenmouth and beyond. The B-listed former Flax Mill building will be brought back to life, creating a sustainable and iconic centre piece for Silverburn Park.
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.
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.
Alloa Wimpy Park #myparklove

The Walled Garden known as the “Wimpy Park” is a green space of situated within the Bowmar Estate in Alloa South East.
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.