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Thriving Green Spaces will shape an ambitious new vision for Edinburgh’s natural environment and produce a 30-year strategy and action plan. This vision aims to protect and enhance our outdoor spaces, so that they benefit both people and wildlife today and in the long term. This project is led by the City of Edinburgh Council,…
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Biggest new park in a generation Little France Park is the city’s newest park reclaiming unmanaged grassland for the local community and carving out a green corridor from the city centre to Midlothian. It will establish a new corridor for wildlife whilst offering a network of paths, cycleways spread across 45 hectares. Active ambitions Creating…
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Edinburgh Shoreline is an exciting, new, community centred initiative celebrating the city’s 27km coastline. We are rediscovering its fascinating and often unknown history and the rich plant and animal life that survives against the odds in unexpected places, and inspiring people to explore their coast and take responsibility for its future health. The project involves…
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A network of green roofs to support Edinburgh’s urban pollinators The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) and Butterfly Conservation Scotland (BCS) are working with a number of companies in Central Edinburgh to create a square metre for butterflies on roof gardens and green roofs. We have supplied and planted out three food plants for three…
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Edinburgh’s trees are worth £348 million They frame our most famous landmarks and tower over our parks, but like all living things they eventually die. It takes 30-50 years for a tree that is planted today to be as large as a 150 year old specimen. From specimen trees in prominent places to saplings for…