Once such venue was Saughton Park where without a bandstand they played in the Rose Garden.
Imagine if there were bands playing at Saughton Park every weekend in the restored bandstand, well that is what the Friends of Saughton Park want to achieve.
As part of our MyParkExplore series there are a couple of great articles on the MyParkScotland website giving very different perspective on the importance of parks...
Glasgow Ramblers make good use of Parks throughout the year either as destinations or en route to destinations.
We like to make our walks interesting and parks fulfill that purpose in educating us not only in natural history and geography but also local and rural history and culture.
As the seasons change so too does the flora, fauna and wildlife. It’s as enjoyable walking through a park quietly blanketed in snow as it is in the springtime when life and colour returns.
Starbank Park in Edinburgh commands dramatic panoramas over the Firth of Forth to Fife.
As the park celebrated retaining it's Green Flag award for 2015/16 we spoke to Alastair Robertson from the Friends of Starbank Park on what makes the park special and how he has seen the park change over the 40 years he has been visiting the park.
So far Ted has managed to visit around half of the projects starting off visiting a fantastic tree office in London then heading south to visit a talking digital parrot in Bournemouth.
Then making a return to Bloomsbury in London before heading to Briston to help volunteers doing some practical work and then heading north to Liverpool to visit the Friends of Everton Park.
The latest stop for MyParkTeddy was at Heeley Park in Sheffield enjoying all the fun to be had at the Big Boulder festival. Enjoying the sunshine MyParkTeddy enjoyed the mucic, food and all the activities going on during the day to promote the park.
If you want to know more about the Rethinking Parks projects across the United Kingdom visit the Nesta Rethinking Parks page to read about all the innovative and exciting work that is going on.
The Figgate Friends want to encourage our local bat population by providing bat boxes and have reached 50% of their funding target so are able to buy and install 4 bat boxes but are keen to meet their target of 8 bat boxes.
Anthony Robson from the Friends of Figgate Park says
"bat numbers in the country have been declining....greenspaces where the bats can find shelter are becoming more and more important"
You can hear more about the importance of bat boxes at Figgate Park and help the group with their aim of providing roosting and resting places for the Figgate bats.
If you have a project idea that you are looking for funding to help you achieve we want to hear about it, contact info@mypark.scot
Upcoming Activities and Events
We may be moving in to autumn but there are still a wide range of activities and events in parks across Edinburgh and Glasgow:
Move More Glasgow – Victoria Park Walk
Guided walk around Victoria Park to promote exercise for those suffering or recovering from cancer. Find out more
Doors Open Day - Hermitage, History and Heritage
Part of Doors Open Day 2015, discover the wonderful 18th century house at Hermitage of Braid Local Nature Reserve and visit areas not normally open to the public. Find out more
To list an activity or event on MyParkScotland please visit the Submit An Event page.
Glasgow Ramblers make good use of Parks throughout the year either as destinations or en route to destinations.
wn MyParkTeddy was off on a study tou
The latest stop for MyParkTeddy was at Heeley Park in Sheffield enjoying all the fun to be had at the Big Boulder festival. Enjoying the sunshine MyParkTeddy enjoyed the mucic, food and all the activities going on during the day to promote the park.
