Greenspace Improvements | Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust

George V Park Improvements

Improved access to active travel routes and greenspaces

These welcome improvements help create a safe and climate resilient route through George V Park, where all path users can walk, wheel and cycle with ease. This traffic-free section of the NCN 75 is a crucial link in central Edinburgh and will empower local people to enjoy the Park and use the National Cycle Network. Emilia Hanna, Head of Programme for the National Cycle Network at Sustrans Scotland

Funded by: Sustrans

Outputs:

200m2 of a new surface
4 new trees

Outcomes:

Improved accessibility to active travel routes
Improved appearance to greenspaces

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Pilrig Park Millennium Community Woodland

Woodland enhancement activities to improve the Pilrig Park Millennium Community Woodland for the community and for nature

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Funded by: City of Edinburgh Council

Outputs:

Woodland management workshops
Tools and equipment for woodland management
1250 native woodland bulbs planted
Corporate volunteering opportunities

Outcomes:

Bring the local community together through engagement sessions
More accessible greenspace by opening up paths and points of interest
More biodiverse habitats for local wildlife
Create a safer and welcoming environment to encourage greater use
Increase knowledge and confidence to enable the local community to look after its greenspace in the longer term

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Burdiehouse & Niddrie Burn Restoration

An exciting blue-green regeneration project aiming to restore approximately 5km of the Burdiehouse and Niddrie Burn and surrounding habitats

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Funded by: SEPA - Water Environment Fund

Outcomes:

Improved ecological status of the waterbody from Moderate Ecological Potential (MEP) to GOOD Ecological Potential (GEP) for physical condition.
New, enhanced, and better-connected habitats with improved wildlife and biodiversity along the river corridor and surrounding greenspace.
An improved Active Travel Network along the burn.
There are beautiful, uplifting and valued spaces along the burn, that people and communities take pride in.
Improve mental and physical health amongst local communities, residents and visitors.
Seek to achieve Net Zero gains with the creation and enhancement of wetted woodland, wetland and enhanced carbon capture.
Communities, infrastructure, and property along the Burdiehouse & Niddrie Burn are more resilient to climate change.

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