Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network
Location:
Glasgow City region
Summary:
The Glasgow and Clyde Valley Green Network Partnership was formed in 2007 to develop the idea of a ‘Green Network’ for the Glasgow City Region to support the long-term economic, social, and environmental prosperity of the area. The Blueprint is based on the two fundamental components of a Green Network: (a) a strategic access network facilitating the off-road movement of peopl...
Hazlehead Climate Change Park
Summary
In 2013, Greenspace Scotland worked in partnership with Aberdeen City Council and community group, Friends of Hazlehead, to develop a new management plan for Hazlehead Park – one which met local priorities and contributed to both climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Hazlehead is one of Aberdeen’s flagship parks, covering over 180 hectares including large areas of woodland, football pitches, and golf cours...
Swansea Central Area – Regenerating our city for wellbeing and wildlife
Summary
“A city with high quality multifunctional green infrastructure which delivers resilience, prosperity, nature, health, well-being and happiness to the citizens and visitors of Swansea”
Swansea Council and Natural Resources Wales partnered with Green Infrastructure Consultancy to produce a green infrastructure (GI) strategy for Swansea Central Area which includes a Green Space Factor tool, - a tool designed to m...
Sponge Park, West Gorton, Manchester
Summary
A climate resilient park has been created in West Gorton, Manchester. The park is designed with nature-based solutions to ‘drink’ and absorb rainwater, thereby reducing flood risk.
Location
West Gorton, Manchester
Timescale
2017 - 2020
What problem did it address?
The park, nicknamed ‘the park that drinks water’, has been created as part of the GrowGreen initiative, the ai...
Brent’s Bee Corridor
Summary
Brent Borough Council is sowing a 7-mile long ‘bee corridor’ of wildflowers to support dwindling bee populations in the city.
Location
London Borough of Brent, North-West London.
Timescale
The 7-mile long corridor is being created over a three year period (2019-2021).
What problem did it address?
Bees and other pollinating insects are in decline globally. The reasons for their decli...
Wild West End
Timescale
The project was initiated in 2015 and is ongoing.
Work to improve green infrastructure (GI) is carried out annually. A baseline survey of existing wildlife was undertaken in 2016 and is repeated every two years.
What problem did it address?
Central London is known for its dense development which has led to an increasingly fragmented and sparse natural landscape over time. The lack of connectivi...
