Green flags for Edinburgh parks
Two new parks are included – Braidburn Valley Park where the Friends instructed a mural to be created, and Harrison Park both managed by The City of Edinburgh Council.
Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park, Seven Acres Park and Spylaw Park have all won flags for the tenth year in a row.
Jamie Ormiston, Training and Accreditation Coordinator at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: 'We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Green Flag Awards and even more so at the increase in numbers from last year's total.
'It's fantastic to see our stalwart parks across the country recognised once again for their commitment to environmental excellence and a desire to offer visitors a safe and enjoyable place to visit.
'Our new winners have shown a similar desire and their journey is only just beginning but I look forward to many more wins in the future.
'Parks across Scotland are vital spaces for people of all ages to reconnect with nature and I'm delighted we once again have winners all over the country – including plenty of new areas – for people to enjoy during the summer months.'
The parks included on the Green Flag list are as follows:
Braidburn Valley Park Bloomiehall Park Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park EH17 8EX Corstorphine Hill Craigmillar Castle Park Easter Craiglockhart Hill Local Nature Reserve Fairmilehead Park Ferniehill Community Park Ferry Glen & Back Braes Figgate Park Hailes Quarry Park Harrison Park Hermitage and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve Hopetoun Crescent Garden Inverleith Park King George V Park Lauriston Castle Lochend Park London Road Gardens Morningside Park Muir Wood Park Pentland Hills Regional Park Portobello Community Garden Prestonfield Park Princes Street Gardens Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve and Park Rosefield Park Saughton Park Seven Acres Park Spylaw Park St Katharine's Park St Margaret's Park Starbank Park Station Road Park Victoria Park
The Lawn and Central Woodlands managed by Heriot Watt University, Corstorphine Hill LNR Community Walled Garden managed by Friends of Corstorphine Hill and the garden at Royal Edinburgh Hospital managed by NHS Lothian complete the list for Edinburgh.
Braidburn Valley Park mural. Photo: © 2022, Martin P. McAdam www.martinmcadam.com
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