Friends of Parks

Friends of Parks are groups of volunteers who play a vital role in enhancing and protecting local parks, woodlands and green spaces across Edinburgh. Working with the Council’s Parks Service, the groups give residents a greater say in what goes on in their park.

The groups volunteer their time and energy to get involved with a range of projects including;

• Fundraising for improvements and events in the park
• Enhancing biodiversity (e.g. creation of wildflower meadows, installing bird boxes)
• Practical tasks like clean-ups and tree planting
• Improving access
• Contributing to the management of the park
• Leading walks and talks
• Producing leaflets and other educational material

Today Edinburgh has 25 Friends groups looking after parks and greenspaces

• Friends of Blinkbonny Park
• Friends of Braidburn Valley Park
• Friends of Cammo
• Friends of Colinton Mains Park
• Friends of Corstorphine Hill
• Friends of Craiglockhart Nature Trail
• Friends of Craiglockhart Woods
• Friends of Dalmeny Street Park
• Friends of Fairmilehead Park
• Friends of Ferry Glen
• Friends of the Figgate Park
• Friends of Gardeners Crescent
• Friends of King George V & Scotland Yard Parks
• Friends of the Gyle Park
• Friends of Harrison Park
• Friends of Hermitage and Blackford Hill
• Friends of Hillside and Calton Area
• Friends of Hopetoun Crescent Gardens
• Friends of Inverleith Park
• Friends of the Meadows and Bruntsfield Links
• Friends of Meadows Yard
• Friends of Montgomery Street Park
• Friends of Muirwood Park
• Friends of Ravelston Park and Woods
• Pals of St. Katharine's Park

To get further information and contact details for these Friends of Parks groups please either contact the Parks and Greenspace Service or use the links to the individual Friends of Parks websites.

If there is not a Friends of Park group for your local park you can set up your own Friends of Park group.