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GREEN FLAG AWARD WINNERS 2016/17 Green Flag Award Winners Scotland 2016/17 In Scotland there are 70 Green Flag Award sites, an increase of five from last year. During the 2016/17 round of assessments, six new parks were awarded Green Flag Award status. The new Dumbarton Cemetery is the first cemetery in Scotland to be awarded a Green Flag. Local Authority/Park Manager Park Name Aberdeen City Council Duthie Park Aberdeen City Council Hazlehead Park Aberdeen City Council Seaton Park NEW Aberdeenshire Council Aden Country Park Aberdeenshire Council Haddo Park City of Edinburgh Council Braidburn Valley Park City of Edinburgh Council Burdiehouse Burn Valley Park City of Edinburgh Council Corstorphine Hill City of Edinburgh Council Craigmillar Castle Park City of Edinburgh Council Easter Craiglockhart Hill Local Nature Reserve City of Edinburgh Council Ferniehill Community Park City of Edinburgh Council Ferry Glen & Back Braes City of Edinburgh Council Figgate Park City of Edinburgh Council Hailes Quarry Park City of Edinburgh Council Harrison Park City of Edinburgh Council Hermitage and Blackford Hill Local Nature Reserve City of Edinburgh Council Hopetoun Crescent Garden City of Edinburgh Council Inverleith Park City of Edinburgh Council King George V & Scotland Yard Park City of Edinburgh Council Lochend Park City of Edinburgh Council London Road Gardens City of Edinburgh Council Morningside Park City of Edinburgh Council Muir Wood Park City of Edinburgh Council Pentland Hills Regional Park Page 1 of 3 City of Edinburgh Council Portobello Community Garden City of Edinburgh Council Prestonfield Park City of Edinburgh Council Princes Street Gardens City of Edinburgh Council Ravelston Woods Local Nature Reserve and Park City of Edinburgh Council Rosefield Park City of Edinburgh Council Seven Acre Park NEW City of Edinburgh Council Spylaw Park City of Edinburgh Council St Margaret’s Park City of Edinburgh Council Starbank Park City of Edinburgh Council Station Road Park City of Edinburgh Council Victoria Park City of Edinburgh (Community) Corstorphine Hill LNR Community Community Friends of Corstorphine Hill Walled Garden Award City of Edinburgh The Lawn and Central Woodlands Heriot Watt University Dumfries & Galloway Council Dock Park Dundee City Council Barnhill Rock Garden Dundee City Council Baxter Park Dundee City Council Templeton Woods Dundee City Council Trottick Mill Ponds LNR East Renfrewshire Council Rouken Glen Falkirk Community Trust The Helix NEW Fife Council Parks and Countryside Beveridge Park Fife Council Parks and Countryside Dunnikier Country Park Fife Council Parks and Countryside Letham Glen Fife Council Parks and Countryside Pittencrief Park Fife Council Parks and Countryside Ravenscraig Park Glasgow City Council Bellahouston Park Glasgow City Council Glasgow Botanic Gardens Glasgow City Council Glasgow Green Glasgow City Council Hogganfield Park Glasgow City Council Linn Park and Local Nature Reserve Glasgow City Council Pollok Country Park Midlothian Council King’s Park Page 2 of 3 Midlothian Council Memorial Park Loanhead NEW Midlothian Council Roslin Glen Midlothian Council Springfield Mill Midlothian Council Vogrie Country Park North Lanarkshire Council Burngreen Park Perth and Kinross Council MacRosty Park, Crieff South Lanarkshire Council Cambuslang Park South Lanarkshire Council Castlebank Park NEW South Lanarkshire Council Strathaven Park Stirling Council Beechwood Park Stirling Council Ladywell Park Stirling Council Pullar Memorial Park West Dunbartonshire Council Dalmuir Park West Dunbartonshire Council The new Dumbarton Cemetery NEW TOTAL 70 Award Winning Parks Page 3 of 3 .

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