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Rosshead Community 33 14 Gorgie City Farm Garden

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Almond Valley Heritage H.O.P.E Trust, Arbroath Trust, This organic garden, in the grounds of Rosshead Community A museum, farm and discovery centre, Hospitalfield House, operates a vegetable box Garden, West stretching almost a mile along the riverside scheme and provides training and site. The water mill dates back several Glachbeg Croft Education work experience for people with learning Dunbartonshire centuries and old farm buildings house many difficulties. There is also a wildlife pond and friendly animals including sheep, goats and Centre, Highlands, Gorgie City Farm, memorial garden. Lunnasting School Three separate sites on the grounds of former tenements, comprising a family cows. There is also a duck pond and tractor Facilities: rides are available. The Children’s near Edinburgh 21 Grounds Project, garden, a contemplation garden and an 37 events garden. The gardens are a partnership Facilities: Garden, A farm and garden project providing hands-onEstablished by local residents in 1982 on a Originally created when the local school was between the community, West Dunbartonshire programmes for schools and adults with specialderelict site in the heart of Edinburgh. The farm rebuilt, the gardens now have several Murton Organic Redhall Walled Environment Trust and the local council. Based at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens, the aim needs, plus community events such as arts andnow has a variety of animals, plus herb, wildlifeOpen: Monday to Friday 2pm-4pm interesting features including dry stone walls, a 5 Facilities: here is to show that growing healthy food likecrafts projects. Many activities take place in theand organic vegetable gardens. Activities rangeDirections: Follow the A92 through planticrub (sheltered enclosure), muralsCommunity Garden, Forfar Garden, Edinburgh fruit, vegetables and salad is fun and that thecentre’s grass-roofed eco-building, which canfrom craft classes to education workshops. Arbroath and take the A933 Westway north and a mosaic. are rotated each year and results taste good too. Children take part in be hired out for conferences. The communityVisitors and volunteers are always welcome. to Hospitalfield House. Bus: No. 49 from pupils are involved in most aspects of the work.This new garden is an extension of the The garden has been in existence since the whole process, from planting seeds to group also runs open days and other events. Murton Trust’s environmental education park1750 and now provides a safe, attractive Facilities: Arbroath Bus Station Train: Arbroath Station Facilities: Facilities: harvesting. The garden is also used for arts and nature reserve, situated on a former sandenvironment for individuals recovering Open: Open access events and as a meeting place for different The garden - created and maintained by local Facilities: Contact: c/o 5 Albert Street, Arbroath, and cultural and community events. and gravel quarry. The garden forms a stop onfrom mental illness. Activities include organicDirections: From the A82 take the A811 exit groups throughout the year. people - is used for musical and cultural events Angus DD11 1RA Open: 10am-5pm the park’s nature trail and all food grown is horticulture, DIY, healthy eating, employmentin Alexandria, then turn right onto the B857 during village festivals in May andFacilities: December. Telephone: 07837 862 174 Facilities: sold locally. support and individual development. before turning again into Heather Avenue, Directions: Located just off Kirkton North Facilities: E-mail: [email protected] Open: By arrangement Road, near the junction with the A705. Facilities: Facilities: then Colquhoun Drive. Bus: Local routes from Website: www.hopegardentrust.org.uk Directions: Located in the village of Vidlin on Signposted from Junction 3 of the M8. Alexandria and Balloch Train: Nearest station Open: 9am-4pm the north east side of mainland Shetland, near Bus: No. 301 Train: To Livingston North Open: 9.30am-4pm winter, 9.30am-4.30pm Lochaber Rural Education is Balloch, then 15 minutes walk Open: Variable - contact for details to the ferry terminal. Vidlin is signposted off Station, then no. 301 bus summer. Closed Christmas Day and New Directions: Take the A814 west out of Open: Open access the A970 from Lerwick Contact: 5 Colquhoun Drive, Rosshead, Directions: Four miles from the Kessock Year’s Day Centre andDumbarton Children’s and turn right at the traffic lights Open: Daylight hours Contact: Millfield, Kirkton, Livingston EH54 7AR Open: 10.30am-dusk Alexandria G83 0QW Directions: Just off the A95 between Bridge, north of Inverness. Take the Munlochy into Castlehill Road, then follow signsContact: to the Lunnasting Primary School, Vidlin, Directions: On the Niddrie Mains Road, Telephone: 01506 414 957 Directions: Located on Gorgie Road in Directions: Two miles east of Forfar on the Telephone: 01389 721 556 Grantown on Spey and Aviemore.Directions: Garden is Next to the children’s play area turn off from the A9 and then the first left for Farm, Highlands,farm. Train: Dalreochnear Station, DumbartonShetland ZE2 9QB halfway between Road and the A1 E-mail: [email protected] Edinburgh, after the junction with A70 A932, almost opposite Foresterseat caravan Open: Open days only (contact for details) by the Strathspey Steam Railway andin the opposite Botanic Gardens, located on the Greathalf a mile. Bus: Nos. 26 and 22 Train: To Telephone: 01806 577 253 link. Bus: Lothian Nos. 2, 14, 30, 32 Website: www.almondvalley.co.uk Bridge Centre Garden Dalry Road, south west of the city centre. Fort WilliamContact: 113 Castlehill Road, Castlehill, site. Bus: Nearest station is Forfar the Boat Hotel. Enter on the upperWestern level Road in central Glasgow. Bus: Nos. 66Inverness, then use bus Website: www.lunnasting.shetland.sch.uk Directions: On Lanark Road, south west of Bus: Lothian bus nos. 1, 2, 3, 25, 33. G82 5AT Contact: The Thistle Foundation, Niddrie through the archway. Bus: Grantownand 20on fromSpey Central Station Train: Nearest Contact: The Murton Trust, Murton Steading,Edinburgh city centre, near Kingsnowe golf Project, Contact: Allanglach Wood, North Kessock, First bus 27 and 28 Train: Edinburgh A ‘Noah’s Ark’Telephone: of animals01389 live at 732 the 734farm, Mains Road, Edinburgh EH16 4EA to Aviemore route Train: Boat of stationGarten is Hillhead Underground Station Murton, Arbroath Road, Forfar, Angus DD8 2RZcourse. Bus: No. 44 from Princes Street, Ross- IV1 3XD Haymarket Station, then 10 minutes walk which has panoramicE-mail: [email protected] views of Ben Nevis and Telephone: 0131 656 9919 Features a naturalStation dryon thestone Strathspey ‘Lade’ wall Steam and Railwayan Telephone: 01307 819 491 Edinburgh. Ask for Redhall View bus stop Contact: Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Telephone: 01463 811 923 18 the surroundingWebsite: countryside.www.knowetopcommunityfarm.co.uk There is easy TyneparkE-mail: [email protected] interesting mosaic. There are plans to create a Contact: 51 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 2LA E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Drumullie Mill, Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 0UE E-mail: [email protected] access, country walks and a playing field for Contact: 97 Lanark Road, Edinburgh EH14 2LZ Website: www.thistle.org.uk wildlife/wetland area, seating, sculptures, a Telephone: 0131 337 4202 Website: www.murtontrust.org.uk Boat of Garten PH24 3BG Telephone: 0141 946 7122 Website: www.glachbeg.org.uk sports, as well as an activity centre with Telephone: 0131 443 0946 Project, East Lothian play area and planted borders. E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01479 831 231 E-mail: [email protected] training and educational facilities. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.gorgiecityfarm.org.uk A resource centre for people with mental Facilities: Website: www.boatofgarten.comWebsite: www.weegarden.co.uk Facilities: illness, set up in 1992. Features large gardens 34 with , lawns, vegetable and fruit 25 areas. The garden hosts frequent plant sales. Open: Staff on site Monday to Wednesday, Facilities: 2 9am-5pm. Accessible on foot through various entry points at other times

Directions: The garden is situated next to Open: Monday to Friday 11am-4pm Mill Lade in Poldrate, Haddington. The town 28 is located on the A1, east of Edinburgh Open: Monday to Friday 10am-3pm, call for Directions: The garden is located next to 12 summer opening hours 31 St Mary’s Church and the River Tyne, five Contact: Bridge Community Centre, The Hidden Gardens, Directions: Five miles north of Fort William, minutes from Haddington High Street. Poldrate, Haddington, East Lothian EH41 4DA 9 15 Bus: Frequent buses from Edinburgh Telephone: 01620 823 137 Glasgow just off the A82 on the road to Aonach Mor Ski Centre (first entrance on the left). Bus: Train: Closest station is Longniddry Intended as both a sacred garden and a Occasional service only Train: Fort William Contact: Tynepark Resource Centre, Poldrate, celebration of nature, this award-winning Haddington, East Lothian EH41 4DA green space is a community resource Contact: Aonach Mor Road, Telephone: 01620 822 444 offering rest, relaxation and inspiration Fort William PH33 6SW alongside opportunities for leisure and Telephone: 01379 708 642 The Secret Garden, Alness In Bloom, lifelong learning activities. E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.lret.org.uk Highlands, near Inverness Facilities: East Lothian The Secret Garden was created in 2002 by There are seven garden areas around the 6 a local community group, transforming a town which are looked after by volunteers derelict space into a tranquil woodland under the umbrella group Alness in Bloom. Miners Garden, garden. Flat-topped stone walls border These green spaces include a Millennium woodland and shrub areas and enclose a Garden, a residents’ park, the High Street Open: Tuesday to Saturday 10am-8pm or gravelled seating area with a picnic table. and the entrance area to a local housing dusk. Sunday 12pm-6pm or dusk were chosen to attract wildlife. estate. Facilities are located within a few Created on waste ground at the Scottish Allotments Directions: To the rear of Tramway, Albert minutes of each site. Mining Museum, the garden features Facilities: Drive, Pollokshields in Glasgow. Bus: Nos. 23, references to the mining industry and Facilities: 38, 45, 57, 59 Train: Pollokshields East (three communities with plants, a pigeon hut, in Scotland Golspie Recycling minutes from Central Station) 22 industrial artefacts and a woodland area. Contact: Tramway, 25 Albert Drive, Open: 9am-dusk summer Environmental and Environmental Healthy Roots, Aberdeen Facilities: As well as the many community farms Glasgow G41 2PE Directions: Located in Cockenzie at the and gardens listed on this map, there are Improvement of West Action Network (GREAN), Local volunteers are transforming derelict landTelephone: 0141 433 2722 The Nursery Garden, junction of Edinburgh Road and Osborne hundreds of allotment sites in Scotland, into an attractive community garden. It is a E-mail: [email protected] Terrace. Bus: Lothian No. 26, First bus No. 129 Open: Open access Kilbride, Ayrshire Highlands, near Wick great place for children to play and has lots ofWebsite: www.thehiddengardens.org.uk East Lothian many of which have community plots as wildlife. There is fruit to pick, vegetables to Contact: 7 Park Road, Port Seton, well as plots for individuals. Directions: The town is located on the A series of small gardens and green spaces This formerly derelict plot now provides mini Acts as the HQ for East Lothian EH32 0AR grow and to make. The garden is Roots and Fruits, The Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society B817, off the A9. Parking is available in located along the main street and nearby glen,allotments for local groups, using compost in Bloom members. It comprises a polytunnel, Telephone: 01875 812 410 also used by disabled groups. Open: Open all year (SAGS) represents allotment in the town centre. Bus: No. 25/25X from plus various entrances to the town. The Greenfrom the recycling project. A polytunnel three greenhouses, two sheds and a summer Bridgend Farm Community East Lothian Scotland, and it may be able to help you Inverness Train: Alness Station Centre boasts an award-winning wormery, provides other groups with propagation and Facilities: Directions: On the right hand side of the house. Volunteers tend plants for the public find a site near you. Contact: The Heritage Centre, 102 Allotment Health Project, large and composting area. storage facilities. There is a secluded and entrance to the Scottish Mining Museum, westgardens, containers and hanging baskets in Promotes healthy eating and access to fruit tranquil area on-site for picnics. of the A7 at Newtongrange. Bus: No. X95 the town, together with plants for sale to theand vegetables at affordable prices. Local SAGS aims to protect, preserve and promote High Street, Alness, IV17 0SG Facilities: Edinburgh from Edinburgh Bus Station, or local Lothian local community. residents are involved in growing and learning allotments in Scotland and they have an Telephone: 01349 883 005/884 812 Facilities: services Nos. 3, 3A and 29 Train: Edinburgh about where food comes from. informative website. Several local authorities Website: www.alness.com This project started in March 2006 with four Facilities: Lochboisdale Community Waverley Station also have allotment officers, and there are plots and a greenhouse on an organic Facilities: three regional allotment federations, in allotment site. Run by the NHS, it aims to Open: Open access (Green Centre Open: Open access Contact: Scottish Mining Museum, Garden, South Uist, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow. promote health through organic fruit and by arrangement) Open: 9am-5pm Directions: The garden is located to the 19 Lady Victoria Colliery, Newtongrange, vegetable growing, involving people of all Western Isles Midlothian EH22 4QN Open: Monday to Friday 10.30am-1pm, For contact details of these Directions: West Kilbride is located on the Directions: Located off the A9 on Bank north of Manor Walk, adjacent to Heathryfold 35 ages, ethnic backgrounds and abilities. Telephone: 0131 663 7519 or by arrangement Open: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9am-3pm allotment federations contact: A78, north west of Kilmarnock. The Green Road, between Golspie High School, the Allotments, Middlefield Caravan Park and Newly planted garden with heathers, Sunnybank Football Club. Bus: Nos. 17 or 18 E-mail: [email protected] Directions: St Josephs Ground, Meadowmill, Facilities: Centre is opposite the community centre in industrial estate and the swimming pool. ornamental grass and scree, plus herbaceousWebsite: www.scottishminingmuseum.comDirections: In the grounds of Cockenzie Email: [email protected]. Corse Street. Bus: Various west coast buses toBus: No. 958, Inverness to Wick route to Auchmill Road, no. 23 to Manor Avenue and shrub beds with mosaic features. Public Primary School, on Osborne Terrace in near the Longniddry exit from the A1 Website: www.sags.org.uk West Kilbride Train: West Kilbride Station Train: Golspie Train Station Train: Aberdeen Station, then bus or taxi Cockenzie. Bus: Lothian No. 26, First Bus (first left and then left again). Bus: No. 26 toilets are next to the garden. Alternatively, if you already have an allotment No. 129 Train: Train Station Contact: West Kilbride Community Contact: Unit 2, Industrial Estate, Golspie, Contact: 3B Manor Park, Manor Walk, and need advice, the Allotments Regeneration Open: By arrangement Facilities: Initiative Ltd, 86 Main Street, West KW10 6RN Aberdeen AB16 7UJ Contact: 58 Inglis Avenue, Port Seton, Contact: 82 High Street, , Initiative can provide information and support 3 Directions: Located on Old Dalkeith Road, Kilbride, Ayrshire KA23 9AP Telephone: 01408 634 253 Telephone: 01224 680 330 East Lothian EH32 0AQ East Lothian EH33 1HH on subjects such as funding, security issues and near the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Bus: Nos.Telephone: 01294 822 266 Email: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01875 811 788 Telephone: 01875 616 337 setting up allotment associations. In addition, 33 and 49 from Princes Street/The Bridges E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.middlefield.freeuk.com Open: Open access the ARI Mentor Network can provide advice Train: Edinburgh Waverley Station Website: www.westkilbride.org.uk and support at a local level. Directions: Lochboisdale is located on South Contact: Bridgend Allotment Site, 41 Uist at the southern end of the A865. There is Email: [email protected] Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4TE a ferry link from Oban on the mainland. The Website: www.farmgarden.org.uk/ari Telephone: 07789 500 388 garden is adjacent to the tourist office in the Kinross Potager centre of the village 26 Garden, Kinross Contact: Lochboisdale Amenity Trust, Stracathro Walled Talla Chidhe, Lochboisdale HS8 5TH 32 A range of flowers and vegetables are grownTelephone: 01878 700 155 Garden, Brechin 13 in this community garden by children from E-mail: [email protected] 29 Provides recreational and rehabilitation the local primary school and members of an facilities for hospital patients as well as a Ardvasar Community 16 adult education group. Plants are also used place of interest for general visitors. 10 around the town by Kinross In Bloom. Permaculture Project, Facilities: 7 Facilities: Run by and for local people to grow Open: Visitors to the hospital can view Toilets vegetables for home consumption, this project Open: April-September, during daylight hours the garden is based around a communal polytunnel. Directions: Adjacent to 46 Bowtin Road in 23 Directions: Within the grounds of Stracathro Open: 9am-9pm Kinross, near the M90. Bus: City Link bus from Hospital, just behind the Macmillan Centre. Entrance fee Edinburgh to Perth, then 10 minutes walk Drive through the hospital, past the Mansion Directions: Behind the village hall in House, over the small bridge, then turn left Ardvasar on the Isle of Skye. Ardvasar is Contact: The Wing, Lethangie, Kinross KY13 9EY after the coach house on the right. Bus: To signposted from the A851. It can also be Telephone: 01577 865 238 Stracathro Hospital reached using the Armadale-Mallaig ferry E-mail: [email protected] Café Contact: Clearbank Cottage, Contact: Ardvasar, , Isle of Skye IV45 8RS Stracathro, Brechin, Angus DD9 7PX Telephone: 01471 844 700 Mossburn Community Telephone: 01674 840 924 E-mail: [email protected] Play area Website: www.skye-permaculture.org.uk Farm, Lockerbie, Dumfries & Wildlife garden Aims to enhance the lives of animals and Rubha Phoil Forest The Choices Programme Hillswick Health Centre people through animal rescue work. The farm Good For Ewe, Highlands, 20 Lothlorien Community, gives sanctuary, care and temporary housing Garden, Isle of Skye Garden, Shetland for unwanted or abused animals. Also provides Holiday activities , West Described as ‘an ecological masterpiece’, this Medicinal plants, traditional flowers and Corsock, Dumfries care for animals to be released back into the Dunbartonshire Garden and Ecological wild. Learning facilities for children and work living permaculture site features a range of Community farming project providing peopledrystone dykes feature in this garden, which is Provides therapeutic support for eight Peace of Mind organic fruit and vegetables, plus examples of based at the village’s health centre. A seat has experience opportunities are available. 36 4 Part of an education programme for S3 and without access to land an opportunity to grow residents with mental illness. The gardens sustainable energy and recycling systems. Fully accessible Trail Sandwick (GAETS), been installed to allow visitors to admire the S4 children from the local school. Designated their own fruit and vegetables. Also provides cover a number of acres containing pasture, Facilities: Garden, Visitors can enjoy a touch and taste garden, a garden and its sculptures. grounds have been set aside for pupils and affordable, -free produce to the local woodlands, pond, wild flower areas and bluebell woodland walk, intriguing ‘wind toys’ Shetland The garden was created as an innovative way teachers to work together to create a market community. Facilities: willow beds. Fruit and vegetables are grown in and a welcoming on-site shop. A developing school and community the organic gardens, which are at the heart of to help improve mental well-being in the local Handwashing facilities garden and wildlife garden. Facilities: garden with links into a network of the community’s working structure. community. Work began on the project in Facilities: Facilities: footpaths leading to other areas of December 2005. Facilities: interest in this part of Shetland. Open: Open access Open: 10am-4pm. Tea room closed in winterFacilities: Covered area Facilities: Open: By arrangement Directions: Hillswick is at the northern end Directions: From the A709, turn south onto Open: 9am-4pm Directions: On the Poolewe to Cove road. of the A970 on Shetland. The health centre the B7020 at Lochmaben. From the A75 turn is at the crossroads in the middle of town. Open: By arrangement Directions: Located opposite the After exiting Inverasdale, GFE is located on north on the B7020, two miles west of Annan.Open: Open access Open: Dawn to dusk Shop/things for sale Bus: Limited service a few times a week from Skypoint Centre, on Lennox Drive in Faifley. a lane on the right just before the school. Directions: Near Corsock on the A712 westTrain: Nearest station is Lockerbie Open: Open access Brae or Lerwick Knowetop Community Directions: Adjacent to the children’s play Directions: Adjacent to the Armadale to Bus: No. 62 to Faifley Train: Nearest station Bus: Westerbus from Inverness. One a day, of Dumfries Contact: Hightae, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Directions: Sandwick is on the A970, southas far as Poolewe Farm, Dumbarton area in Kings Park, just off the M9 in Stirling Mallaig ferry point on Skye is Singer, Contact: Hillswick Health Centre, West Ayre, Contact: Rokpa Trust, Moniaive Road, Corsock,Galloway DG11 1LE The Thistle Picnic area of Lerwick. Bus: From Lerwick to Sunburgh. Hillswick, Shetland ZE2 9RW Contact: c/o Stirling Users Network, The Contact: Ardvasar, Sleat, Isle of Skye IV45 8RS Boat of Garten Contact: Skypoint, Lennox Drive, Faifley, Contact: 15 Coast, Inverasdale, Castle Douglas, DG7 3DR Telephone: 01387 811 288 Bus stop located at Stove, Sandwick Telephone: 01806 503 277 The farm was set up in 1980 on the edge of a Norman McEwan Centre, 41 Cameronian Telephone: 01471 844 700 Community Wildlife Clydebank G81 5JY Ross-shire IV22 2LR Telephone: 01644 440 602 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] estate by a group of local residents Street, Stirling FK8 2DX E-mail: [email protected] Community Garden, Telephone: 01389 876 442 Contact: Westland, Swinister, Sandwick, Telephone: 01445 781 331 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.mossburn.org Website: www.hillswicksurgery.shetland.co.ukwho were keen to improve the quality of life Telephone: 01786 446 159 Website: www.skye-permaculture.org.uk Garden, Edinburgh E-mail: [email protected] ZE2 9HH Website: www.goodforewe.org Website: www.lothlorien.tc Animals on site Highlands, near Aviemore in the area. Activities include organic farming, E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 01950 431 531 animal husbandry, recycling, composting and Opened in July 2002, this colourful and A tranquil spot where visitors can enjoy the promoting environmental awareness. The farm is imaginative garden was designed by local scenery and watch for trains chugging along available for training events and birthday parties. volunteers. The garden is an excellent resource Volunteering the nearby Strathspey Steam Railway. for social and educational workshops, cultural