This map is available in larger type and Braille and type larger in available is map This Published in August 2006. August in Published for any errors. any for Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens cannot be held responsible held be cannot Gardens Community and Farms City of Federation While care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this information, the information, this of accuracy the ensure to taken been has care While so please telephone beforehand if you are planning a group visit. group a planning are you if beforehand telephone please so appreciated! Most projects also have limited staff, or are run by volunteers, by run are or staff, limited have also projects Most appreciated! gardens and farms usually run on very tight budgets and donations are always are donations and budgets tight very on run usually farms and gardens Community Gardens community However, stated. otherwise unless free is listed projects the to Entry and Farms www.farmgarden.org.uk/scotland [email protected] [email protected] email: 7058 623 0131 Tel/Fax: Scottish Office PO Box 17306 Edinburgh EH12 1AJ EH12 Edinburgh 17306 Box PO Office Scottish Almond Valley Kinross Potager FCFCG 1 19 Heritage Trust Garden at: Office Scottish our contact please farm, or garden community new information about our work or for advice and support on setting up a up setting on support and advice for or work our about information Alness Knowetop Community further For farms. and gardens community for body representative 2 In Bloom 20 Farm UK-wide the is Gardens Community and Farms City of Federation The Ardvasar Community Lochaber Rural 3 Permaculture Project 21 Education Centre and Children’s Farm Boat of Garten 4 Community Garden Lochboisdale 22 Community Garden Bridge Centre 5 Garden Project Lothlorien involved! get and map the open So 23 Community Bridgend Farm out. them dig you help to guide handy a is map 6 Community Allotment Lunnasting School This environment. local its reflects that appeal and flavour distinctive Health Project 24 Grounds Project own its has Each from. choose to lots are there and communities, These diverse green spaces have grown from within their local their within from grown have spaces green diverse These The Choices farm! or garden community local your than further no Look 7 25 Miners Garden Programme teach? to ways new stimulating find and classroom Market Garden the escape to wanting teacher a you are Or people? like-minded Mossburn some meeting fancy and end loose a At food? own your growing and The Children’s 26 Community Farm green going like Feel gym? the face can’t but exercise, some doing be 8 Garden to Ought wildlife? encouraging and environment local your improving Murton Organic by difference a make to Want much? too getting lifestyle Hectic Environmental 27 Community Garden 9 Improvement of West Kilbride The Nursery 28 Garden Garden and Community 10 Ecological Trail Peace of Sandwick (GAETS) 29 Mind Garden Gardens Glachbeg Croft 11 Redhall Walled Education Centre 30 Garden and Farms Golspie Recycling and 12 Environmental Action 31 Roots and Fruits Network (GREAN) in Scotland Rubha Phoil 32 13 Good For Ewe Forest Garden Rosshead Community 33 14 Gorgie City Farm Garden The Secret 34 15 Healthy Roots Garden Stracathro Walled Hillswick Health 35 Garden 16 Centre Garden The Thistle 36 17 H.O.P.E Trust Community Wildlife Garden 18 The Hidden Tynepark Garden Gardens 37 Project Map and Information The garden - created and maintained by local Facilities: events and as a meeting place for different people - is used for musical and cultural events 11 14 17 24 27 33 groups throughout the year. 1 during village festivals in May and December. 8 30 Facilities: Facilities: Open: 9am-4pm Open: Open access Directions: Take the A814 west out of Directions: Just off the A95 between Dumbarton and turn right at the traffic lights Directions: On the Niddrie Mains Road, Grantown on Spey and Aviemore. Garden is into Castlehill Road, then follow signs to the halfway between Dalkeith Road and the A1 by the Strathspey Steam Railway and opposite farm. Train: Dalreoch Station, Dumbarton link. Bus: Lothian Nos. 2, 14, 30, 32 the Boat Hotel. Enter on the upper level Contact: 113 Castlehill Road, Castlehill, Contact: The Thistle Foundation, Niddrie through the archway. Bus: Grantown on Spey Dumbarton G82 5AT Mains Road, Edinburgh EH16 4EA Almond Valley Heritage to Aviemore route Train: Boat of Garten H.O.P.E Trust, Arbroath Telephone: 01389 732 734 Telephone: 0131 656 9919 Station on the Strathspey Steam Railway Trust, West Lothian This organic garden, in the grounds of E-mail: [email protected] Rosshead Community E-mail: [email protected] A museum, farm and discovery centre, Contact: Drumullie Mill, Hospitalfield House, operates a vegetable box Website: www.knowetopcommunityfarm.co.uk Garden, West Website: www.thistle.org.uk stretching almost a mile along the riverside Boat of Garten PH24 3BG scheme and provides horticulture training and site. The water mill dates back several Telephone: 01479 831 231 Glachbeg Croft Education work experience for people with learning Dunbartonshire centuries and old farm buildings house many Website: www.boatofgarten.com Centre, Highlands, Gorgie City Farm, difficulties. There is also a wildlife pond and Lunnasting School Three separate sites on the grounds of friendly animals including sheep, goats and memorial garden. former tenements, comprising a family cows. There is also a duck pond and tractor The Children’s near Inverness Edinburgh 21 Grounds Project, Shetland garden, a contemplation garden and an 37 Facilities: rides are available. Garden, Glasgow A farm and garden project providing hands-on Established by local residents in 1982 on a Originally created when the local school was events garden. The gardens are a partnership programmes for schools and adults with special derelict site in the heart of Edinburgh. The farm rebuilt, the gardens now have several between the community, West Dunbartonshire Facilities: Based at Glasgow’s Botanic Gardens, the aim Murton Organic Redhall Walled 5 needs, plus community events such as arts and now has a variety of animals, plus herb, wildlife interesting features including dry stone walls, a Environment Trust and the local council. here is to show that growing healthy food like crafts projects. Many activities take place in the and organic vegetable gardens. Activities range planticrub (sheltered plant enclosure), murals Community Garden, Forfar Garden, Edinburgh fruit, vegetables and salad is fun and that the Open: Monday to Friday 2pm-4pm Facilities: centre’s grass-roofed eco-building, which can from craft classes to education workshops. and a mosaic. Crops are rotated each year and This new garden is an extension of the The garden has been in existence since results taste good too. Children take part in be hired out for conferences. The community Visitors and volunteers are always welcome. Directions: Follow the A92 through pupils are involved in most aspects of the work. Murton Trust’s environmental education park 1750 and now provides a safe, attractive the whole process, from planting seeds to group also runs open days and other events. Arbroath and take the A933 Westway north and nature reserve, situated on a former sand environment for individuals recovering harvesting. The garden is also used for arts Facilities: Facilities: to Hospitalfield House. Bus: No. 49 from and gravel quarry. The garden forms a stop on from mental illness. Activities include organic and cultural and community events. Facilities: Open: Open access Arbroath Bus Station Train: Arbroath Station the park’s nature trail and all food grown is horticulture, DIY, healthy eating, employment Facilities: sold locally. support and individual development. Directions: From the A82 take the A811 exit Contact: c/o 5 Albert Street, Arbroath, in Alexandria, then turn right onto the B857 Open: 10am-5pm Angus DD11 1RA Open: By arrangement Facilities: Facilities: Lochaber Rural Education before turning again into Heather Avenue, Telephone: 07837 862 174 Directions: Located just off Kirkton North Directions: Located in the village of Vidlin on then Colquhoun Drive. Bus: Local routes from E-mail: [email protected] Centre and Children’s Road, near the junction with the A705. the north east side of mainland Shetland, near Alexandria and Balloch Train: Nearest station Open: 9.30am-4pm winter, 9.30am-4.30pm Website: www.hopegardentrust.org.uk Signposted from Junction 3 of the M8. Open: Variable - contact for details Farm, Highlands, near to the ferry terminal. Vidlin is signposted off is Balloch, then 15 minutes walk summer. Closed Christmas Day and New Open: Daylight hours Bus: No. 301 Train: To Livingston North the A970 from Lerwick Bridge Centre Garden Open: 10.30am-dusk Directions: Four miles from the Kessock Year’s Day Fort William Contact: 5 Colquhoun Drive, Rosshead, Station, then no. 301 bus Directions: Two miles east of Forfar on the Bridge, north of Inverness. Take the Munlochy A ‘Noah’s Ark’ of animals live at the farm, Contact: Lunnasting Primary School, Vidlin, Alexandria G83 0QW Project, East Lothian Directions: Next to the children’s play area Directions: Located on Gorgie Road in A932, almost opposite Foresterseat caravan Open: Open days only (contact for details) Contact: Millfield, Kirkton, Livingston EH54 7AR turn off from the A9 and then the first left for which has panoramic views of Ben Nevis and Shetland ZE2 9QB Telephone: 01389 721 556 Features a natural dry stone ‘Lade’ wall and an in the Botanic Gardens, located on the Great Edinburgh, after the junction with A70 site. Bus: Nearest station is Forfar Telephone: 01506 414 957 half a mile. Bus: Nos. 26 and 22 Train: To 18 the surrounding countryside. There is easy Telephone: 01806 577 253 Directions: On Lanark Road, south west of Tynepark Garden interesting mosaic.