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£4.5m scheme for Galloway Forest Park


A new visitor complex at Kirroughtree and a major refi t of Clatteringshaws are to form part of a major £4.5m investment at Scotland’s Galloway Forest Park. T e proposals, which have been drawn


up by Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), form part of a wider strategy to enhance the park’s visitor experience and to double tourist expenditure across the local economy by 2015. FCS is part of the Scottish Government’s Environment and Forestry Directorate and is responsible for the management of the country’s national forest estate. Details: http://lei.sr?a=I9s7Y


Green spaces to help recovery


T e Forestry Commission has published new guidance to outline the “positive role” that well-designed green spaces and parklands can play in the recovery of patients from ill- ness and injury. Greenspace Design for


Health and Wellbeing provides advice on how the design of green spaces around hospitals and other wellness facilities can help supplement clinical care for patients. It is expected that the


An artist’s impression of the new visitor centre


Scottish Seabird Centre plans expansion


T e Scottish Seabird Centre (SSC) near Edinburgh has announced its plans to expand and enhance its visitor experi- ence under the working project title of the National Marine Centre. Simpson and Brown, the original


architects of the SSC, have designed the proposals for the new-look building. Additional space will also help the centre develop its education work. SSC currently off ers the Discovery Centre, which gives visitors the chance to view seabirds using live interactive cameras, the Environment Zone and the Migration Flyaway experi- ence. Details: http://lei.sr?a=d4H0Y


Defra confi rms new English wildlife havens


Environment secretary Caroline Spelman has announced that 12 new wildlife zones across England will receive a share of £7.5m to help increase participation in nature schemes. T e funding will go towards encouraging local people to become involved with nature, as well as the creation of new wildlife havens and the restoration of habitats. Projects at the Nature Improvement


Areas will comprise providing heathland on brownfi eld sites, a new 7-hectare (17.2-acre) lagoon and a network of wildlife-friendly dewponds. Details: http://lei.sr?a=W3y3D


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new practice guide will be of interest to health practi- tioners, planners and policy makers within the NHS and other sectors that are involved in patient care. Forestry Commission chair Pam Warhurst said: “We’ve all long known that we feel bet- ter aſt er spending time outdoors and in green spaces such as parks and woodland.


T e new guidance outlines how green spaces can be used in recovery “Now a raſt of research fi ndings in recent


years have confi rmed that this experience is not just a vague impression, it represents a range of very real mental and physical health benefi ts.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=L6M7g


Children ‘losing connection’ with nature


A report claims to have found “overwhelming” evidence of a long-term and dramatic decline in children’s relation- ship with the outdoors. Produced by naturalist,


author and TV producer Stephen Moss, Natural Childhood has combined years of academic research and surveys on the subject and highlights how a genera- tion of children is losing touch with the natural world. T e report found that fewer


T ere has been a radical reduction in the ‘roaming radius’ of children


than 10 per cent of children play in wild places; down from 50 per cent a generation ago. Meanwhile, the ‘roaming radius’ for children has declined by 90 per cent in 30 years. T e study outlines the need to tackle the


rise of ‘Nature Defi cit Disorder’ and suggests that ‘capturing’ children before they enter the


teenage years is crucial – kids familiar with nature before the age of 12 years old form a lifelong passion for the environment. T e National Trust responded by initiating


a two-month inquiry into how it can better reconnect children with the natural world. Details: http://lei.sr?a=d1w0Y


Edinburgh unveils new Union Canal strategy


A new strategy has been launched by the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC), in partnership with British Waterways (Scotland), to maxi- mise leisure uses on the historic Union Canal. T e local authority is aiming to provide activi- ties including boating, rowing and cycling for


Read Leisure Management online leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital


residents and visitors along the 16km (9.9- mile) length of the 200-year-old waterway. Plans to create a “canal culture” through rec-


reational and community uses will be backed with the development of seven hubs along the Union Canal. Details: http://lei.sr?a=j1J5w


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