Forthquarter Park open for summer
20 June 2008
Residents and visitors to North Edinburgh area are set to enjoy a new green space this summer. Disappointed by repeatedly being unable to allow the public access to the entire park area due to situations beyond their control, National Grid Property will open three quarters of The Forthquarter Park in time for the summer holidays.
A £2m investment by National Grid Property has created a 20 acre green oasis at The Forthquarter. Snaking through the whole development the Forthquarter Park provides an attractive and welcome open space for residents, workers, students and visitors to what was once the towns largest gas works.
To create The Forthquarter Park a 20 acre section of the former gasworks has been transformed to provide a home for a wide range of local wildlife and has incorporated existing features such as the former cooling pond, which has been landscaped and now has a platform so that visitors get an uninterrupted view of plants and wildlife.
National Grid Property designed the park to provide access to the waterfront and to make The Forthquarter an attractive and inviting place to be. Featuring woodland and watercourses, boardwalks and cycle paths, the Park links the existing community with the one that is emerging. Integrating the old with the new and creating a vibrant mix that is attracting interest and stimulating the local economy.
The park comprises 200 existing trees and a host of additional native plants including: 800+ semi-mature birch trees, 15,000 shrubs and around 43,000 sq metres of new grassland – that’s the equivalent of 10 football pitches!
Security, safety and maintenance are priorities at The Forthquarter Park and for the benefit of the community the area has been fitted with CCTV cameras, which are monitored 24 hours a day.
National Grid Property are urging local schools, outdoor activity providers, ranger services and a host of organisations to take visit the park and see for themselves what facilities this open natural open space offers. Residents and visitors alike are encouraged to take ownership and use the space for leisure, educational and environmental activities.
Residents and visitors to North Edinburgh area are set to enjoy a new green space this summer. Disappointed by repeatedly being unable to allow the public access to the entire park area due to situations beyond their control, National Grid Property will open three quarters of The Forthquarter Park in time for the summer holidays.
A £2m investment by National Grid Property has created a 20 acre green oasis at The Forthquarter. Snaking through the whole development the Forthquarter Park provides an attractive and welcome open space for residents, workers, students and visitors to what was once the towns largest gas works.
To create The Forthquarter Park a 20 acre section of the former gasworks has been transformed to provide a home for a wide range of local wildlife and has incorporated existing features such as the former cooling pond, which has been landscaped and now has a platform so that visitors get an uninterrupted view of plants and wildlife.
National Grid Property designed the park to provide access to the waterfront and to make The Forthquarter an attractive and inviting place to be. Featuring woodland and watercourses, boardwalks and cycle paths, the Park links the existing community with the one that is emerging. Integrating the old with the new and creating a vibrant mix that is attracting interest and stimulating the local economy.
The park comprises 200 existing trees and a host of additional native plants including: 800+ semi-mature birch trees, 15,000 shrubs and around 43,000 sq metres of new grassland – that’s the equivalent of 10 football pitches!
Security, safety and maintenance are priorities at The Forthquarter Park and for the benefit of the community the area has been fitted with CCTV cameras, which are monitored 24 hours a day.
National Grid Property are urging local schools, outdoor activity providers, ranger services and a host of organisations to take visit the park and see for themselves what facilities this open natural open space offers. Residents and visitors alike are encouraged to take ownership and use the space for leisure, educational and environmental activities.