ECBI - Edinburgh Community Backgreens Initiative - Providing Greenspace for the Community

Community Backgreens

Almost all of the tenements in Edinburgh have a backgreen.  In some cases these backgreens are well used and cared for, and in others, neglected and of little amenity to the residents.  ECBA was established to encourage and support tenement dwellers to work with their neighbours to regenerate backgreens into beautiful and bountiful community greenspaces.

The kind of support we can offer depends upon the goals of the residents and the make up of the backgreens at your site.  In this section of the website we have provided a lot of information about the community backgreen model and how to develop a project.  If you have any questions after having a browse, get in touch.

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- Find out more about Community Backgreens and their typical features;

- See images of the Copenhagen Backyards, which inspired the creation of ECBA;

- Take a look at the sites we have already set up in Our Sites

See the Advice & Info section of the Grow Your Own Edinburgh website for helpful resources on setting up your own Community Backgreen Group.





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Use the site finder feature to find community backgreen sites