Calling all friends of Holyrood Park - come and help us

Holyrood Park is one of Edinburgh's greatest treasures, yet too often it falls short of its potential. Years of heavy traffic, erosion, neglect and under resourced management have left parts of the park under strain.

- Lorna Slater, Scottish Greens Lothian MSP

Now, a new community-led initiative aims to change that. I'm leading community groups and volunteers in creating a Friends of Holyrood Park organisation to give local people and park users a more effective voice in how the park is cared for and improved.

At the public meetings we've held so far, we've heard from people who want to see the park become greener, safer and more accessible, with the needs of biodiversity and activities better balanced with traffic management.