Edinburgh Nature Network

The Edinburgh Nature Network is a buzzing, blossoming Edinburgh where everyone has access to nature, and nature has access to everywhere.

It is a collaborative initiative designed to connect the city's green and blue spaces, creating a thriving network where wildlife and people can flourish. It is about making nature more accessible, more resilient, and more visible across our city – from gardens and grasslands to rivers and railways.

Together, we are building a greener, healthier Edinburgh – one space at a time.

ENN Live Tracking

Scottish Wildlife Trust have led on developing the monitoring and evaluation framework for the Edinburgh Nature Network – on their website you can find out how we’re tracking the project. 

Dive into our interactive map and discover:

• Key wildlife corridors
• Priority habitats
• Green spaces with upcoming improvement projects
• Areas where you can get involved

ENN Action Log

Here is how you can be part of the network:

• Join a community project – Local groups are planting, mapping and restoring spaces
• Volunteer – Help with cleanups, planting days or citizen science
• Submit sightings – Every wildlife record helps us build a better map
• Share your ideas – What green spaces matter to you?

We have created a map to help us track delivery of Nature Network actions across Edinburgh: Survey 123 is a spatial mapping tool.

Are you working on a project that contributes to the Edinburgh Nature Network? Fill out the Survey 123 Form and let us know!

We are very excited to have pilot projects delivering the Edinburgh Nature Network across the city.

Recent success stories include:

• Wilding Wee Space in Leith: A once-neglected corner now buzzing with bees and colour
• Corridor planting near Corstorphine Hill: Reconnecting fragmented woodlands
• Bird and bat boxes installed in urban schoolyards: Helping young people connect with nature daily

Find out more below: 

From volunteering and gardening in your local area, to counting the butterflies you see; from planting native species to support local wildlife to creating a wildlife friendly allotment - your contribution matters. Join the network!  

Any questions? Get in touch by sending an email to: thrivinggreenspaces@edinburgh.gov.uk 

Check out The Conservation Volunteers Eventbrite for any environmental events coming up: Edinburgh Biodiversity Action Team | Eventbrite 

The Edinburgh Nature Network (ENN) is the first urban Nature Network in Scotland.  Nature Networks are a requirement for every local authority in Scotland. Developed by the Thriving Green Spaces project, Scottish Wildlife Trust and the University of Edinburgh, it is all about connecting, creating and improving our natural spaces across Edinburgh for the benefit of people and nature.   

ENN is a long-term strategic approach to manage, restore and enhance the urban landscape of Edinburgh. It highlights opportunities to take action across the city, using natural solutions to address the threats of biodiversity loss and climate change.    

It focuses on creating a well-connected, healthy, resilient ecosystem whilst enhancing the ability of the city to adapt to climate change, providing multiple benefits to wildlife, human society and the economy.  

The first phase of the ENN mapped seven different habitats (such as woodland and grassland) and seven different ecosystem services across the city of Edinburgh. Ecosystem services are the ways that nature provides for us – from purifying air to the health and wellbeing benefits of nature. Bringing together the mapping alongside holding workshops with organisations and stakeholders across the city to include the local expertise, 200 actions city-wide were identified that would create our Edinburgh Nature Network.