Excerpt from Edinburgh council debate on opening private gardens to public - by councillor Dan Heap of Scottish Greens #scotland #edinburgh #RightToRoam

From the recent debate on the motion of allowing public access to private parks of Edinburgh #scotland #edinburgh

On 8 June, Edinburgh's Culture and Communities Committee voted 6–5 against even exploring whether large private gardens could be opened to the public voluntarily. Roll-call taken from the council's own webcast of the meeting. #Edinburgh #AccessToNature #Scotland #LocalDemocracy

How do you tell whether a city gives everyone fair access to nature? #OpenParks #Edinburgh #Scotland #RightToRoam