What is Corstorphine in Bloom?
It’s a community effort to brighten our streets, parks and everyday routes with flowers, animal themes, and welcoming green spaces. This is about people like you helping out — in ways that feel good and easy for you.
Get Involved
🌱 Micro Volunteer
Pick something you enjoy — even 10 minutes here and there helps! Or simply cheer things on.
🏪 Businesses & Groups
Sponsor or adopt a planter and support your local area. Advertise. Put up a hanging basket.
🏫 Schools & Young People
Curriculum-linked activities across nature, art, science and wellbeing.
A Green Safari Trail Through Corstorphine
A walkable trail linking five parks and eleven shopping areas, with planting, wildlife themes and community displays along the way.
🌿Greener Streets
Planters, trees and pollinator-friendly planting in shopping areas and along key routes.
👐Community Action
Micro-volunteering that fits everyday life — residents, schools, groups and businesses working together.
🐦Wildlife & Wellbeing
Friendly nature themes that make walks more fun and give you a reason to spend time outside with family or friends.
Why It Matters
- 🌼 Health & wellbeing
- 🧒 Children and learning
- 🏪 Support for local businesses
- 🌍 Nature recovery and climate resilience
Greener streets improve how places feel and how people feel living there. This project supports city priorities on wellbeing, climate action and community empowerment.
What’s Happening Now
We are starting up and organising to see what support we have. The council will help if people come forward. Please say you will support us even in a small way.
Our Vision
We’re here to make our neighbourhood feel healthier, greener and friendlier — at a pace that suits you.
- Connecting five parks and eleven shopping areas
- Encouraging walking and everyday contact with nature
- Supporting biodiversity as part of Edinburgh’s Nature Network
- Helping neighbours share pride in our community
Help Corstorphine Bloom
Small actions, shared locally, make a big difference.