Regional parks of Scotland

The regional parks of Scotland are areas of attractive countryside that are of importance for recreation due to their proximity to population centres.

Combined, these three cover 440 square kilometres (168 sq mi), or about 0.5% of Scotland's total land area.

[2] The origins of the regional parks can be traced back to the work of the former Countryside Commission for Scotland.

[3] Since then there have been proposals for the creation of additional regional parks, generally in other popular hill areas close to large cities in central Scotland.

[4] In 2012, Scottish Natural Heritage suggested that a new regional park could be created in the Campsie Fells.