The park benefitted from an £8m restoration with funding from the
National Lottery, and cycling lobby group
Sustrans amongst others. The park was awarded
Green Flag in 2020. The redevelopment work was developed to include the restoration of key historic features, enhance accessibility and provide visitor facilities. Conservation, sustainability and biodiversity formed an integral part of the masterplan. Garden and building restoration work was done to give an understanding of the heritage, context, place quality and future use the Park. Local community groups were involved in consultation and co-design. The park is well known for its rose gardens and provision of new facilities including community teaching areas, a café and toilets. The new facilities are of a modern design. The restoration of heritage assets included repairs to the walled garden, reinstatement of the wrought iron bandstand and the renovation of the winter gardens glasshouse. The bandstand which had been removed in 1987 due to its condition was made in the Lion Foundry in
Kirkintilloch in 1909. The glasshouse features a bust of
Gandhi, tropical plants and a statue of the
Goddess Sakthi. The replanting of the restored gardens required more than 5,000 hedging plants, 8,000 herbaceous plants, roses worth more than £40,000 for the rose garden. 5,000 plants were added around the bandstand. The herbaceous border has 6,000 plants, including 350 purple allium. In addition, several species of bird nest in the park and otters have been seen in the river and the skatepark. == History ==