Riverside Park is a large town park situated in Glenrothes, Fife. The park straddles the River Leven valley riparian corridor, comprising significant areas of woodland, grassed playing fields and wetlands. The Lothrie Burn flows through the park as a

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

connecting to the River Leven. Riverside Park has numerous pleasant woodland walks, floral gardens, a pond,

community orchard A community orchard is a collection of fruit trees shared by communities and growing in publicly accessible areas such as public greenspaces, parks, schools, churchyards, allotments or, in the US, abandoned lots. Such orchards are a shared res ...

and an

arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor ...

. The park also has several equipped play areas, numerous town art sculptures, adventure play areas, skateboard ramps, seasonal toilets and fitness equipment. Some of the park's town art was gifted to Glenrothes by its twin town Boblingen, Germany.

History

The park previously formed much of the landscaped grounds and gardens associated with

Leslie House Leslie House in Leslie, Fife — a Grade A listed historic building in the County — is the largest and earliest Restoration house in Fife, Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Rothes for over 250 years, remaining today still the seat o ...

. This was the former home of the Earl of Rothes, from the time of John Leslie, 1st Duke & 7th Earl of Rothes until the time of Norman Leslie, 19th Earl of Rothes. Leslie House was substantially damaged by fire in 2009, but is currently undergoing restoration and upon completion will once again be a significant landmark in the western portion of Riverside Park.

Gallery

File:Glenrothes riverside park.jpg, The entrance to the park featuring flower art File:Park at Glenrothes.jpg, Riverside Park Pond File:Marching Hippos, Riverside Park.jpg, Hippos made from concrete appear at the park File:A little top up - geograph.org.uk - 772326.jpg, River Leven running through the park File: Waterfall on Lothrie Burn - geograph.org.uk - 1004044.jpg, Lothrie Burn waterfall File:Defenceless one fife.jpg, Statue from Boblingen, Germany in the park File:Leven bridge.JPG, Leven Bridge, crossing over the park and the River Leven File: The Heritage, Glenrothes.jpg, Southeastern entrance to the park from Fullerton Road

References

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