Victoria Gardens - Take pride in the Doig’s fountain and activate this green space through planting that provides shade and increases biodiversity.

Located at the back of Dunoon Burgh Hall, Victoria Park was once a green space featuring flower beds, benches and a stunning Victorian water fountain donated by Provost Doig in the late 19th century. 

Although still an attractive green space with benches, the park no longer has flower beds, just grass that is regularly cut. There is no shade or shelter in the park and although the fountain remains, there is no signage to interpret the fountain's story.

Local Place Plan 

• Consider working with community stakeholders including St John’s Church, Dunoon Burgh Hall and local residents to develop a plan for Victoria Park to become a more vibrant green space for plants and people, such as a community orchard space. 
• Improve heritage information about Doig’s fountain.

• Improve signage about dog fouling. 
• Argyll and Bute Council to explore funding to restore the fountain more fully.

• Provide recycling bins and bike parking. 

 Community Action Plan 

• Argyll and Bute Council to work with community stakeholders to identify funding to support the co-creation of a Green and Blue space strategy and maintenance plan.  

• Argyll and Bute Council to work with community stakeholders to identify funding and utilise existing maintenance resources more effectively to support a spaces for wellbeing and biodiversity agenda more effectively at a local level.