Food price rises could increase allotment waiting times
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Rising food prices could put even more pressure on waiting lists for Scottish allotments, according to a gardening charity.
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The Scottish Allotments and Gardens Society said many people were already facing waits of 10 years or longer for a plot.
Vice chairman Richard Crawford believes the rising cost of food will further increase interest in allotments.
Inflation across the UK is at its highest rate in 40 years.
Mr Crawford told BBC Scotland that the numbers applying for an allotment had surged during the pandemic.
"The Covid-19 outbreak saw many people applying for allotments - the issues around physical and mental health becoming paramount - and allotments combined benefits for both," he said.
"Now, there is a a food price challenge, and people are going to be thinking more about growing their own."
BBC Scotland asked all 32 local authorities in Scotland how many people were currently waiting for an allotment.
Of the 16 that responded, Edinburgh had the largest waiting list with 2,637 people waiting for a plot. Glasgow had 1,829 people on its waiting list and there were 1,787 people waiting in Fife.
Three local authorities reported longest wait times of more than 10 years and one person in Dumfries and Galloway has been waiting for a plot at a popular allotment since 2000.