Friends of Hailes Quarry Park

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Friends of Hailes Quarry Park We are a friendly group of local residents who help look after the park. We aim to develop it for the community and for nature.

Please come and use the community herb garden we built. Or help with tree planting, weeding, litter picking, and events. Our vision is for a park where people from our different local communities – Longstone, Kingsknowe, Hailesland, Dumbryden, Murrayburn, Sighthill, and Parkhead (as well as Broomhouse and wider Wester Hailes) - come together to enjoy nature in the city. We want it to be safe and welcoming and a place where we can deepen our connection to the natural world. We want to see a wider range of residents using the park with facilities that are well-kept and encourage people to spend more time in the park doing what they enjoy. We are proud of our lovely slice of nature and want to help enhance its natural richness and support biodiversity. We want it to offer events and activities that will enhance the lives of the people who live here.

Come and help make a film in the park on 10th October with SCOREscotland! Open to 14-18 year olds. See poster for detail...
27/09/2026

Come and help make a film in the park on 10th October with SCOREscotland! Open to 14-18 year olds. See poster for details ❤️👍

As part of SCOREscotland's Youth Climate Leadership Programme, they will be holding 'Future in Focus' a film making workshop inviting young people to consider their hopes for the future and explore a simple but powerful question: What would life look like if everything turned out okay?

Thanks to the Community Payback Team for coming to build the benches at the Longstone end of the park. People had been a...
27/09/2026

Thanks to the Community Payback Team for coming to build the benches at the Longstone end of the park. People had been asking for more places here to stop and rest at these spots and these benches are much appreciated 😊 thanks to Edinburgh Council for last year’s community grant that let us buy this timber as well ❤️
If you’re interested in joining the Friends group please email [email protected]

27/09/2026
Has anyone lost these glasses? Found on the ground in the play area - they are now on one of the benches.
25/09/2026

Has anyone lost these glasses? Found on the ground in the play area - they are now on one of the benches.

A reminder folks - if there isn't room in the bin please take your bagged rubbish out of the park and put it in the next...
13/09/2026

A reminder folks - if there isn't room in the bin please take your bagged rubbish out of the park and put it in the next bin you find that has space in, rather than leaving it on the ground beside the bin. The seagulls / foxes get the bag open otherwise, and then this happens... Thank you :)

We’re at the Westside Market in Westside Plaza - come and enjoy some live music from Big Noise, delicious free curry (le...
29/08/2026

We’re at the Westside Market in Westside Plaza - come and enjoy some live music from Big Noise, delicious free curry (lentil or chicken) from SCOREscotland, learn a bit of Gaelic with Brydon from the Communitywellbeingcollective, meet the The Edinburgh Tool Library and take away a wee bag of baby spinach from Sighthill Community Centre: Gate 55💕 it’s on til 1pm we’ll be here til 12.30 👍

We’ve been doing some planting near three of the entrances to the park. We also planted native ferns to provide more hab...
28/08/2026

We’ve been doing some planting near three of the entrances to the park. We also planted native ferns to provide more habitats for wildlife (and hopefully soak up more of the rain in wet weather!) in the middle woods. And the Community Payback Team have come and built some more benches to provide more places to rest.
If you’d like to lend a hand with our gardening and planting activities, the gardeners meet every first and third Wednesday of the month 6.30pm at the herb garden - we’re usually here for an hour.
Next session is this coming Wednesday 2nd September 👍🪏🌹🌳

The Disc Golf championships are tomorrow: starts at 10am near the play area. Spectators welcome! 🤗
28/08/2026

The Disc Golf championships are tomorrow: starts at 10am near the play area. Spectators welcome! 🤗

1 Week until the National Team Championships at our very own Hailes Quarry Park All very welcome to come along and spectate / volunteer. Who will be crowned club champions for 2026?

July in the Quarry: wild cherry; small skipper butterflies; yarrow; roses in the garden; nigella; fungi on a tree-stump;...
06/08/2026

July in the Quarry: wild cherry; small skipper butterflies; yarrow; roses in the garden; nigella; fungi on a tree-stump; marshmallow plants; evening primroses; apples growing on our trees; teasels.

06/08/2026

Yes - we're looking to fill the roster for Sunday coming. If you can help drop us an email [email protected] 🙏

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