Friends of the Pentlands

17/06/2026

Workdays In June: Completion of the boardwalk at Little Vantage, plus a solo litter-pick.

16/06/2026

Corporate Workdays in June: Drain laying and clearing at Threipmuir with volunteers from Scottish Government Environmental Analysis team

13/06/2026

Visitors at Old Pentland Cemetry: FoP members will be aware that Old Pentland Cemetery is one our more recent conservation and restoration sites. Work there is progressing well with the permission of the landowner and periodic assistance from local residents and Midlothian Council.
This week we were delighted to welcome a group of some 20 Penicuik-based students of the University of the Third Age (U3A). The enthusiastic visitors were given an impromptu talk and then a tour of the site. This went down very well and there were several comments on how much improved the condition of site was, as compared to a few years ago.

12/06/2026

Litter-picking in June: A walking litter pick on Wed. The squad started at Bonaly, walked around Torduff, around Clubbiedean and back to the starting point.
And a lunch break at Clubbiedean.
Two bags-worth of rubbish collected.

11/06/2026

Workdays in June: Further extension of the boardwalk on the path from Little Vantage.

06/06/2026

Litter-picking in June: Some shots from Weds clean-up at Flotterstone, and some unusual stuff found!

04/06/2026

Corporate workdays in June: A squad from Lloyds Bank/Scottish Widows out on maintenance of the Silverburn / Lowries Den path.

02/06/2026

Not sure whether this will be Father's Day Fun or Mid-Summer Madness, but it will be in a very good cause! FoP secretary, Ian Walford, and his daughter, Rachel, will be walking 30 miles from Leith along the Water of Leith and then down the Pentland Way on 20th June (the day before Father's Day) to raise awareness of the wonderful work of Anne Hope House in Edinburgh where Rachel is a staff member. If you would like to know more and support Anne Hope House, just click on the just giving link

Help Rachel Mair raise money to support Bethany Christian Trust

29/05/2026

Workdays in May: Another day building a boardwalk on the boggy bits of "Thieves Road" from Little Vantage.

26/05/2026

Litter-picking in May: Whilst many folk were enjoying the Bank Holiday sunshine, we had a litter-picking squad out at Hillend. Five bags-worth collected, plus another couple of bags by one of our members earlier.