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Friends of the Pentlands is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registered in Scotland No. SC035514

13/10/2026

Workdays in October: Three squads out today:
1) Drystane Wall repairs at Harperrig
2) Fence repairs at Torphin / Drain clearing at Bonaly
3) Meadow maintenance at the Lyne Wter loop near Baddinsgill.

05/10/2026

Unofficial workday in October: A couple us were planting out and seed-sowing in the recently turf-lifted sections of the meadow beside West Linton Golf Club. The plants will flower next year and start the cycle of self-seeding.

02/10/2026

The Friends of the Pentlands 2027 Calendar is now available. You can order from our online shop at https://pentlandfriends.org.uk/fop-shop/
It is also available at a number of outlets (subject to availability): Craigdon, Colinton PO, Corstorphine PO, Corstorphine Gift Tree, Currie Gift Stop, Molly's Juniper Green, Riccarton Garden Centre, Pentlandhills Cafe Express at Flotterstone, Loganlea Fishery, The Knot at West Linton, the Olde Toll Tea House West Linton, Water of Leith Visitor Centre

30/09/2026

Corporate Workdays in September: We were joined by a squad from Scottish Widows helping to extend the wildflower meadow beside West Linton Golf Club. It's beginning to look more & more like a large joined-up meadow with paths rather than isolated patches of wildflowers!

25/09/2026

Workdays in September: Two squads out on Thursday:
1) Return to gorse control at Bonaly
2) Meadow maintenance at the Lyne Water loop beside Baddinsgill (day 1).

24/09/2026

Corporate Workdays in September: A small team from Abbvie were out at West Linton Golf Club Arboretum & Meadow - removing grass from the young trees, removing rogue Aspen saplings and turf-lifting to extend the meadow.

16/09/2026

Workdays in September: Four squads out today:
1) Path maintenance at Boghall
2) Bridge repairs at Gala Ford
3) Meadow maintenance at Hillend
4) Drain clearance in Green Cleugh - 15 cross drains cleared on the W end of the Green Cleuch track.
Pictures from Boghall & Gala ford

14/09/2026

Litter-picking in September: Another litter pick today at Dreghorn. A lot of bags of rubbish collected in the hotel car park. 18 bags in total.

09/09/2026

Workdays in September: Some shots from the squads out at the meadows at Harlaw, tackling some invasive plants, and at Patieshill tidying up the perimeter and extanding the Meadow area.

02/09/2026

Corporate Workdays in September: We were joined by a team from Amove Asset Management clearing overgrown vegetation from the car park at Little Vntage.

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Edinburgh

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http://www.pentlandfriends.org.uk/

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