The May edition of the Pentland Post has now been published. For this, and previous editions, go to the Newsletters page.
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Butterflies of the Pentlands leaflet
As part of a project to photograph all the species of butterfly known to be in the Pentlands, Bob Douglas has produced a pictorial guide to the twenty species which have now been recorded. Two were officially recorded for the first time in 2021. See the information leaflets page.
April Workdays
The programme of workdays for April has now been published on the Events page
Bavelaw Bird Hide Re-opens
After a two-year closure due to Covid restrictions the Robin Aitken Bird Hide at Bavelaw has re-opened.
FotP Walk, Wed 6 April
Details of the Friends of the Pentlands walk on Wednesday 6 April are now on the Events page.
March Workdays
The programme of workdays for March has now been published on the Events page
Arboreta
A new page on this site about the arboreta maintained by Friends of the Pentlands has now been added.
More Information Leaflets
A couple more downloadable information leaflets have been added: Pentland Rocks! a guide to the geology of the Pentlands, and a pdf version of the Pentland Place-Names booklet.
Event Details Update
The talk on by Dr Joanna Soden on “The Pentland Hills through Artists’ Eyes” has been rescheduled for Tue 22 March (from Thu 24). Full details are now on the Events Page.
PHRP Joint Committee
We are pleased to report that the Friends of the Pentlands has now joined the Pentland Hills Regional Park Joint Committee as a voting member in order to act as ambassador to the users of the Regional Park.