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In This Issue Bi-annual newsletter of the Pentland Hills Regional Park / Issue 47 Spring / Summer 2017 In this issue Graeme Donnachie – Lochs and Hills ContentsPAGE 16 PAGE 2 to the latest edition of the Pentland Welcome Pentland Hills Regional Park staff Beacon. If you haven’t explored these (virtual) pages before, Steven Webley you’re in for a treat. The Beacon collates articles from outdoor Regional Park Manager professionals across the Pentland Hills area, letting you know Jenny Hargreaves what’s been happening in the hills, and about upcoming activities. Senior Natural Heritage Officer Victor Partridge I’m new to my role, having initially the Friends of the Pentlands, landowners, recreational users Natural Heritage Officer: Harperrig taken over as Paula Newton’s who are a redoubtable bunch of and organisations which work to Threipmuir, Hillend, Swanston, maternity cover, and soon after hardy volunteers with unmatched together to keep the Park area a Boghall accepting a permanent position energy and enthusiasm. Every welcoming, working landscape. in the Regional Park. My outdoors article written in here has been Enjoy! Tommy McManmon background comes from remote penned by someone with Natural Heritage Officer: Harlaw, environs: growing up in the a passion for our Regional Tommy McManmon Bonaly, MOD land (until November Scottish Borders by the Cheviot Park. They also have an Natural Heritage Officer, 2017, then Carlops to Flotterstone) Hills, I’ve also spent many years appreciation of the unique mix of Pentland Hills Regional Park living and working in the Knoydart Meryl Norris peninsula. This job is proving to Natural Heritage Officer: Carlops be an ideal chance to explore to Flotterstone (maternity cover for the oft-overlooked Pentland hills, Paula Newton until November 2017) which have unexpected pockets of remoteness throughout, despite their proximity to the city. I’ve used this issue to bring together some of the people and organisations already encountered in the job. These include fellow new-start Andrew Law in the Natural Heritage (City) team, PHRP Natural Heritage Officer Martin Duncan (now full-time Access Officer), the valuable work of Edinburgh and Lothian Greenspace Trust, and PAGE 3 Pentland Hills Regional Park DONATION SCHEME The Pentland Hills Regional Park The staff that manage the Regional The Donations Scheme is a Completed projects: covers an area of 10,000 hectares Park carry out a large number of simple way for people to put with over 100km (62 miles) of projects in order to increase the something back into the Regional • Upgrading of steps leading paths. Approximately 500,000 visitor’s enjoyment of the Park. Park. The scheme allows people into Bonaly Country Park from people enjoy recreation in the These include: path construction to make a general donation for Torduff Reservoir (2012). park every year; walking, cycling, and maintenance; signage and environmental improvements in • A new recycled plastic seat for horse riding and fishing to name waymarking; installation of access the Park. the Flotterstone Glen (2011). but a few of the recreational gates; habitat improvements activities. for wildlife; and improvement of All funds raised are used only for • 500 copies of the ‘Horse Riding facilities at visitor centres and new ‘added value’ projects on the in the Pentland Hills Regional other popular sites. There are ground and not for the day to day Park’ leaflet (2010). always more to do than resources running of the Service. For more information and to allow. That is where the Donations donate visit the Regional Parks Scheme can help. website: www.pentlandhills.org PAGE 4 Event: Walking with Wilfred Owen Writing workshops and guided walks 10 August and 21 October n the Autumn/Winter 2015 there. Both walks will leave at edition of Pentland Beacon 11am from Harlaw House Visitor historian Neil McLennan Centre. The walks will take four shared his research, showing to five hours to complete. You Ithe impact of the Pentland Hills must be in good health and walk on First World War poet Wilfred at your own risk. You should Owen. Neil’s research shows also come with appropriate that Owen referred to the hills shoes and clothing for any and his time in Craiglockhart as weather conditions. The walks If you would like to write your own “my Oxford.” Born in Currie, Neil are moderate-to-challenging, response to walking in Owen’s time for writing, and reading and walked amidst the hills regularly although will keep to established footsteps, writer and facilitator sharing the results over a cup of as a boy. In the last few years he footways. There will be a chance Helen Boden will lead creative tea or coffee. has been chairman of the Wilfred to hear more about Owen’s time writing sessions to accompany Owen’s Edinburgh 1917-2017 in Edinburgh, and to meet some and complement the walks. The walks/workshops package Committee who have aimed to First World War soldiers along Warm-up exercises, suitable for will cost £8 on the day, or £5 to bring a series of events to the the way! The walks will take place all levels of experience, will prime just attend a walk or workshop capital to raise awareness of the on 10 August and 21 October – you to walk as poets. Fiction separately. To book your place, war poets’ time and inspiration exactly 100 years to the day on and non-fiction are welcome. email: they drew from Edinburgh. both dates that Owen walked from The workshops will give you the [email protected] Threipmuir to Glencorse. Neil chance to engage all the senses, For information on the many other As part of those events Neil will will be retracing his route exactly notice details, and think about Owen events this year, check lead two walks in the Pentland and sharing some of his stories words (including place-names, out the Facebook group: Wilfred Hills retracing the footsteps of along the way. The walks will both geological features, and wildlife), Owen’s Edinburgh 1917-2017. Owen and the Craiglockhart War complete at the Harlaw House sounds, rhythms, time and space. Hospital Field Club who walked Visitor Centre. After the walk there will be further PAGE 5 Event: Pentland Hills Regional Park Biodiversity surveys 2017 The Pentland Hills Regional Park runs biodiversity surveys throughout the year. These surveys are part of our responsibilities under the local biodiversity action plans. They also give us an understanding about the plants and animals which live here, and how we can manage the Regional Park to enhance these species. All surveys are free to attend and do not require any prior knowledge or experience. Booking is essential – see contact details below. Please wear warm, waterproof clothing and sturdy footwear. Day Date Time Survey Title Location Meeting point Mon 3/4/2017 0630-0830 Breeding Birds Bonaly Moorland Bonaly Country Park Upper Car Park Fri 7/4/2017 1330-1530 Pond survey Harlaw Wildlife Garden Harlaw Visitor Centre Mon 1/5/2017 0630-0830 Breeding Birds Bonaly Moorland Bonaly Country Park Upper Car Park Wed 10/5/2017 1330-1530 Green Hairstreak Butterfly Bonaly Country Park Bonaly Country Park Upper Car Park Wed 17/5/2017 1330-1530 Green Hairstreak Butterfly Castlelaw and Kirk Burn Flotterstone Visitor Centre Mon 5/6/2017 0630-0830 Breeding Birds Bonaly Moorland Bonaly Country Park Upper Car Park Wed 21/6/2017 1330-1530 Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary Butterfly Bavelaw Marsh/Red Moss Threipmuir Car Park Thur 29/6/2017 1330-1530 Small Pearl-Bordered Fritillary Butterfly Bavelaw Marsh/Red Moss Threipmuir Car Park Tue 18/7/2017 1330-1530 Wildflower Meadow Survey Hillend Country Park Hillend Country Park Upper Car Park Fri 11/8/2017 1330-1530 Wildflower Meadow Survey Bavelaw Marsh Threipmuir Car Park To book, or for further details, contact us at Pentland Hills Regional Park HQ: Telephone: 0131 529 2401 email: [email protected] web: www.pentlandhills.org PAGE 6 2-6 May: Help plant 5,000 trees in Scotland’s WWI Wood lans are being drawn up for mock battlefield. Scotland’s First in 2014, as well as an avenue Keep an a week of volunteer public World War Wood in the Pentland of 50 wild service trees which eye on the Ptree planting at Dreghorn Hills is a living, growing thank-you we hope will provide an annual events page at and Castlelaw Ranges on the to everyone who lived through the flash of red during autumn. The http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk edge of the Pentlands this May. conflict, from those who paid the second phase of planting will for details, or email: The Woodland Trust is marking highest price and their families, to take place in 2017, with 19,000 [email protected] the 100th anniversary of World the hardworking men and women trees going into the ground. for more information. This is a War I by planting Centenary on the home front. The plan is that 5,000 of these unique opportunity to remember Woods in England, Scotland, will be planted by volunteers in those who contributed to the Northern Ireland and Wales. Woodland Trust Scotland is the week of 2-6 May 2017. The war effort, as well as do your working with the Defence week will include school planting bit to boost wildlife habitats and Dreghorn is the location for Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) days, staff days for some of the biodiversity in the Pentlands. Scotland’s Centenary Wood. The and lead partner Sainsbury’s project’s corporate partners, and site is steeped in military history to plant over 100 acres of land, public planting opportunities. All George Anderson and has been used as a training connecting up existing woodland are welcome to take part, whether Woodland Trust ground for over 100 years.
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