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Conservation Volunteers: Drain Clearance

Date: 20th May 2012

Location: Flotterstone Information Centre

Time: 10:15 - 15:00

Working with the Ranger Service to carry out practical conservation tasks.

Help keep the drains clear on some of the higher paths in the Pentland Hills Regional Park - The Kirk Road, Scald Law and Carnethy Hill.

Meet: Flotterstone Car Park

Bring: Sturdy footwear, old clothes, lunch, gardening gloves and a small spade if you have one (larger spades will be available).

Booking: Essential

Suitable for over 16 years old.

For more information contact the Pentland Hills Ranger Service.

Cost: FREE

Large Red Damselfly Survey

Date: 21st May 2012

Location: Outside Tiphereth, Torphin Road

Time: 11:00 - 13:00

Large Red Damselfy Survey

Join a Ranger to survey for one of the Regional Park's damselfly species. Once widespread throughtout the UK, numbers have declined in Eastern Scotland.

Booking: Essential

Bring: Sturdy footwear and waterproofs.

For more information and to book contact the Pentland Hills Ranger Service.

Cost: FREE

Large Red Damselfly & Green Hairstreak Butterfly Survey

Date: 28th May 2012

Location: Bonaly Country Park

Time: 11:00 - 15:30

Large Red Damselfly & Green Hairstreak Butterfly Survey

Join a Ranger for a full day surveying for one of the Regional Park's damselfly species and locally rare butterflies.

Booking: Essential

Bring: Sturdy footwear, waterproofs and lunch

For more information and to book contact the Pentland Hills Ranger Service.

Cost: FREE

Conservation Volunteers: Vegetation Clearance

Date: 3rd Jun 2012

Location: Harlaw Car Park

Time: 13:00 - 16:00

Working with the Ranger Service to carry out practical conservation tasks

We need your help to cut back encroaching vegetation at Harlaw and give the area a summer tify up.

Booking: Essential

Bring: Sturdy footwear, waterproofs and gardening gloves if you have them.

Suitable for over 16 years.

For further information contact the Pentland Hills Ranger Service.

Cost: FREE

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary Butterfly

Date: 18th Jun 2012

Location: Threipmuir Car Park

Time: 13:30 - 15:30

Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary Survey

Join a Ranger to help survey for this beautiful but locally rare butterfly. Found only in the Edinburgh region of the Regional Park and one of the few remaining colonies in the South East of Scotland: the small colony only occupies a two hectare area.

Booking: Essential

Bring: Sturdy footwear and waterproofs

For more information and to book contact the Pentland Hills Ranger Service.

Cost: FREE

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