The Pentland Hills Regional Park is located immediately to the south west of Edinburgh and is a living, working landscape, that offers great opportunities to experience, learn about and enjoy the outdoors.  With around 10,000 hectares of countryside and over 100km of paths, the Regional Park is a great place for walking, cycling, horse riding, fishing and orienteering. Approximately 600,000 people use the park every year and a number of charity fundraising events are also now encouraging participants from across the UK. 

The Regional Park offers both gentle and challenging routes, Paths take you to summits, through cleughs and glens as well as around reservoirs. Vistas from the higher tops give a panoramic view across the Firth of Forth, the Borders and to Ben Lomond.  The Park contains a variety of important habitats. This rich mosaic of wildlife, open spaces, farmed land and natural beauty is the result of people having been part of the landscape for thousands of years.  Working closely with farmers, landowners and communities, the Pentland Hills Regional Park seeks to retain the essential character of the hills

We carry out projects to improve the visitor’s enjoyment of the Park. These include:

• path construction and maintenance
• signage and waymarking
• installation of access gates
• habitat improvements for wildlife
• improvement of facilities at popular sites
• education and interpretation through the Pentland Hills Ranger Service 

The Pentlands are cherished and enjoyed by many people.

Please help us to improve and maintain the facilities in the Park by donating here.

The money we raise through voluntary car parking contributions and donations to the park is all invested back in the Pentlands.

If you want to play your part in helping to improve the path network, then why not make a donation today?

Examples of costs projects that you could donate towards:

• Bridge material - £1400
• Loop path at Flotterstone, viewing platform and picnic tables - £6000
• 450m of all ability path - £7000
• Footbridge – purchase and installation - £3500
• Junior Ranger Service training activities and programme delivery - £7500

If you would like to sponsor or fund a particular project, bridge or section of path then please contact [email protected]

If you are able to make regular donation to the work of the Regional Park, this is also possible through the “donate” button and selecting the “regular” tab.

Visit the Pentland Hills Regional Park website

TEXT Donation

You can support the Pentland Hills Regional Park by text!! 

Text PENTLAND to 70085 to donate £5.

Alternatively scan the QR code below to text your donation...

Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message, and you’ll be opting into hearing more from us. If you would like to donate but don’t wish to hear more from us, please text PENTLANDNOINFO instead.

Alternatively, you can opt to give any whole amount up to £20, for example Text PENTLAND3 to 70085 to donate £3 or PENTLAND20 to 70085 to donate £20. Thanks!

Gift Aid Declaration

Boost your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 donated.

Gift Aid is reclaimed by MyParkScotland from the tax you pay for the current year. Your address is needed to identify you as a UK taxpayer.

The additional funds generated through Gift Aid donations are invested in the Parks4Life endowment fund which offers long term support to our wonderful parks through the Parks4Life Community Fund.

Adding Gift Aid to a £10 donation increases the amount claimed by MyParkScotland to £12.50

After paying platform and management fees, this typically means that an online donation of £10 becomes a park investment of £11.53.

So the project receives your £10 donation and the ‘extra’ £1.53 is invested in the Parks4Life endowment fund which supports the long term future of our wonderful parks.

Please notify MyParkScotland if you:

- want to cancel this declaration
- change your name or home address
- no longer pay sufficient tax on your income and/or capital gains

If you pay Income Tax at the higher or additional rate and want to receive the additional tax relief due to you, you must include all your Gift Aid donations on your Self-Assessment tax return or ask HM Revenue and Customs to adjust your tax code.