Wildfire partnership urged after Green Cleugh Blaze threatened Pentland Hills

The fire could have escalated from 17 hectares to a landscape-scale incident affecting more than 6,000 hectares

Mia Willemsen
News and business reporter
clock • 4 min read
May 2026: A wildfire in the Pentland Hills was battled by gamekeepers and land managers – image credit Jenny Cowan
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May 2026: A wildfire in the Pentland Hills was battled by gamekeepers and land managers – image credit Jenny Cowan

A report, following a fire at Eastside Farm in the Pentland Hills during late May, is urging for a formal wildfire partnership to be established. The Green Cleugh Wildfire Debrief Report examines...

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