Scottish Outdoor Access Code
The right of access to the outdoors comes with responsibilities. Your access rights and responsibilities are fully explained in the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (external website).
Countryside users should
- Take responsibility for your own actions
- Respect people’s privacy and peace of mind. When close to a house or garden, keep a sensible distance from the house, use a path or track if there is one, and take extra care at night
- Help land managers and others to work safely and effectively . Do not hinder land management operations and follow advice from land managers. Respect requests for reasonable limitations on when and where you can go
- Care for your environment. Do not disturb wildlife, leave the environment as you find it and follow a path or track if there is one
- Keep your dog under proper control. Do not take it through fields of calves and lambs, and dispose of dog dirt
- Take extra care if you are organising an event or running a business and ask the land owner’s advice.
If you have any queries, please contact the Access Team.
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