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tiompan T
tiompan Jun 12, 2010 20:42:34
Replying to Howburn Digger

Howburn Digger wrote:
Megalithics wrote:
Is this right to roam stuff valid in practice?

Anyone had good/bad right to roamy experiences with landowners?

Puzzled,

Maggie & Keith

Absolutely valid in practice and enshrined in law. I cannot concieve of Life any other way and had genuinely forgotten that the southern neighbours had such heavy restrictions on their basic freedoms. I suppose living under such an oppressive system down South, our freedom to roam and go where we please up here in Scotland must seem a bit unreal and unbelievable.

Come up. Walk anywhere you want. Stop anywhere you wish and take it all in. Fill your boots.

There are siome limitations ,during the stalking season and grouse shooting it's dangerous for man and beast .Some estates also have a restrictions between April and August when you are asked to stick to tracks to avoid possible problems with ground nesting birds . Splendid irony with signs that declare "Wildlife consrvation area " adjoining grouse butts and traps with five rooks and no water .

B Branwen
Branwen Jun 13, 2010 15:21:56
Replying to tiompan

...and it wouldn't be advisable to exercise your right to roam across Blair Drummond safari park.

There's a place where the fella wants to reintroduce wild bears and wolves to Scotland, and he's fenced it all in and is trying to have the right to roam there stopped for safety reasons, isn't he? Wonder how he got on.

I suppose with health and safety madness they will stop trusting scots to be careful on their own and start telling them where they can and cannot go soon too.