by Richard Barron | 29 April 2022 | News
During the review of their core paths plan, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park proposed a change to the core paths at Gartmore. The landowners Gartmore House were unhappy with what was going on and instigated a judicial review of the process. Gartmore House v...
by Richard Barron | 27 April 2022 | News
In April the Cairngorms Capercaillie Project at the Cairngorms National Park Authority invited views on taking forward the advice in the February NatureScot Review of Capercaillie Conservation and Management – Report to the Scientific Advisory Committee....
by Richard Barron | 14 April 2022 | News
… to update that is! There are only a few routes still needing to be surveyed as part of our updating of Scottish Hill Tracks. First published in 1947 the book contains 344 routes through hilly or remote terrain that vary from short day walks to long ones, with a few...
by Richard Barron | 12 April 2022 | News
We have just contributed to the recent consultation on the draft National Planning Framework 4. The National Planning Framework (NPF) is a long-term plan for Scotland last updated in 2014 that sets out where development and infrastructure is needed. Statutory...
by Richard Barron | 18 March 2022 | News
We gave qualified support to today’s announcement that Scottish Government Ministers have allocated up to £1.5 million for a third instalment of the Better Places Fund for seasonal posts to help manage recent vastly increased pressure on Scotland’s countryside. Along...
by Richard Barron | 14 March 2022 | News
ScotWays are looking for volunteers to help us by going for a walk (or run, bike or horse ride) along one of the routes featured in Scottish Hill Tracks. This is a guidebook with a difference – it covers Mainland Scotland (and Arran, Mull and Skye) in a network of 344...
