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These are not guidebooks about which path to follow or what hills to climb, these are books that cover the management and development of outdoor access.

Publications are grouped by subject area and then by decade.

Each entry follows the same layout and is organised thus:

Author, (Year of publication), Title, Publisher, followed by a paragraph about the book. This may be the advertising paragraph from the book cover or a short review.

Where possible a weblink is included, but some of the publications are not available online so you will need to use your favourite bookseller to get a copy. Some are no longer in print so you may need to go to a real bricks and mortar library to find a copy.

Lamont K & Jessiman L, (2024) Livestock Worrying Policy Brief, SRP Project A3.4, SRUC #

A policy brief co-produced by participants of a livestock worrying workshop, which was held in Cupar, Fife in Spring 2023. Participants included: access officers, countryside rangers, dog training experts, farmers /land managers and social science academics. Recommendations from the workshop participants are included in this policy briefing.

Key recommendations were to review the Scottish Outdoor Access Code to reduce ambiguity and improve clarity around dogs being under control and discouraging the phrase ‘right to roam’ in favour or a ‘right of responsible access’. Other recommendations included higher fines for dog-related offences and increased education and awareness raising for dog owners.

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