Update 14th March:The Scottish Government has abandoned its plan to lease 25% of Scotland’s most productive forests to private management for 75 years.
Read more at The Herald newspaper.
Contributions to the consultation included one from INVOC and one from SOA; thanks to all who contributed to these co-ordinated responses.
14th Mar 09 
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2009 Agreement Between the Scottish Orienteering Association and the Capercaillie Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group on the Use of Forests for Orienteering Competitions and Training where Capercaillie are Present.
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Over the last two decades, the magnificent capercaillie has declined rapidly throughout Scotland. A national survey during the winter of 1998 produced an estimate of approximately 1100 birds – half the number found in the previous survey five years earlier! If the decline continues at this rate, the species could be extinct within ten years. This is an astonishing prospect, given that the Scottish population was estimated to have been in the region of 20,000 birds during the 1970s. It is now thought that fewer than 1000 birds remain in Scotland.
29th Oct 08 Read more…
Dear Countryside User
Scottish Natural Heritage would like you to help with some research following the introduction of the new statutory right of responsible access in February 2005 under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
24th Sep 08 Read more…
This monitoring report is to assess the impact of orienteering on the Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve.
It is aimed at recording any damage to vegetation during an orienteering event held on the Sands of Forvie NNR, and if any damage caused, the rate of recovery.
12th Jul 07 Read more…
A list of useful links to access related issues.
01st May 07 Read more…
The SOA and SRPBA (Scottish Rural Property and Business Association) have produced a sample access agreement for use by clubs and land managers.
24th Jan 07 Read more…
A collection of guidelines connected with access.
20th Jan 07 Read more…
Scottish Natural Heritage are organising an Outdoor Access Festival from the 28th April to the 7th May 2007. All outdoor activities registered with SNH by the 10th January 2007 will receive free nation-wide publicity. In return for registering their event with SNH, all organisers will receive publicity material advertising access rights and responsibilities to hand out to all participants. For further information see the SNH web-site at http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/festival.
15th Nov 06 Read more…
I have received a few enquiries about how orienteering actually fits in to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the accompanying Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
15th Aug 06 Read more…
Consultation on forestry provisions in the Scottish Climate Change Bill
British Orienteering news headlines