Hi
I was talking with a friend from the Forestry Commision and the subject of the Right to Roam Laws came up. As far as I know these only cover Scotland. The bit that interested me was that it is now legal to camp anywhere in Scotland subject to some small details. You have to be out of sight of a house, it must not be the catchment for drinking water and if it is an existing camp site you still have to pay. There are still restrictions on lighting fires.
So as far as I can tell wild camping in Scotland is now perfectly legal. This is great news for me as I love the Loch Lomond area and wild camping has always been discouraged.
Does anyone know if what I have been told is true and are there any other details we should know about.
I was talking with a friend from the Forestry Commision and the subject of the Right to Roam Laws came up. As far as I know these only cover Scotland. The bit that interested me was that it is now legal to camp anywhere in Scotland subject to some small details. You have to be out of sight of a house, it must not be the catchment for drinking water and if it is an existing camp site you still have to pay. There are still restrictions on lighting fires.
So as far as I can tell wild camping in Scotland is now perfectly legal. This is great news for me as I love the Loch Lomond area and wild camping has always been discouraged.
Does anyone know if what I have been told is true and are there any other details we should know about.