Access forum

Anyone can apply for membership and can attend the annual open meeting and election held in early May.

Subgroups

The Forum has several subgroups which look in more detail at areas of particular interest and report back to the Forum.

• The exemptions and obstructions subgroup members (PDF, 250 KB) advises on any applications to exempt area from access rights and reviews list of reported obstructions to help set priorities for enforcement. Meets quarterly in advance of Forum meetings.
• The water Issues subgroup members Sept 06 (PDF, 9 KB) focus on access issues arising around rivers and lochs and meets as often as necessary to respond to matters in hand.
• Camping issues subgroup members (PDF, 9 KB) is working to get the message on what responsible camping is across in selected areas.
• The Forestry Sub Group (PDF, 149 KB) assists the Council and other parties in protecting and improving access rights when forestry proposals and forest management plans are being developed.

Core Paths Planning

During the planning stage an Access sub-group was established to advise on which routes were suitable as Core Paths. Selection criteria for Core Paths were agreed by the Forum in 2006. The Forum endorsed the Draft Core Paths Plan in August 2008 prior to its publication for formal consultation.

Meetings & events

The Forum meets quarterly and also holds an annual open meeting and election.  Links with the National Access Forum and other Local Access Forums are made through members participating in joint meetings and events.  Anyone wishing to attend a meeting or find out more about the Access Forum is welcome to contact the Forum convenor or send an email to OutdoorAccess@pkc.gov.uk.

Agendas and minutes from the meetings can be viewed using the links below.  Notes from older meetings can be made available on request.

Meetings in 2024

Meetings in 2023

Meetings in 2022

Meetings in 2021

Meetings in 2020

Meetings in 2019

Meetings in 2018