Abstract
This study aims to clarify important issues on recreational use of the countryside in Scotland under access rights which the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 established as a new statutory right. An author examined issues raised during the consultation process of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC) which included practical guidance for both recreation users who exercise the access rights and landowners and occupiers. The consideration is based on analysis of the consultation reports of the SOAC and an interview with staff of the Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). The results obtained from the study are summarised as follows: While the SNH undertook an extensive public consultation, a large number of responses were made, particularly by landowners and land managers. The comments on the draft SOAC are quite different between recreational users and land managers. It is important to reduce concerns of land managers about the access through farmlands, the access with dogs to livestock fields and the access at night and to avoid friction between those exercising access rights and those managing farmlands by establishing the proper Code.
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