Visiting heritage trees

 

If you plan to visit any of Scotland's heritage trees, please be aware of your responsibilities as detailed in The Scottish Outdoor Access Code.

Your responsibilities

The outdoors is where land managers make a living. It is the home of Scotland’s diverse wildlife and is enjoyed by the many people who live there and visit it. You can exercise access rights responsibly if you:

1. Take responsibility for your own actions.

2. Respect people’s privacy and peace of mind. When close to a house or garden, keep a sensible distance from the house, use a path or track if there is one, and take extra care at night.

3. Help land managers and others to work safely and effectively . Do not hinder land management operations and follow advice from land managers. Respect requests for reasonable limitations on when and where you can go.

4. Care for your environment. Do not disturb wildlife, leave the environment as you find it and follow a path or track if there is one.

5. Keep your dog under proper control. Do not take it through fields of calves and lambs, and dispose of dog dirt.

6. Take extra care if you are organising an event or running a business and ask the land owner’s advice.
 
Care is particularly needed when visiting heritage trees as some trees are in the gardens of private homes, where access rights do not apply.