Other best practice Codes
A range of guides and codes are available to help you behave responsibly when doing specific activities.
- Do the Ride Thing - good practice guides for mountain biker.
- Guidance on foraging in Scotland - on collecting wild plant or animal resources which can be eaten or used to make products
- Horse Sense: Equestrian access in Scotland - advice provided by the British Horse Society.
- Nesting Birds and Climbing - information sheet from Mountaineering Scotland.
- Off-Road Cycling - Good Practice Advice - leaflet from Sustrans, Cycling UK Scotland, Scottish Cycling and NatureScot.
- Paddlers' Code - for canoeists and other paddle sports.
- Scottish Fossil Code - for field study or collecting of fossils.
- Scottish Marine Wildlife Watching Code - for watching marine wildlife from the shore or at sea.
- Snowsports Touring Code - produced by Mountaineering Scotland.
- Towpath code of conduct - Scottish Canals' code for using canal towpaths.
- Where to 'Go' in the Outdoors - sanitary guidance when outdoors - leaflet from Mountaineering Scotland.
- Wild camping in Scotland - Guidance from Mountaineering Scotland.
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