Scottish Access Officer Contact List

The access officers uphold access rights and facilitate access and should be your first port of call for any local access enquiry, question or problem.

Northern Isles

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Shetland Liam Drosso Access Officer 01595 744169 [email protected]
Orkney Ross Irvine Access Officer (Development and Marine Planning) 01856 873535 Ext 2541 [email protected]

 

Western Isles

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Western Isles Murdo Mackay Temporary contact pending recruitment   [email protected]

 

Highland

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Highland Stewart Eastaugh AO for Lochalsh, Inverness & Nairn Mobile 07884 752289 [email protected]
Highland Phil Waite Outdoor Access and Long Distance Route Manager and AO for Ross and Cromarty 01349 868431 [email protected]
Highland Matt Dent AO (Caithness & Sutherland) 01408 635377 [email protected]
Highland Bridget Thomas AO for Lochaber & Skye - [email protected]

 

Grampian

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Aberdeen Karen van Eeden Environmental Planner 01224 067054 [email protected]
Aberdeen Guy Bergman Environmental Planner 01224 053221 [email protected]
Aberdeenshire Bridget Freeman Outdoor Access Officer  M: 07825 118083 [email protected]
Moray Ian Douglas Access Manager 01343 557049
M: 07812 969124		 [email protected]


Tayside and Clackmannanshire

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Clackmannanshire Lawrence Hunter Access Officer 01259 452681 [email protected]
Perth and Kinross Dave Stubbs Area Greenspace Coordinator (Communities) 01738 475347 [email protected]
Perth and Kinross Calum Bachell Greenspace Coordinator (Policy) - [email protected]
Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust Peter Quinn Trust Director 01738 476580 [email protected]
Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust Bid Strachan Communities and Grants Officer 01738 475348 [email protected]
Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust Andy Barrie Strategic Routes Officer 01738 475239 [email protected]
Angus Paul Clark Countryside Access Officer 01307 491863 [email protected]
Dundee John Whyman Outdoor Access Officer 01382 434769 [email protected]

 

Argyll and Stirlingshire

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Argyll and Bute Jolyon Gritten Access Manager 01546 604314 [email protected]
Stirling Vacant Access Officer - [email protected]

 

Strathclyde and Ayrshire

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Glasgow Vacant Outdoor Access Officer - -
East Renfrewshire Vacant Access Officer - [email protected]
Whitelee Access Project Officer Nick Prower Access Project Officer 0141 577 3569 [email protected]
Renfrewshire Vacant Access Officer - [email protected]
Inverclyde Margaret Pickett Senior Planner 01475 712493 [email protected]
West Dunbartonshire Vacant Access Officer 01389 772059 [email protected]
East Dunbartonshire John Oates Access and Path Development Officer 0300 123 4510
M: 07919 210438		 [email protected]
North Lanarkshire Hugh Ilgunas  Access Officer 01236 632 715 [email protected]
South Lanarkshire Vacant Landscape and Access Development Manager    
South Lanarkshire Alan Bannister Access Officer 01698 717790
M: 07795 453428		 [email protected]
North Ayrshire Claire Fitzsimmons Active Travel and Transport Manager 01294 315305 [email protected]
North Ayrshire Kate Cuthbert Active Travel Hub Officer 01294 324298 [email protected]
East Ayrshire Anneke Freel Countryside Development Manager 01563 554748 [email protected]
East Ayrshire Louise Kyle Countryside Marketing Officer 01563 554751 [email protected]
East Ayrshire Paddy MacDonald Countryside Development Officer 01563 554756 [email protected]
South Ayrshire Rachel Shipley Access Officer 01292 616426 [email protected]


Dumfries and Galloway

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Dumfries and Galloway Bryan Scott Countryside Development Officer 01387 273985 or 07825 712125 [email protected]
Dumfries and Galloway Ross Gemmell Access Ranger 033 33 33 3000 or 078345 67893 [email protected]
Dumfries and Galloway Richard Masters Access Officer (East) 07824 708192 [email protected]
Dumfries and Galloway Vacancy Access Ranger n/a n/a

 

Forth and Borders

Local Authority Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Scottish Borders - Outdoor Access Team 01835 825070 [email protected]
Scottish Borders Susan Gray Access Ranger (South) 01835 826703 [email protected]
East Lothian Nick Morgan Outdoor Access Officer 01620 827671 [email protected]
Midlothian James Kinch Land Resources Manager, Land & Countryside Service Resources 0131 561 5256
M: 07808 398 726		 [email protected]
West Lothian Beverly Stirling Ranger Services Manager 01506 284516
M: 07919 628 986		 [email protected]
West Lothian Tony Mason Access Ranger 01506 284503
M: 07827 983963		 [email protected]
Falkirk Angus Duncan Outdoor Access Team Leader 01324 504928 [email protected]
Falkirk Fiona Wishart Access Ranger (West) 01324 501016 [email protected]
Falkirk Lesley Sweeney Access Ranger (East) 01324 501017 [email protected]
Fife Sarah Johnston Access Officer 01592 583239 [email protected]
Fife Coast & Countryside Trust Robbie Blyth Head of Operations 01592 748334 [email protected]
Edinburgh Vacant (2023)  Natural Heritage Team 0131 529 2401 [email protected]

 

National Parks

Park Access Staff Job Title Phone E-mail
Cairngorms Adam Streeter-Smith Recreation and Access Manager 01479 870539 [email protected]
Cairngorms Douglas Stewart Access Officer 01479 870533 [email protected]
Cairngorms Vicky Hilton Access Officer 01479 870551 [email protected]
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs Sue Hilder Sustainable Transport & Access Manager - [email protected]
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs Dave Robinson Access and Recreation Officer 01389 722147 [email protected]
Loch Lomond & the Trossachs Guy Keating Recreation and Access Advisor 01389 722677
M: 07739 775050		 [email protected]

 

National Organisations

Organisation Access Staff/contact Job Title Phone E-mail
National Access Forum Ali Tait Secretariat 01463 701662 [email protected] 
Scottish Land & Estates Simon Ovenden Policy Adviser (Access and Visitor Management) 0131 653 5400 [email protected]
Scottish Canoe Association Grant Dolier Access and Environment Officer - [email protected]
British Horse Society Helene Mauchlen Development Officer 01764 656334 [email protected]
British Horse Society Catriona Davies Access Officer 02476 840749
mobile: 07757 258712		 [email protected]
Mountaineering Scotland David Black Access & Conservation Officer 01333 320701 [email protected]
Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society (Scotways) Alison Riddell National Secretary 0131 558 1222 [email protected]
Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society (Scotways) Eleisha Fahy Senior Access Officer 0131 558 1222 [email protected]
Ramblers Scotland Brendan Paddy Director 020 3961 3271/07825 994 592 [email protected]
Ramblers Scotland Helen Todd Campaigns & Policy Manager 0131 472 7006 [email protected]
Defence Estates Scott Ashworth Access & Recreation Advisor 01383 648077 [email protected]
Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Graeme McLean Head of Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland 07960 271566 [email protected]
Scottish Forestry Hugh McNish Access, Health and Recreation Advisor 07768005502 [email protected]
Paths for All Rona Gibb Development Manager 01259 218888 [email protected]

 

Forestry and Land Scotland District Access Leads

North Region 0300 067 6100 [email protected]
West Region 0300 067 6650 [email protected]
East Region 0300 067 6380 [email protected]
Central Region 0300 067 6600 [email protected]
South Region 0300 067 6900 [email protected]

 

National Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) Regional Access Leads

Jonnie Hall Director of Policy 07770 934898 [email protected]
Gemma Cooper Head of Policy Team 07825 993261 [email protected]

 
Kate Maitland Regional Manager
(East Central)		 07919 001239 [email protected]
Ian Wilson Regional Manager (Highlands) 07775 915988 [email protected]
Lorna Paterson Regional Manager
(North East)		 07786 860453 [email protected]
Holly Fitzsimmons Regional Manager
(Ayrshire)		 0131 472 4013
M: 07775838926		 [email protected] 
Tracey Roan Regional Manager
(Dumfries & Galloway)		 07718 250534 [email protected]
Lauren Worrell Regional Manager
(Argyll & Islands)		 07787 434104 [email protected]
Sheena Foster Regional Manager
(Forth and Clyde)		 0131 472 4000
M: 07789796582		 [email protected]
Linsday Brown Regional Manager
(Lothians and Borders)		 07780 441750 [email protected]

 
John Laughton and Nicola Tait Regional Managers - part-time (Orkney) 01856 872048 [email protected]
[email protected]
Margaret Farquhar Temporary contact (Shetland) 01595 693104 [email protected]

 

Updated: July 2023

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