Scottish Access Officer Contact List

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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 Inverness, Lochaber and 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 Mark Crowe AO for Skye & Lochalsh 07443 272575 [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 Post Vacant (April 2023) Senior Countryside Ranger 01835 825070 [email protected]
Scottish Borders Ben McCallum Access Ranger (West) 01835 825070 [email protected]
Scottish Borders Post Vacant (Nov 2019) Access Ranger (East) 01835 825070 [email protected]
Scottish Borders Susan Gray Access Ranger (South) 01835 825070 or 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 Martin Duncan  Access Officer 0131 529 2416
M: 07798 505 305		 [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: May 2023