by Ewen1966 » Sat May 14, 2022 3:57 pm
Access depends where you are. Carrauntoohill is owned by sheep farmers. They allow access but don't want dogs. I can put up with that and they do have good facilities to park up and camp.
If you go on Coillte land or most of the national parks, access isn't usually a problem except when there is shooting. My stomping ground is Wicklow. I can camp there, go up all the hills but I respect the people who work there and don't take my dog in lambing season or on the south of Glenmalure outside the national park.
Some of the restriction is an obsession with land ownership. Some is to do with people not respecting the land and giving the rest of us a bad name. I've never had any problems but I have asked and chatted to farmers so usually get permission.
It does highlight how lucky we are in Scotland though but also how we need to respect those who earn money from the land. They aren't all millionaire estate owners.