Free camping by Fife’s beaches must be better managed, says councillor
Better management of free camping in some of Fife’s tourist hot spots has been demanded.
wild camping
Project launched to teach Perthshire wild campers how to poo properly
Visitors to a Scottish national park are being given toilet lessons.
Perth and Kinross Matters: Lochside louts gave wild campers a bad name
In the 1980s, our family had a trailer tent: a big, orange cumbersome thing that, every summer holiday, my dad towed through rural parts of mainland Europe and even - on one nerve-wracking occasion - the streets of Rome.
100 beer cans and ‘raging’ bonfire left by wild campers at Loch Rannoch
With the summer months barely under way, irresponsible wild campers have already blighted a scenic corner of Highland Perthshire.
Crufts champion spaniel almost died after eating wild campers’ human waste laced with cannabis
A champion dog owner has urged wild campers to bury their waste after her beloved spaniel nearly died after eating human faeces believed to be laced with cannabis.
Wild camping damage at Loch Tummel being monitored
Wild campers making a mess on the banks of a loch in Highland Perthshire are being watched by local residents.
Beauty spots turned into ‘eyesores’ after summer tourism boom
For tourism businesses in Highland Perthshire it seemed to have been the perfect summer – hot weather, a 15% increase in overseas visitors and a 68% increase in spending.
Heatwave summer brings out the litter louts in Angus glens
A caravan full of junk was dumped in an ancient graveyard as Angus glens visitors have left unwelcome marks on the area.
Could Loch Lomond wild camping restrictions be the ‘slippery slope’ for Scotland’s walkers?
Fife-based journalist, blogger and countryside ranger Ben Dolphin has been named president of Ramblers Scotland, the representative body for Scottish walkers. Michael Alexander spoke to him.
Fine inconsiderate campers who litter
Sir, - If people speed in cars we punish the individuals concerned.