Access Officer Contact List
Since the implementation of the Land reform Act in February 2005, all Scottish local authorities have dedicated Access officers whose remit includes addressing and resolving access disputes and issues in their areas. A list of access officers is given below.
If you encounter difficulties over access such as locked gates, inappropriate signage etc you should in the first instance, as described in the SOAC, contact the LA access officer for the area involved and give them as much information as you can, photos might help. We would also appreciate it if you would alert the MCofS by sending us details to info@mcofs.org.uk. While the access officer should take up the problem with the land manager, the MCofS is prepared to add our support to members' concerns if necessary. We are finding that many of these difficulties, especially those of a long-standing nature are not being resolved quickly, and some persistence is required. In some areas the access officers seem to be under pressure; hillgoers may identify issues on the ground that need to be tackled, but it appears that the majority of impediments to access are being encountered in lowland areas. Patient negotiation also takes time, essential if good relations are to be fostered and satisfactory outcomes achieved.
- Local Authorities
- Scottish Natural Heritage Contacts
- National Park Contacts
- National Park Access Staff
Local Authorities
| Area | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
| Shetland |
Access Officer |
01595 744932 | |
| Orkney | Christine Skene | Envirnmental Planner | 01856 873 535 |
| Western Isles | Rhodri Evans | Countryside Access Manager | 01870 602425 |
| Highland | |||
| Alistair Stewart | Access Officer (Lochaber) | 01397 707050 | |
| Donald Kennedy | Access Officer (Skye and Lochalsh) | 01471 820392 | |
| Stewart Eastaugh | Access Officer (Inverness and Nairn) | 01463 702186 | |
| Phil Waite | Access Officer (Ross and Cromarty) | 01349 868431 | |
| David Barclay | Access Officer (Caithness) | 01955 605858 | |
| Matthew Dent | Access Officer (Sutherland) | 01549 402729 | |
| Aberdeen | Rachel Sharp | Senior Planner | 01224 523316 |
| Kathleen Sinclair | Trainee Planner (Access) | 01224 523464 | |
| Aberdeenshire | Colin Miller | Outdoor Access Officer (North) | 01467 628481 |
| Vacant | Outdoor Access Officer (South) | 01339 885 731 | |
| Moray | Ian Douglas | Access Manager | 01343 557049 |
| Clackmannanshire | Martin Dean | Access Officer | 01259 452409 |
| Perth and Kinross | Dave Stubbs | Access Officer | 01738 475347 |
| Jane Pritchard | Access Officer | 01738 475332 | |
| Frances Berry | Access Officer | 01738 475324 | |
| Cairnie le Cornu | Access Officer | 01738 475239 | |
| Angus | Paul Clark | Countryside Access Officer | 01307 473220 |
| Karen Van Eeden | Countryside Access Project Officer | 01307 473366 | |
| Dundee | John Whyman | Access Officer | 01382 433748 |
| Argyll and Bute | Jolyon Gritten | Access Project Manager | 01546 604314 |
| Douglas Grierson | Access Officer | 01546 604228 | |
| Stirling | Richard Barron | Senior Access Officer | 01786 442937 |
| Penny Stoddard | Access Officer | 01786 443482 | |
| Vacant | Community Access Officer | 01786 442932 | |
| Glasgow | Sue Hilder | Access Officer | 0141 287 8585 |
| East Renfrewshire | Mark Brand | Access Officer | 0141 577 3882 |
| Whitelee Access Project Officer | Access Project Officer | 0141 577 3569 | |
| Renfrewshire | Kate Cuthbert | Access Officer | 0141 842 5258 |
| Inverclyde | Rachel Shipley | Access Officer |
01475 712417 |
| West Dunbartonshire | Donald Petrie | Access Officer | 01389 737376 |
| East Dunbartonshire | Access Officer | 0141 578 8520 | |
| North Lanarkshire | Cheryl Duncan | Access Officer | 01236 780 636 |
| Hayley Oakes | Access Officer | 01236 780 636 | |
| Mark Palmer | Access Officer | 01236 780 636 | |
| South Lanarkshire | Simon Pilpel | Access Officer | 01698 543421 |
| Alan Bannister | Access Officer | 01698 543421 | |
| North Ayrshire | Louise Kirk | Access Officer | 01294 225198 |
| East Ayrshire | Anneke Freel | Countryside Development Manager. | 01563 554748 |
| Peter Coldwell | Access Officer | 01563 554750 | |
| South Ayrshire |
Vacant |
Conservation and Access Team Leader | 01292 616128 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Simon Fieldhouse | Countryside Team Leader | 033 33 33 3000 |
| Jo Mercer | Access Officer Wigtown | 033 33 33 3000 | |
| Richard Masters | Access Officer Annandale & Eskdale | 033 33 33 3000 | |
| Karen Morley | Access Officer Wigtownshire | 033 33 33 3000 | |
| David Clyne | Access Officer Nithsdale | 033 33 33 3000 | |
| Gilbert Clark | Paths Maintenance Officer | 033 33 33 3000 | |
| Scottish Borders | Neil Mackay | Access Officer | 01835 826509 |
| East Lothian | Nick Morgan | Outdoor Access Officer | 01620 827671 |
| Jennifer Lothian | Outdoor Access Officer | 01620 827419 | |
| Midlothian | John Park | Access and Woodlands Officer | 0131 561 5386 |
| West Lothian | David Oldham | Access Officer | 01506 775249 |
| Falkirk | Angus Duncan | Outdoor Access Team Leader | 01324 504928 |
| Mandy Brown | Countryside Access Officer | 01324 504721 | |
| Edinburgh |
Vacant |
Access Officer Contracts Manager |
0131 529 7849 |
| Fife | Alison Irvine | Access Officer | 01592 583 239 |
| Sarah Johnston | Access Officer | 01592 583 239 | |
| Martin Bonnar | Operations Officer, Access | 01592 656080 | |
Scottish Natural Heritage Contacts
| Area | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
| Northern Isles | Simon Smith | Area Officer, Lerwick | 01595 693345 |
| Ruth De Silva | Area Officer, Kirkwall | 01856 875302 | |
| Western Isles | Johanne Ferguson | Area Officer, Uists | 01870 620238 |
| Highland | Ian Mitchell | Area Officer, Golspie | 01408 633602 |
| Cattie Anderson | Area Officer, Aviemore | 01479 810477 | |
| Stewart Sandison | Area Officer, Fort William | 01397 704716 | |
| Grampian | Paul Timms | Operations Manager, Aberdeen | 01224 642863 |
| Tayside/Clacks | Colin Castle | Area Officer, Battleby | 01738 444 177 |
| Argyll/Stirlingshire | Gavin Smith | Area Officer, Kilmory | 01546 603611 |
| Stuart Davies | Area Officer, Stirling | 01786 450362 | |
| Strathclyde/Ayrshire | Geoff Atkins | Area AO, Clydebank | 0141 951 4488 |
| Vacant | Area Access Officer, Ayr | 01292 261392 | |
| Dumfries/Galloway | Alastair Clark | Area Access Officer, Dumfries | 01671 401 075 |
| Forth/Borders | John O'Keefe | Area Access Officer | 0131 316 2658 |
National Park Contacts
| Area | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
| Cairngorms | Cattie Anderson | Area Officer, Aviemore | 01479 810477 |
| Loch Lomond & Trossachs | Stuart Davies | Area Officer, Stirling | 01786 450362 |
National Park Access Staff
| Area | Name | Job Title | Telephone |
| Cairngorms | Bob Grant | Access Manager | 01479 873535 |
| Fran Pothecary | Access Officer | 01479 870533 | |
| Sandra Middleton | Access Officer | 01479 870513 | |
| Adam Streeter-Smith | Access Officer | 01479 870539 | |
| Loch Lomond & Trossachs | Bridget Jones | Strategic Co-ordinator Access and Recreation | 01389 722618 |
| Douglas Stewart | Area Access Management (Argyll and Breadalbane) | 01389 722624 | |
| Kenny Auld | Area Access Management (Lomond and the Trossachs) | 01389 722640 |