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@mountaineering-scotland.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 |
Vacant |
Access Officer
|
01595 744170 01595 744932 |
| Orkney | Vacant | ||
| Western Isles | Rhodri Evans | Countryside Access Manager | 01870 602425 |
| Highland | |||
| John Hutcheson | 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 |
| Alistair Watson | Outdoor Access Officer (South) | 01467 628396 | |
| 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 | |
| Paul McLennan | Manager, PK C'side Trust | 01738 475255 | |
| Angus | Paul Clark | Countryside Access Officer | 01307 473220 |
| Karen Van Eeden | Countryside Access Project Officer | 01307 473366 | |
| Dundee | Laura Campbell | 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 | |
| Steve Cole | Community Access Officer | 01786 442932 | |
| Glasgow | Vacant | Access Officer | 0141 287 8585 |
| East Renfrewshire | Jim Williamson | 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 | Claire Douglas | Access Officer | 0141 578 8520 |
| North Lanarkshire | John Duffy | Access Officer | 01236 737545 |
| Hayley Oakes | Access Officer | 01236 780636 | |
| 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 | David Gray | Access Officer | 01292 616649 |
| Dumfries & Galloway | Simon Fieldhouse | Countryside Team Leader | 01387 260245 |
| Jo Mercer | Access Officer Wigtown | 01557 332500 | |
| Access Assistant Annandale & Eskdale | 01387 260000 | ||
| Vacant | Access Assistant Nithsdale | ||
| Alison Keith | Access Officer West | 01387 260341 | |
| 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 583239 |
| 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 |
| Esther Pawley | 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 | Vacant | Area Officer, Aberdeen | 01224 642863 |
| Tayside/Clacks | Mike Shepherd | Area Officer, Battleby | 01738 458592 |
| 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 |
| John Collie | Area Access Officer, Ayr | 01292 261392 | |
| Dumfries/Galloway | Mike Scott | Area Access Officer, Dumfries | 01387 247010 |
| Forth/Borders | John O'Keefe | Area Access Officer, Dalkeith | 0131 654 2466 |
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 |