How do National Parks support responsible access to nature?

 

Access rules within National Parks are exactly the same as they are in the rest of the country, but land owners and managers benefit from the significant investment made by National Park authorities to develop visitor facilities, provide ranger services and improve path networks.

The employment of 47 rangers in the Cairngorms and 20 permanent and 44 seasonal rangers in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park helps to ensure that visitors remain safe and behave responsibly within our National Parks.

For example, in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Rangers were deployed on 1192 patrols throughout 2023. This was complemented by 77 Volunteer Rangers (VRs) who contributed 3431 hours across the peak visitor season (April to October).


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