Yearly Archives: 2014

ORN annual conference 2015: Public Health and Outdoor Recreation

With a focus on public health and ‘population approaches’ this conference will emphasise how outdoor recreation promotes and protects health and wellbeing in terms of preventing ill health, as well as prolonging and enhance quality of life.  The event is being … Continue reading

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Access & Paths Development Officer Vacancy at East Dunbartonshire Council

Details regarding this vacancy can be found here.

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20 January 2015 Westminster Briefing

 The 2026 cut-off date aimed to provide an incentive for local authorities to complete the legal record of public rights of way and remove uncertainty for landowners. However, with complex procedures and costly disagreements with landowners remaining, the record will … Continue reading

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BOOK NOW for the November Networking Event: Shaping SOAN’s input to the Review of Guidance for Local Authorities & National Park Authorities

SOAN Networking Event: Shaping SOAN’s input to the Review of Guidance for Local Authorities & National Park Authorities Date:               12 November 2014 Time:              1000 – 1600 Location:        Battleby Conference Centre, Redgorton, Perth, PH1 3EW … Continue reading

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Scottish Mountain Biking Conference 2014

Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland (DMBinS) is delighted to announce that their national biennial conference will be returning on 11-13 November 2014. Full details can be found in the file below: Mountain Bike Conference attracts worldwide audience To book your place please … Continue reading

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Save the date: Next SOAN Networking event: 12th Nov at Battleby

Many members will be well aware that the Land Reform Review Group recently recommended a review of The Local Authority Guidance. SOAN are fully behind this proposal and are looking to take an active role in any review so that … Continue reading

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All Forests Survey

Last year the National Forest Estate (NFE) was surveyed with a mixture of people / car counters and qualitative surveys – called All Forest Survey. The All Forests Survey 2 Report was published in July and below is a link … Continue reading

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Environmental and social impacts of dog waste

New research paper exploring the Environmental and social impacts of domestic dog waste in the UK: investigating barriers to behavioural change in dog walkers. Dog waste behavioural change dog walkers _ IJEWM13040 2014  

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