Our Sponsors

The National Trust for Scotland

 

Mull and Iona Wildlife Week is supported by the Caledonian MacBrayne/Visit Scotland partnership at the Ferry Terminal in Tobermory

 

Photo credits:  Montage images:  Canoes, Alice Courvoisier

Walkers on Ben More, Georgia O'Neill

Outdoor events on Mull & Iona 2011


 

 

                                                                                            

MULL & IONA COUNTRY CODE      

The islands of Mull and Iona are famed for their natural beauty and wildlife. Farming, fishing and forestry are important ways of life.  Please help us keep it that way and ensure your safety by following these simple guidelines. 

When you are in the outdoors you need to:

Help our farmers, landowners and others to work safely and effectively

  • Keep a safe distance from any agricultural of forestry operations and watch out for signs warning of particular hazards such as tree felling, crop spraying or deer stalking. You can help by:

  • Using stiles and gates where possible and leaving gates as you find them.

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  • Driving carefully and trying not to park in passing places or access points.

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  • Using passing places to allow following vehicles to pass.
     

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  • Looking for alternative routes before entering a field with animals.

  • Avoid disturbing livestock, especially at lambing and calving time.

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  • Using local advice so that you can take account of shooting and stalking

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  • Avoiding damage to crops by using paths and tracks, by using margins of fields or by going over ground that hasn’t been planted.

Keep your dog under close control
- particularly near livestock and breeding birds.

Care for the environment - Mull and Iona can contribute greatly to our quality of life and health.

It is important that you:

  • Follow any reasonable advice and information.

  • Take your litter home and guard against accidental fire.

  • Don’t recklessly disturb or intentionally damage wildlife or historic places.

Wild deer stalking
- which, is an essential part of the national deer management programme, takes place between August and February. If you are planning to walk on the hill, during this period, please help to minimise any potential disturbance. We advise you to contact the relevant estate in advance, for information of where they are stalking. Stalking does not occur on Sunday.

Take responsibility for your own actions
- Mull and Iona are great places to enjoy but they are also working environments. Remember that the outdoors cannot be made risk free and act with care at all times for your safety and that of others.

Respect people’s privacy and peace of mind
- Everyone is entitled to a reasonable measure of privacy in their own home and garden. When exercising access rights close to a house or garden you need to respect the privacy and peace of mind of people living there.

Walkers should carry or wear warm and windproof clothes and strong boots or shoes. If walking in a remote area, let someone know where you are going and when you are due to return.

Finally respect and enjoy the peace and quiet of our islands and their wildlife

Leave nothing but footprints - take nothing but pictures