Access issues

I promised the Customer Service Department that I would look at Dunnet Head as people were complaining about the mess.  Well, there is no mess as far as I can see, or the walkers who walked the whole route.  I was glad to see the Local Access only sites.  It certainly makes people think about driving up there in their motorhomes.  There were only three there when I was, but glad to see there was designated parking. Well done Highland Council - and on the new bus stop.

http://www.broughbay.org/archive/items/show/832  Betty and Bernard Heath opened this little woodland in 2011, after I had a student over from the US to clear it all out.  The entrance does not look inviting, even though it is Core Path.  I am in touch with the Caithness and Sutherland Rangers, and maybe they could help clear it again using the Caithness environmental volunteers, of course I can help if I'm not busy.  I suggest that, if we get the money for the consultancy we are looking for, that we sponsor the tearooms at Dunnet Head as the base for volunteers, as I did when I owned it.  I will leave that to the Rangers to arrange, as I don't like to be seen to be interfering at my old place too much.   Let me know what they think, and I'll put it on my list of things to do.  It is possible to walk across country from the wood to the tearoom, as we put in a bridge at the bottom of the front field when we were there. It's often boggy, but doable.  I didn't check it today. I actually think Betty and Bernard handed it to the Dunnet Forestry Trust, but not sure.  I'll leave it to you to find out.  The Rangers are thinking about becoming Friends of the North Highland Way.

The group who went out today will let me know about what needs doing on the eastern side of the Head and if Matt could put it on the agenda for the LAF in September, that would be great.  I am attaching a copy of the specification for the Customer Service team so they can see what we are aiming at.

Finally, there appears to be a shortage of fuel in the County.  I will bring this up with Douglas Chisholm when I see him on 28th June, and a couple of ideas I have had. No doubt Douglas will let Matt know what was said, but anyway will put it on the report for September and in here, where I now put all emails.