TAY25 | Improved public access provision, through the creation, improvement and promotion of paths and other facilities,* with priority given to routes identified in Core Path Plans, e.g: (*other facilities refer to bridges, toilets, car parking, dog exercise areas, launch sites with changing areas, informal campsites, etc.) a. An increase in quality and provision of routes between communities b. An increase in quality and provision of routes in and around communities (particularly where health and community need is greatest) c. An increase in quality and provision of routes to, through and along places of interest, e.g. coasts, woodlands, inland water, uplands, viewpoints, river corridors, historical sites d. Improvements in integration between access and land management e. Improvements in facilities for specific user groups including all abilities f. Improving users' and land managers' understanding of outdoor access and land management issues in the context of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code through provision of interpretation, signage, leaflets, presentations, workshops and site visits g. Assistance with the suitable implementation and monitoring of core paths and routes identified in core paths plans. Particularly proposals that: - support improved access to the countryside as part of the Core Path Networks, which are currently being developed by local authorities and National Park Authorities
- assist in the implementation and delivery of local authorities' and National Park Authorities' Countryside and Outdoor Access Strategies, e.g. Angus Coastal Path, Perthshire Big Tree Country initiative and the Cateran Trail, as well as the development of other path networks around settlements
- support innovative, collaborative and viable projects, which seek to develop new routes
- contribute to interpretation and visitor understanding for key target audiences of Tayside's natural and cultural heritage and of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
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