Local Access Forums - Scotland

'A Local Access Forum is a group of representatives with a range of interests in access, who come together to discuss how to develop, manage and promote access locally. Generally the LAF includes representatives from: * Users (eg representing walkers, cyclists, horse riders, people with disabilities and water sports); * Land managers (eg bodies representing farming, estates and businesses, forestry); * Public agencies (eg  access authority, local enterprise company, Scottish Natural Heritage, Forestry Commission); * Community interests (eg representing the community council, local residents' association).'