Dear Sir Madam,
My wife and I are motorhome owners and for a number of years parked in your Bocastle car park, in Kilmahog, near Callander.
During these years we have enjoyed our time at the carpark, using it as a base to walk to Ben Ledi, one of our favourite Hills.
Last year we arrived and noted that the carpark was being refurbished, so we parked at your carpark across the road named Kilmahog.
We always felt that the Bocastle carpark was in need of refurbishment, and were looking forward to visiting it with our motorhome this year.
We left your Ben A’ne carpark on Monday to head for your Bocastle carpark, but we were astonished to see a much improved car park,
But with height barriers erected preventing us from accessing the carpark.
We had to head over to your Kilmahog carpark instead.
I am mystified why these barriers have been erected, in all our years visiting the carpark we never witnessed any poor behaviour, or rubbish being left.
The carpark was normally empty at night with no one else there, and during the day it was mostly only half full.
The new carpark is much larger, and last night was completely empty at 1900hrs, as you can see from attached photo.
I would like to know why you have seen fit to prevent us from gaining access to the carpark, whilst still allowing access to all other carparks in the area.
This is in contradiction to what you are doing this year welcoming motorhomes in carparks throughout Scotland.
Also barriers still allow small camper vans access, and if your concerns were about inappropriate use, this is most likely to come from campers as they mostly have no facilities.
Although the vast majority in campers would never behave in such a manner.
I would be much obliged if you could either phone me on 07--- ------, or reply to this email.
Many thanks
sent to
enquiries.central@forestryandland.gov.scot