LOAFPaper4_BarbequeAdvice

This document contains barbecue advice from Adam Streeter-Smith, Outdoor Access Officer for the Cairngorms Local Outdoor Access Forum. It aims to provide support for a park-wide approach to managing barbecues and fire pits and to advise access authorities. Land managers are concerned about disposable barbecues and fire pits being used during high fire risk periods, causing fire alerts, scorch marks, and leading to open fires. While the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC) don't specifically mention barbecues, SOAC advises against fires during high risk periods and in certain areas like forests or on peaty ground without land manager permission. The Cairngorms National Park Authority views barbecues as not constituting open fires if they are enclosed, use transported fuel, and are specifically for cooking, but advises against using fire pits without land manager permission, as they are considered open fires. The document also advises that any commercial operator or educational group looking to use an open fire as part of bush craft should seek land manager permission.