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GALLOWAY HILLS WILD COUNTRY PANEL

Risk Assessment

Brian B Wilson
30 Clune Drive, Prestwick, South Ayrshire, KA9 1BP
Tel. 01292 475073

Email bbwilson@supanet.com

Your Operating Authority will have guidelines on the style risk assessment your group requires.

Listed below are some of the details that may want to note.

BEWARE of other users of the area.
Forest workers - Contractors - Service providers - members of the public.

TAKE CARE of the environment.
Fire precautions - litter - country code - camp sites.
Report any fires to the Forest District Office 01671 402420

Supervisors take care on the Forest roads - maximum speed limit 15 mph.
Roads can have potholes - collapsed culverts - loose surface - ruts.
The sides of many forest roads are deep soft peat.

Weather, the weather has been known to change rapidly in this area.

Animals, mainly farm animals but watch out for Britain’s only poisonous snake.

Danger times, check for hunting seasons - car rallying - cycle races

If in doubt....ASK