The Wester Ross UNESCO Biosphere is a beautiful area steeped in tradition. As more We hope you agree that our landscape is beautiful. YOUR GUIDE people come to experience this spectacular Can you help us to keep it that way? Please dispose place, we really need your help to keep it of litter in public bins, and if they are full, please take special for future generations. your litter with you until you find the next available bin. TO TOURING Using recycling points to minimise waste will help With our true Highland hospitality, we've protect our special environment and you could save the life of a Highland Coo! A good measure is to come up with a few tips and tricks to make ensure you leave nothing but footprints on your stay. WESTER your visit run smoothly in the Biosphere and the rest of the northwest Highlands. TOP TIPS TOP Please support our fragile economy and feel part of our community. Use the campsites provided, where possible. Eat in our restaurants, purchase your ROSS Please dispose of portable toilet waste in specially groceries in our local stores. Fill up with fuel at our designed chemical waste disposal points. There are community run petrol stations. Buy local crafts and limited chemical waste disposal points throughout the enjoy local produce. You will be doing your bit to area (highlighted on the map overleaf), and there are a ensure our vulnerable communities are number of campsites where you can use the facilities sustainable… and you get to really experience for a nominal fee. Highland life! Book campsites in advance where possible and plan Please DO NOT light open fires. There is a your journey carefully. considerable fire risk in Wester Ross. Please dispose of food waste responsibly in a public Use a stove for cooking if possible - there are gas bin. Food waste can be very dangerous to cattle, stockists throughout Wester Ross. You may wish sheep and other livestock. It can lead to disease, and to have a BBQ. Please keep it raised o the have devastating eects on local crofters. ground, under control, and remove all trace before leaving. Disposable BBQs must be cooled down before placing in a bin. on behalf of the Wester Ross Tourism Partnership #RespectProtectEnjoy DRIVING IN WESTER ROSS Keep left at all times, even if the passing place is on 1 your right. Be courteous to other road users – please check your mirrors 2 regularly and pull in to let the traic behind you pass. Others SCOTTISH may be driving to work or trying to catch a ferry. OUTDOOR If you see a vehicle flashing its headlights behind you, it may 3 be someone attending an emergency. Pull in to the left, or at ACCESS CODE your next passing place, and let them pass. Please respect the beautiful hills, wild moors and coastal land. This Take extra care when passing cyclists and walkers, OVERNIGHT PARKING is a haven for wildlife and is vital to our community, particularly local 4 particularly on single track roads. crofters, whose livelihoods depend upon the land. There are many organised campsites available in some of the most scenic spots in Wester Ross - Access rights do not extend to any motorised vehicles. Wild Many areas of Wester Ross are unfenced, and livestock often camping is lightweight (in tents or bivvies), in small numbers and for 5 wander along the roads and verges. Take extra care as they please support them. However, if this is not possible, no more than 2/3 nights. may suddenly decide to cross in front of you. Look out for here are some tips to finding a good spot to stop. deer along the roadsides, especially at night, as they can However, you may want to use your vehicle to access the outdoors. jump out suddenly. The Outdoor Access Code advises that it is important Where applicable, please use designated overnight - not to cause any damage or create an obstruction parking spaces (highlighted on the map overleaf). - not to block an entrance to a field or building - not make it diicult for other people to use a road or track If there are no designated parking spaces, please ensure - to have regard for the safety of others you park o-road, where no damage is being done to the - not to damage the verge landscape by your vehicle. If public or private land owners - to use a car park if one is nearby restrict or regulate parking on their land, you must comply Find out more about with this and move on if asked to do so. Access rights apply to people walking dogs as long as they are Wester Ross UNESCO kept under proper control. This is particularly important in spring Biosphere and the Wester Always leave gateways, junctions, and access points when animals may be heavily pregnant. Never let your dog worry Ross Tourism Partnership free of vehicles. or attack livestock. Don't take your dog into fields where there are Machair (low lying grassy plains, often abundant with wild lambs, calves or other young www.wrb.scot farm animals. flowers) can be found lining the coastal areas of the During the breeding season (usually April-July) keep your dog on a WesterRossBios Highlands. It is a wonderful sight and a haven for wildlife. short lead or close at heel in areas such as moorland, forests, We want you to enjoy this special landscape and to help it grasslands, loch shores and the seashore to avoid disturbing birds WesterRossBiosphere thrive so please avoid parking your vehicle on these areas of ground. that nest on or near the ground. Make sure you have westerrossbiosphere (ideally compostable) dog waste bags, and pop any dog waste in a public bin. Dog waste Please do not park in passing places. This restricts traic can be toxic for wildlife, livestock flow and can prohibit vital access for emergency vehicles. and children. Supported by Ask before parking in local business car parks. Some businesses may welcome parking in return for a small fee or for your custom. Avoid over-crowding. If another vehicle is parked in a secluded spot, try not to park right next to them. Instead, look to find your own secluded spot. TOURING ESSENTIALS IN WESTER ROSS on behalf of the Wester Ross Tourism Partnership Campsites Campsites Gas Refill (with chemical disposal) (no chemical disposal) Achiltibuie Dundonnell Achiltibuie Stores Port a Bhaigh Campsite - IV26 2YR Badrallach Campsite - IV23 2QP Applecross Village Shop Applecross Lochcarron Inverinate Service Station * Visit Applecross Camping - IV54 8ND The Wee Campsite - IV54 8YB Kyle of Lochalsh - Central Filling Station Dornie Laide - Post Oice and General Store Ardelve Campsite - IV40 8DY Designated Parking Lochcarron - Garage & Shop Gairloch Achiltibuie Reraig - Balmacara Stores Gairloch Holiday Park Campsite - IV21 2BX Similar to European ‘Aires’, places with variable Ullapool – Lochbroom Filling Station * Sands Caravan & Camping - IV21 2DL Glenelg facilities that allow you to park for a small fee. Moyle Park Campsite - IV40 8LA Auchtertyre Chemical Kinlochewe * Auchtertyre Farm - IV40 8EG Disposal Kinlochewe Caravan Club Site - IV22 2PA Dundonnell Gairloch Harbour Laide The Dundonnell Hotel - IV23 2QR Gruinard Bay Caravan Park - IV22 2ND Ullapool Poolewe The Royal Hotel - IV26 2SY Inverewe Gardens Camping & Caravanning Ullapool Showers Club Site - IV22 2LF Reraig Laide Polglass - Coigach Community Reraig Caravan and Camping - IV40 8DH Hall (Seasonal) Shieldaig Kyle of Lochalsh - Kyle Shieldaig Camping and Cabins - IV54 8XN Community Services IV40 8AE Shiel Bridge Ullapool – Lochbroom Leisure Centre IV26 2TU Morvich Caravan Club - IV40 8HQ Aultbea Shielbridge Caravan Park & Campsite - Ullapool - West Argyll Street IV40 8HW Ullapool Ardmair Point Holiday Park - IV26 2TN Poolewe Broomfield Holiday Park - IV26 2UT * facilities available to non-residents Gairloch Public Toilets Achiltibuie Knockan Crag Achnasheen Kyle of Lochalsh Applecross Lochcarron Aultbea * Plockton * Beinn Eighe VC Poolewe Dornie Shieldaig Garve * Gairloch Beach Silverbridge Kinlochewe Gairloch Comm Hall Ullapool Gairloch Harbour * Glenelg * seasonal opening Kinlochewe Torridon Grocery Shops Achiltibuie Stores Shieldaig Laundry / Applecross Village Shop Laundrette Aultbea Stores Kyle of Lochalsh Community Services - IV40 8AE Dornie Stores Lochcarron - Lyndy’s Laundry, IV54 8YS Gairloch Ullapool Laundry Services - 7a Latheron Centre, Kenneth Morrisson Butchers Applecross IV26 2XB Strath Stores Shop at the Pier, Lochcarron Wildcat Stores (local name) Recycling Farm & Garden Stores Farm Shop Achiltibuie, County Shed, IV26 2YN Kinlochewe, Car Park, IV22 2PA Glenelg Shop Achnasheen, Old Filling Station, Inverinate Service Station Kyle of Lochalsh IV22 2EE Co-op, IV40 8AG Kinlochewe Applecross, Village Hall, IV54 8LS Car Park, IV40 8AG Stores & Post Oice Plockton (glass recycling only) Service Station Aultbea, Clapper Bridge, IV22 2HU Lochcarron, Council roads depot, IV54 8YS Kyle of Lochalsh Balmacara Square, IV40 8DJ Plockton, Car Park, IV52 8TN Co-op Dornie, Village Hall, IV40 8DY Post Oice Reraig Dundonnell Hotel, IV23 2QR Poolewe, Garage, IV22 2JU Shiel Bridge, Shop, IV40 8HW Laide Post Oice and General Store Dornie Gairloch Shieldaig Public toilets Lochcarron Kyle of Community Centre, IV21 2BP Torridon, Loch Torridon Hotel, Food Centre (Spar) Lochalsh Inverinate Recycling Centre - IV21 2DE (full IV22 2EY facilities) Garage & Shop Ullapool Old Inn, IV21 2BD Plockton Shores Latheron Lane Car Park, IV26 2XB Sands Caravan Park, IV21 2DL Poolewe Stores Shiel Bridge Recycling Centre - IV26 2TH (full Reraig - Balmacara Stores Glenelg Garve, Strathgarve Primary, facilities) Shiel Bridge Stores IV23 2QF Shieldaig Stores Glenelg, Lay-by, IV40 8JZ Torridon Stores & Café Ullapool Tesco Parlettt’s, Shore Street West Coast Deli Deli-ca-Sea Smokehouse Petrol Stations GUIDE TO SYMBOLS Achiltibuie Stores Camping with Grocery Shop Showers Applecross Petrol Station (24 hour, card only) chemical disposal Gairloch Filling station (24 hour) Kinochewe Service Station (24 Hour) Camping Petrol Station Laundry / Kyle of Lochalsh – Central Filling Station Laundrette Inverinate Service Station Designated Shiel Bridge Parking Gas Refill Recycling Laide Post Oice and General Store (24 hours) Lochcarron Food Centre (Spar) Public Toilets Chemical Lochcarron Garage & Shop (Closed Sundays) Disposal Ullapool Lochbroom Filling Station (24 Hour).