Murdo has raised concerns about proposed parking charges at a Highland Perthshire woodland, which could begin in January.
Councillor John Duff and Murdo have written a joint letter to Forestry Land and Scotland (FLS) after being contacted by constituents on the proposal to charge £2 an hour or £3 per day at Faskally Woods. The local residents have said they read a notice about the parking charges which has been posted in the woods.
Commenting, Murdo Fraser MSP said: “Councillor Duff and myself have written a joint letter to FLS to raise our concerns about these proposed parking charges at Faskally Woods. Constituents have told us there was not any information on the Forestry Land and Scotland website, nor any further information about annual charges, and they said the first time they had heard about the proposed charge was reading a notice in the woods.
“If this proposed move goes ahead, it will affect many local residents - many of whom are dog owners - who use Faskally Woods on a daily basis. Some constituents could be deterred from using the woods if parking charges are introduced.
“Councillor Duff and I are concerned at the short time-scale involved.”
Murdo continued: “Many of the people who use Faskally Woods are elderly residents, some of whom use the woods to walk their dogs twice a day, and they have told us they will find it extremely difficult to continue doing this if parking charges are introduced. Other residents have said the parking charges may also affect the Saturday Park Run, which takes place in the woods.
“We have asked FLS to look at our concerns and think again about the proposed parking charges.”
