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Hi all we hope one of you can help,we are planing a trip to Scotland in the summer and was hoping to do some wild camping on the Island of mull. Is this aloud? and is there any safe parking there?
We do hope someone out there can help thanx

Neil - In terms of The Land Reform Scotland Act 2003 camping is permitted in Scotland as long as you are sensible where you camp - away from sight of habitation and not on historical sites etc.

As for parking. Mull is as safe as many other remote parts in Scotland. Just be sensible and dont leave valuables on display.

Mull is one of the safest places in Britain to leave your car to go off into the hills. We went for a long weekend before christmas and you won't regret going, its beautiful and full of amazing wildlife.

One thing I would say is to be aware of the amount of deer fencing on Mull at the moment. I'd stick to trails and paths where possible or you could come across a 12 foot high fence in your way with no passage for a mile.

We walked the Treshnish Headland on the North coast and it was amazing, some of the pics are here...

http://www.trekkingbritain.com

Jamie

You get a space hopper for christmas? :)

Thanx to all of you for you help and advice im sure now we will have a great holiday.

NB----i lived at treshnish I of MULL for 7months ----never locked my car or took the keys out ignition anywhere on the island ----camping summer---west coast has less midges than east due to prevailing s/west winds----headlands and exposed sites better than sheltered bays---attractions----early summer --puffins on Lunga one of treshnish isles---trips from Ulva with Turus Mara---late summer--fionnphort fishermans gala--10 o/c in the morning till 4 o/c next morning including dance on beach in marquee ---stamina required ---see Round and About local events paper for details

Bad Wolf I found a huge buoy on the beach near Treshnish on Mull and found that it made a cracking space hopper. Then when I got back and was browsing the web one day I found out that was how the idea first came to the inventor!

Neil you will love Mull. Make sure you go for a drive at night and you'll be amazed at the things that cross the road or fly in front of you. And also drive round the shores of Loch Na Keal near dawn or dusk, I've always seen something, wether it be a pair of otters, sea eagles or even last month saw a wild cat!

Good wild camping on the south shores of Loch na Keal, between the road and the shore - open pleasant grassland with routes up Ben More starting right there.

I saw a Wild cat on Mull, and an eagle blocked the road for a while once too. Excelent place, just glad someone else saw a wild cat there as other people have said it probably wasn't as they dont live there (wild cats that is)????

If you come accross Highland cattle on the road, you just have to wait. They don't shift unless they want to!

Look out for the Poets in the Mishnish in Tobermoray.

(Excellent Photo's Jamie)

Not wild camping but next best thing and still cheap is Fidan Farm camping opposite Iona and right on the sea.  Eeeexcellent.