COVID-19 GUIDELINES for Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Operators in Scotland
- If you have a questions relating to your outdoor activity and the answer is not listed below, please get in touch with Wild Scotland – victoria@wild-scotland.co.uk and we will do our best to find the answer for you.
- Latest Scottish Government updates & funding please click here
- COVID -19 Topical Questions (April 2021)
GUIDELINES updated 19th April 2021
Wild Scotland has produced guidelines to support and signpost operators and businesses in the Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Tourism Sector in Scotland, to websites and other information pools to provide them with generic guidelines and advice relating to COVID-19 to ensure they operate safely and securely for the benefit of themselves, their staff, their visitors and the wider public. The guidance includes information relating to each activity and a link to the appropriate NGB for clear guidance.
The suggestions are not meant to be definitive or finite, they are there to aid everyone to make sensible decisions within their own operations.
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- Some helpful guidance and indicative dates relating to the latest Government update on the 16th March – especially in relation to adventure tourism activities
- COVID-19 Guidance for Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Operators in Scotland – updated 19th April 2021 (issue 15) – please note this guidance and associated links will be updated on a regular basis as guidelines change
- Wildlife Watching Guidelines April 2021 – for wildlife watching day trips
- Latest sportscotland guidance for sport and physical activity – indoor/ outdoor and contact/ non-contact activity – updated 5th April 2021 (changes in guidance highlighted in yellow)
- Latest 2021 Cleaning Protocols for self-catering / STLs, endorsed by Scottish GovernmentWe would like to remind operators that the physical distancing rule of 2 metres applies for indoor and outdoor activities unless for transporting guests to/ from activities where 1 metre is allowed. Day trip boat operators may also operate with 1 metre physical distancing. Day trip boat operators and activity providers using transport for guests please follow: Guidance for Transport Operators.
When guests are mixing under 2 metres whether indoors or outdoors, in a mini bus or on a boat – face masks must be warn at ALL TIMES.
All other activity specific guidance including further exemptions to the 2 metre rule can be found within the Wild Scotland COVID-19 Guidelines here.
Other GUIDELINES AND INFORMATION relating to COVID-19
- Free Protect Scotland App from NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect. This is now available to download at protect.scot and via the App Store and Google Play.
The free Protect Scotland App is the next step in stopping the spread of coronavirus and complements existing contact tracing measures, helping us to determine contacts that we may have otherwise missed, and allows us to alert people at risk far more quickly so they can steps to reduce the risk of infecting others. - We’re Good to Go Industry Standard: sign up here
- Wildlife Watching Day Tours – Wild Scotland Guidance
- Adventure Travel COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidelines
- Risk Assessment Templates (HSE)
- First Aid Advice for First Responders UK Government
- VisitScotland –coronavirus support and information
- Local Advice and measures– Advice and guidance relating to local outbreaks or clusters of coronavirus cases.
- Scottish Government- What you can and cannot do
- Tourism and Hospitality Guidelines
- Sail Scotland Guidance for Marine Tourism Sector
- Tourism Recovery recommendations
- Coronavirus support & information | VisitScotland.org COVID Advice Pages
- UK Segments during the Covid 19 pandemic (visitscotland.org) UK Market Segments during COVID
- COVID-19 Scenario Planning Toolkit for Tourism | VisitScotland.org Scenario Planning Toolkit
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