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Covid-19 GUIDELINES & UPDATES for Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Operators in Scotland

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 suggestions are not meant to be definitive or finite, they are there to aid everyone to make sensible decisions within their own operations.

WILD SCOTLAND GUIDANCE FOR WILDLIFE, ADVENTURE AND ACTIVITY OPERATORS IN SCOTLAND

Covid-19 Guidance Wild Scotland – updated September 14th 2020 please note this guidance will be updated on a regular basis as guidelines change – Issue  7 

Very latest updates

Latest update from the Scottish Government 22nd September 2020

• New measures in place to drive down infection rate
• Phase 3 and Protecting others 

Outdoor organised activities are listed as an exemption to the rule of gatherings of 6 people from 2 households outdoors – please see full list of exemptions here.

We 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.  Another exemption to the 2 metre physical distancing rule is for day trip boat operators who may also operate with 1 metre. 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 Guidelines – Day Tours 
• 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 – updated 14th September 
• Wild Scotland Guidelines – updated 15th September
• Sail Scotland Guidance for Marine Tourism Sector – updated 14th September

If you are not already a member of Wild Scotland, now is the time to join. We rely on members to support the work we are doing – representing each and every one of you as the VOICE of the Wildlife, Adventure and Activity Sector in Scotland.

• The full advice from Scottish Government relating to the Coronavirus can be found here: www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/

• Wild Scotland Member Newsletter Archive – click here for access
• Wild Scotland Newsletter: sign up here to receive regular news and advice during Covid-19 – Adventure Operators Sign up here, DMOs, Industry and Sector groups sign up here
• Loch Lomond National Park Covid-19 updates: Read More
• Cairngorms National Park Covid-19 updates: Read more
• Scottish Tourism Alliance: Sign up for daily updates
• Scottish Canoe Association: Covid-19 Resource Hub and latest guidelines 
• Scottish Mountaineering updates (walk, climb,ski): Read more
• Coronovirus Helpline for Scottish businesses – Scottish Enterprise call handlers will be available to answer questions
  Mon – Fri 8.30am-5.30pm
  0300 303 0660  http://bit.ly/38NEANO
• Keep up to date with VisitScotland including useful advice & up to date information: https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/advice/coronavirus
• Scottish Government business advice update: https://findbusinesssupport.gov.scot/
• Wellbeing of you and your staff
• Mental health wellbeing is top priority. In these difficult times it can be hard to know which way to turn. Not only are you having to think about your own survival / putting food on the table but many will have elderly and vulnerable family and employees that they care about.
  Don’t be alone, please seek advice. Talking about it really can help:
• https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/your-mental-health
• https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/
• https://www.samh.org.uk/
• https://breathingspace.scot/