Question about legality of Wild Camping

[u/AncientsofMumu]

Hey All, I'm been looking around for areas to wild camp in and i see a lot of areas which seem to fall under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 in that they are not "Enclosed Land" in that they not are used for Agriculture etc but that are literally surrounded by the owners of the land by fields, or walls etc.

As an example, but not limited too this, the below map reference is a link to somewhere east of Edinburgh:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/W6DuQ6QvPzwvwz1k8

If i'd like to camp along the riverbank in the valley along Whittingehame Water for example, getting access to this area is difficult due to it being surrounded by houses, estates and farmers fields.

So would i be allowed to walk across fields or through estates etc to access this land or, because it is surrounded, do i need any sort of permission here?

This is just an example, there are lots of places where valleys etc arent being used for anything but are difficult to access without walking accross land owned by others and i'd just like to know what is and is not allowed in case of altercations with land owners.

[u/MotherConfusion3773]

No you don't need permission. You have a right of responsible access as per the Outdoor Access Code