Does anyone know of any good semi-remote (secluded) spots with good deep mud in the South Scotland area or even Northumberland? Ideally located quite far away from any towns or farms, but easily accessible by car? Thanks!

Obvious question maybe but, have you checked the mud map?

With Scotland still under stay local, what you are asking is illegal and should not be travelling outwith your local authority area

To be fair, there was no indication that they were going any time soon (and with the weather as it is, I wouldn't go near mud at the moment).

Maybe this is just for future reference..?

I would very much doubt anyone will be going in the mud this time a year unless very well insulated especially in Scotland
The only time it's really suitable for the summer months when the outside temperature reaches above 18 onwards anything lower than that just becomes on bearable hence why I get all my shoots done in the summer

Hello,

In fact, there are likely gravel works across the country.
They produce a large amount of sludge as waste and store it in small lakes.
They want to get the water out so they can handle and drain it.
These lakes are mostly next to the facilities.
Visiting at night will not harm anyone.

Of course there are warnings.
Make sure there are no stones to scratch and injure.
Water pipes can suddenly flood the whole lake.
To sink until it becomes dangerous is almost impossible. The slurry is much heavier than a human body.

Even if someone catches you, which is hardly likely.
It could be embarrassing. But no one was hurt and nothing was damaged, no need to be angry. But probably nobody will ever notice anything.

I found a place neer my home last year.
One further advantage:
There is often water, very clear water, in one of the lakes which helps you to get clean an go home like coming home from swimming in a lake, which is even true. A Mudlake.

Hope I could help you.

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It looks like the local authority travel guidelines in Scotland are set to lift from April 26th, and late April is also about as early as I've started mudding in Scotland. I go to several quiet spots on the Forth estuary, but that's more Central Belt than South. While I haven't explored it, there has to be some good tidal mud somewhere along the Solway Firth and the rivers that join it (like the Nith or the Cree), and the coast near Lindisfarne looks promising on Google Earth too.

I've always found that to be 'interesting but largely useless', to be honest. There's not that much on it (certainly not around me anyway) but many of the locations don't seem to tally and some of them seem to be many 10s of miles adrift, based on their descriptions. (e.g. (from memory) references to good tidal mud but the pin is 50-100 miles inland!)

There's plenty of forest land around the north east where im at like in Hamsterly which has lots of mud. Problem is now parks and that have opened up again and the toauch and go good weather means there's plenty of people about so you'd best be mindful. Doubt anybodys fuckin about though when its freezing and raining but doubt that'd be very comfortable.

It feels like at some point the map shifted a ton of GPS points offset.

Hi all, thanks for your suggestions. Yes, I'll obviously be waiting until all travel restrictions are lifted before venturing out. I was just looking to plan a trip for me and the missus!

I don't really mind about the cold as we'd be well geared up wetsuits/rainwear/waders etc.

I've had a look at the mud map mentioned. Although there doesn't seem to be many locations in the area we're going to visit other than place near the coast. Ideally, I'd like to avoid them due to safety and the fact most coastlines are teeming with dog walkers.