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What an interesting discussion this has turned out to be. I believe the situation only applies to the NT in England \ Wales, rather than Scotland (and the National Trust for Scotland), although I might be wrong... I think our 'right to roam' act would cancel out the enforcement of any equivalent byelaw tho. (Does anyone know if this is the case?)

Still, as an amateur photographer who sells a few images now and again, it's so offputting that the NT has introduced this policy. Even if I had no intention of selling an image from NT land, the terms at the moment read as though I would basically be prevented from using that photo in any way, for example as an entry in a competition etc.

With photography being such an important passtime to me, as I'm sure it is to many people, I will probably avoid NT sites from now on. I'm more interested in wildlife than the houses etc., and there are many other places that I can visit to see that, especially living in Scotland. Really seems a shame that they've taken such a hard line though, as it seems to be that they'll stand to lose out on a fair few memberships \ entry fees as a result.