Pavement riding in Scotland I've just moved to Edinburgh, and I understand that the land reform act 2003 lets me cycle on most land, excluding certain places like some highways or ministry of defense land. Does this mean I'm within my rights to cycle on the pavement, as long as I'm not behaving in an "antisocial manner"? 
 I presume I can't do so on the land directly next to a highway, but what about paths set in from the road?
From http://www.bikehub.co.uk/featured-articles/cycling-and-the-law/


  In Scotland the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 gives everybody the
  right to non motorised access to most land in Scotland, including
  roads, tracks, and paths. So, apart from trampling over gardens or
  disturbing working farm-yards, you can walk, ride your bike, or ride a
  horse on any path, road or field margin.


But even in the rest of the UK you are often within your rights to cycle on the pavement:


  Minister for Cycling Robert Goodwill has reiterated that the official
  line from the Department for Transport (DfT) is that cyclists may ride
  on the footway – more commonly referred to as pavements – provided
  they do so considerately, and that police officers need to exercise
  discretion.


This reiterates advice that Paul Boateng, Home Office Minister at the time, gave to police in 1999. At this time a new law was introduced allowing cyclists to be issued with a fixed penalty notice for cycling on pavements. However Mr Boateng gave advice on how this should be applied and recommended that it be used only when the cyclist is riding in a manner that "may endanger others":


  “The introduction of the fixed penalty is not aimed at responsible
  cyclists who sometimes feel obliged to use the pavement out of fear of
  traffic and who show consideration to other pavement users when doing
  so. Chief police officers, who are responsible for enforcement,
  acknowledge that many cyclists, particularly children and young
  people, are afraid to cycle on the road, sensitivity and careful use
  of police discretion is required.”