Business Support Schemes

Hotels, B&Bs and businesses of all sizes are welcome to support our efforts to develop and conserve the Perthshire countryside on their doorsteps. We have three business support schemes that allow you to collect voluntary donations from your visitors or guests towards these areas. The best part is they are all free to join!

Supporting Perthshire Big Tree Country scheme

With more than 200,000 acres of woodlands, which include more champion trees than anywhere else in the UK, Perthshire is Big Tree Country.

In 2007, we founded the Supporting Perthshire Big Tree Country Scheme to expand what was achieved through the original Heritage and Access Project to establish PBTC and continue that work through our Perthshire Conifer Conservation Programme.

The scheme created a way for Perthshire’s accommodation providers and businesses to contribute to the conservation of our countryside and to environmental projects in the landscapes so essential to their visitors' / guests’ experience.

To date the scheme has raised over £400,000 to support our work!

Supporting the Cateran Trail scheme

One of Scotland’s Great Trails, the Cateran Trail is a fully waymarked, 64-mile / 103 km route through Perthshire and the Angus glens in the heart of Scotland.

The Supporting the Cateran Trail Scheme is creating a way for businesses and accommodation providers along the Cateran Trail to contribute towards the improvement and maintenance of the much-loved route.

Explore more about the scheme here

Supporting the River Tay Way scheme

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The River Tay Way is a proposed walking and cycling route that will begin in Kenmore and follow the course of the River Tay (approx. 50 miles / 80 km each) via the communities of Aberfeldy, Grandtully, Dunkeld and Birnam, Murthly, Stanley and Luncarty eventually ending in Perth.

The Supporting the River Tay Way Scheme is creating a way for businesses and accommodation providers along proposed River Tay Way to contribute towards the development, improvement and maintenance of the new walking and cycling route.

Discover more on the scheme here

Latest

Ben Vrackie Path Repairs Off to a Flying Start

Helicopter flights mark the start of community supported repair work to Ben Vrackie hillside path.
Ben Vrackie Fundraising Campaign Launched

A community fundraising campaign has been launched to help raise money for the repair work required to Ben Vrackie's hillside path.
Dalerb to Kenmore

Work has begun on a project to deliver a new 1.5km path from the Scottish Crannog Centre to the Drummond Hill car park at Kenmore.
Health and Wellbeing

Nature's role in health and wellbeing is one of our priority topics at PKCT. Find out how we integrate it into our engagement work, and how you can get involved >

Friends of Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust

Join our Friends scheme to help us work to make Perthshire's countryside the best in Scotland for another 25 years!
Helping to save the Birnam Oak

We are a group of students studying administration and as part of our course we must find a cause we think is worthwhile and help to raise funds. We have decided this historic tree is a worthwhile cause.
Our legacy promise to you

Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust's legacy promise to you.
Who we are and what we do

Founded in 1997, Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust is an independent charity that negotiates access to land, builds paths, helps care for some of Scotland’s most spectacular woodlands and trees, and works on conservation projects all to improve and promote access to the countryside for everyone. We work in partnership with other organisations and community groups to help make Perthshire one of the most stunning, enjoyable and accessible destinations in Scotland.
Donate

Every donation, big and small, makes a huge difference to the work we are able to do to develop, improve and conserve Perthshire’s incredible countryside.
Support an appeal

We're running to appeals just now for the Cateran Trail to support our project work along the route and for the Birnam Oak to conserve this incredible icon of Perthshire's tree heritage.
Leave a gift in your will

Help us get the countryside into the hearts of people now, tomorrow and for years to come.
Become a funder

Support us as a core funder, match fund one of our projects or help us market and promote Perthshire and our work.
Donate to PKCT

Every donation, big and small, makes a huge difference to the work we are able to do to develop, improve and conserve Perthshire’s incredible countryside!
Aberfeldy countryside chosen as Co-op Cause

The countryside around Aberfeldy in Highland Perthshire has been chosen as a Co-op Cause!

The Cateran Trail

One of Scotland’s Great Trails, the Cateran Trail is a fully waymarked, 64-mile (103 km) route through Perthshire and the Angus glens in the heart of Scotland.
Pitlochry Walks

Pitlochry is set in spectacular scenery and is ideally located for touring Highland Perthshire or further afield.
Crieff Walks

Crieff is a bustling country town set amidst magnificent Perthshire scenery. It straddles the Highland Boundary Fault where the rolling Lowland landscape meets majestic Highland terrain.
Dunkeld & Birnam Walks

Dunkeld and Birnam is one of the best preserved historic towns in Scotland surrounded by a fantastic choice of walks and rides in breathtaking countryside.
The Loch Leven Heritage Trail

Loch Leven Heritage Trail is a circular path of 13 miles (21 km) linking natural, historic and cultural heritage around Loch Leven.
Blairgowrie Walks

Nestled on the banks of the River Ericht in the heart of Scotland, the Perthshire town of Blairgowrie & Rattray is ideally located for a day trip and or use as a base to explore Central and Eastern Scotland.
Top 10 Autumn Walks in Perthshire

There is nowhere better in Scotland to take in the glorious colours of autumn than Perthshire. Home of Big Tree Country, the whole area blazes with reds, oranges and golds as the leaves turn. Salmon leaping and dear rutting add to the seasonal sights and sounds waiting to be discovered.
Pitlochry

Allean Forest, Faskally Woods, the Pass of Killiecrankie and Queen's View - the most popular tourist site in Perthshire - combine for an unforgettable day out in Perthshire Big Tree Country.
Download Leaflets

There are SO many fascinating and beautiful walks across Perthshire. Check out the leaflets available to download and plan your next adventure.
Crieff & Strathearn

Stroll along Lady Mary's Walk, climb up The Knock for breath-taking panoramic views, or visit Glen Lednock for atmospheric woods and dramatic waterfalls.