Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust

29/05/2026

Something a bit different today. PKCT Conservation and Projects Officer Jen popped in to meet the team at the grand opening of Fair Feast in Pitlochry. The world's first social enterprise butcher shop, arising from the need to lower deer numbers on a nearby estate to begin biodiversity work such as peatland restoration and native woodland regeneration. The by-product is sold but much of it is donated to support local rural food banks. This not-for-profit enterprise benefits both people and wildlife plus supporting the rural skills industry by providing training and employment opportunities in the local area. Very innovative, but they do also sell their own farmed beef etc! To find out more drop in to chat with the friendly and informative team or visit their website: www.fairfeast.co.uk

29/05/2026

PKCT Conservation and Projects Officer Jen met up with members of West Stormont Woodland Group (WSWG) and Munro from Alba Fiadach yesterday for a look at Taymount Wood near the villages of Stanley and Murthly. Discussion was around how to create a community space and improve the woodland for wildlife and people by linking to Five Mile Wood and West Stormont Wood. Suggestions include the creation of a food forest and education/community hub. Great ideas and lots of enthusiasm! If you think you could bring some ideas to the table then WSWG would love to hear from you. You can contact them on their website: https://www.weststormontwoodlandgroup.scot/

27/05/2026

🍿Film night in Aberfeldy was fun! Before the main feature on Monday night, a premiere of the short film produced with support from PKCT and Climate Connect Perth and Kinross shown to enthusiastic cinema goers. The film about Rewilding Denmarkfield celebrates all of the great habitat and biodiversity creation and improvements through efforts of local residents and volunteers on land by the Destiny Bridge. PKCT Jen and Izzy of Rewilding Denmarkfield gave a short introduction and had great chats with viewers during the Climate Cafe pop-up beforehand. Big thanks to Patty the cinema manager for making the magic happen! Rewilding Denmarkfield are holding an Open Day event for the summer solstice....Sunday 21st June so go check their page out.....we hope to see you there!🌄

24/05/2026

“Hi, we’re Freya and Kaitlin, volunteer and Youth Council member, and we’ve been volunteering at the Scottish Crannog Centre with PKCT!

We have tried out lots of different experiences at the centre today. My favourite (Freya) was the coloured weaving and my favourite (Kaitlin) was realising our elastic band ball was really bouncy!

We’ve seen so many lovely people, have learned a lot about Iron Age crafts and even got a VIP tour (and selfie) of the new Crannog.”

Scottish Crannog Centre The Gannochy Trust
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23/05/2026

“Hi I’m Beth, and I’m a member of PKCT’s Youth Council. We are at the Scottish Crannog Centre today, and we are having fun running our stall! We are enjoying showing everyone how to do the nature weaving and the Tataki Zome.

The team are back tomorrow, so come and see us if you’re about!”
Scottish Crannog Centre The Gannochy Trust

21/05/2026

All welcome to The Birks Cinema, Aberfeldy evening of Monday 25th May. Alongside the main feature film is the premiere of a film produced in collaboration between us at PKCT, Climate Connect Perth and Kinross and the crew at Rewilding Denmarkfield. There will be a pop-up Climate Cafe where you can meet the team to chat about their great work. Hope to see you there🍿🎬

15/05/2026

ICYMI - PKCT are going to be at the Scottish Crannog Centre on both 23 and 24 May!

We are really excited to support this event - come along and join in with all the amazing activities going on, and say hello at our stand. We will also have Beth and Kaitlin from our amazing PKCT Youth Council team with us.

Pop it in the diary - we'll see you there 🙂

14/05/2026

Our Steady Strides initiative, which we're running in collaboration with Minds & Manes, got under way recently and is proving to be really popular!

We're hugely grateful to The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland for supporting this project which has been made possible thanks to National Lottery players.

You can find out more on our website here:

https://www.pkct.org/News/ponies-are-the-mane-event-in-new-partnership-project

Perth and Kinross Countryside Trust and Minds and Manes initiative launches

13/05/2026

Looking for something fun, for your 8-12 year old this weekend? Take them along to Wild Moments at South Inch on Sunday!

Wild Moments events are well-being photography walks, that help everyone to connect with nature and pick up some tips as they go. This Sunday's event is for age 8-12, but we have sessions for other age groups throughout the year too.

These events are FREE but booking is essential in order to track numbers and ensure consent forms are filled out. Please contact Jo, using the information in the graphic, to book your space or find out more 👇

Wild Lives Education The Gannochy Trust

11/05/2026

A P5 class from the Community School of Auchterarder have become the first in Perth and Kinross to achieve their Silver Wild Journey Award! 🥳

The group have been working away since the start of the school year, and have done amazingly well to complete so many of the activities.

Find out more about their achievement, and how you can get involved with Wild Journey, in the article on our website below:
https://www.pkct.org/News/class-achieves-first-silver-wild-journey-award


Gannochy Trust

A P5 class from the Community School of Auchterarder become the first to achieve their Silver Awards!

09/05/2026

We had a brilliant time at Quarrymill Woodland Park this morning, for Perth Wildlife Watch's Foraging Walk! 🪷🌳

To start everyone off, we did some intros as we had six new members today! 🥳Then, Leader Sara showed everyone how to make candles out of beeswax, using the petals from dandelions for decoration. This was a real team effort, with each Leader on their own station - special thanks to Leader Jess who was in charge of the camping stove!

There was time for a quick game of Keeper of the Keys and a some snacks, and then we headed off for our foraging walk. Leader Claire helped to point out some interesting edible plants, and also warned us of the deadly ones!

We rounded off the morning with a game of 40/40 in the woods. 🌳🌳🏃‍♀️🏃‍➡️

The Gannochy Trust Perth Wildlife Watch Scottish Wildlife Trust