CCT is very involved in the development and improvement of the footpath and cycle track network around Crieff. While some of this work involves significant fund raising and engineering works, there’s also a lot that can be done with a wheelbarrow and spade – and the help of volunteers.
There is a very active group involved in carrying out repairs on existing paths in Crieff and neighbouring areas. This group – which includes people from Crieff, Comrie and Muthill and is supported by the Perth & Kinross Council Community Greenspace Team – meets regularly to clear overgrown vegetation, improve drainage and repair the surface of local paths.
Come along and join a work party! This is a terrific way to get involved in a very practical way in helping the work of CCT. It’s also great exercise, very satisfying and a lot of fun!
Upcoming work party dates
Our path maintenance sessions are led by our Greenspace Ranger, Athol Curtis, and advance notification of work sessions are emailed to our Paths Group Volunteers and posted on Crieff Community Trust’s Facebook page.
Recent Activities have included:
- Maintenance of paths in and around Crieff including: along Lady Mary’s Walk; up the Knock; at Laggan Hill; along by the Crieff Cemetery; the Hosh path at the Distillery; and east from Crieff along the route to the Earn.
- Annual Blitz to eradicate Himalayan Balsam [HB]. These events are especially well attended and although we were advised 3 years of concentrated effort would eradicate HB, 2025 was year 10 – but we are winning!!.
- Bench maintenance and replacement
- Installation of gripper strips on the wooden bridge over the Turret Burn at the Distillery
- Path maintenance in Turretbank Wood.
Thank you
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank you all for all your hard work on our local paths. We’ve really appreciated seeing both longstanding volunteers and new faces at recent sessions and we are delighted that the number of volunteers helping us has been increasing. We look forward to seeing you all out there again soon.
Who to contact for more information
Athol Curtis Greenspace Ranger (Strathearn & Highland) Perth & Kinross Council ACurtis@pkc.gov.uk
Jim Anderson, CCT Trustee, Crieff Community Trust, crieffcommunitytrust@gmail.com
If you would like to be added to our Paths Group Volunteers distribution list to be informed when the next Path Group Meeting is, please send an email to us at crieffcommunitytrust@gmail.com and we will be glad to add you.