We were contracted by Perth and Kinross Council (in partnership with sportscotland and Scottish Natural Heritage) to investigate the barriers to participation in 'active outdoor recreation' within Perth and Kinross.

We looked at the issues that face people who want to participate in these activities and how they might be addressed. We were also looking for information about any initiatives or long term programmes that are aimed at broadening participation, and how well they are working.

The identified activities for this work were:

• mountaineering / winter walking
• rock climbing
• hill walking (including health walks groups)
• hill running / orienteering
• kayaking / canoeing
• off road cycling – downhill & cross country mountain biking.

A copy of the final report should be available soon - we are awaiting a response from the steering group on the final draft of the report.

Client: Perth and Kinross Council

Subcontractors: Paul Johnson