Hello, we're Richard Davison and Brenda Clough and we run Perthshire Treks!

Helping more people to enjoy Scotland's great outdoors, particularly here in Highland Perthshire, has been very important to us throughout our careers - from writing the Scottish Outdoor Access Code to developing local path networks. We set up Perthshire Treks in 2018 to deliver safe and inspiring guided walking adventures in Highland Perthshire and elsewhere in the Scottish Highlands.  Find out more about us below.

I started hillwalking over 40 years ago and I've been enjoying Scotland's fantastic outdoors ever since. I completed the Munro's in 1997 and in recent years I've done quite a bit of ski touring.  I've led walks with HF Holidays, C-n-Do Scotland and Easyways since I gained my Summer Mountain Leader award in 2016. I'm a member of the Mountain Training Association and have an up-to-date emergency outdoor first aid certificate. I worked with Scottish Natural Heritage for 28 years. During this time, I drafted the national Access Forum's proposals for Scotland's world-class access rights and wrote the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. I'm also an Ambassador for the Mountain Weather Information Service (MWIS).

I started hill walking and rock climbing whilst at University and have continued to enjoy the outdoors in Scotland on foot and on ski since then, even including the occasional ice climb. I have led walks with a number of walking holiday providers since gaining my Summer Mountain Leader award in 2014.  I am a member of the Mountain Training Association and have an up-to-date emergency outdoor first aid certificate. I retired in 2012, after managing outdoor recreation provision and the local countryside ranger service in Perthshire for over 15 years.

With a rise in bookings through 2022, we've taken the step of finding a well qualified local walking guide who can help us deliver more guided walking adventures. Phil Russell is a geography teacher who works at the Breadalbane Academy in Aberfeldy. Whenever he's not teaching, or looking after his neighbours' croft, Phil is out in the hills or kayaking somewhere in Scotland! Phil is a fully qualified Summer and Winter Mountain Leader, so he can lead walks throughout the year for Perthshire Treks.