The Access and Conservation Trust (ACT) aims to promote sustainable access to cliffs, mountains and open countryside by facilitating education and conservation projects that safeguard the access needs of climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers. Generally, applications can be for up to £3000 of funding.

ACT is a charitable trust, established by the Mountaineering Council of Scotland (MofS), British Mountaineering Council, and the Mountaineering Council of Ireland (MCofI).

What does ACT do?

• Support rural access and conservation projects that protect access and promote sustainable use
• Educate and raise awareness of conservation issues
• Inform people about areas of ecological sensitivity
• Research the benefits and impacts of mountain recreation and tourism
• Train and support access and conservation volunteers

ACT will fund

• Practical Site Based Work
• Campaigns and Policy Development
• Rural Development Initiatives
• Sustainable Transport Initiatives
• Information Resources & Publications
• Research
• Training & Support for Access Volunteers

Suggest a project
Have you got an idea for a project in the UK or Ireland? From local footpath work to national consultations, ACT might be able to help. Contact the Access & Conservation Officer.

Make a donation
We can only support projects by having the funds to pass on. Please contact the Access & Conservation Officer.

The British Mountaineering Council
The Mountaineering Council of Ireland

As well as ACT, the MCofS continues to promote a charitable trust, The Henry Hindmarch Access and Conservation Fund which works to safeguard access to and protect and conserve the hills, crags and mountains of Scotland.