Highland Coo sculpture trail across Perthshire to raise money for CHAS children's hospices

A herd of 50 large and small Highland cow sculptures have been spotted across Perthshire.

The Hairy Highland Coo art trail is raising money for charity Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS), which supports families with children who have life-shortening conditions.

The sculptures will be on public display across Perth and Kinross for the next ten weeks.

The AlHamdan family came to visit the peacock-themed cow at Scone Palace in Perth.

Siblings Elaine and Mo live with the degenerative disease Ataxia with oculo-motor apraxia and receive support from CHAS.

Despite their condition limiting their mobility, they can still enjoy moments like this as a family.

Dad Qusai AlHamdan said: “Being at Rachel House is providing them with happy times and at the same time provides us with good respite and very good memories that we can keep for the whole of our lives and for the lives of the children.”

Each sculpture has been sponsored by a local business and decorated by a local artist.

They are already proving to be a big hit with the public.

At the end of the summer the statues will be auctioned off to raise £100,000 so CHAS can continue to support children and families across Scotland.

CHAS project manager Hayley Smith said: “We really provide not just medical care but also just joy for children and their families and make sure they make the most of their short time together and create magical memories.

“I think it ties in really lovely with the coo trail because what we’re all about is making sure they have those magical moments and we would love to see that with families at the coo trail making those moments.”