County Outdoor Training

We’re keen to help you and your units to enjoy the outdoors, learn new skills and to get together to network with like minded volunteers – lead by our enthusiastic trainers and outdoor teams.

Whether you are new to Outdoor activities or would like to improve your confidence and knowledge this is the training for you – there’s something to share with Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers.

From firelighting and outdoor cooking, to rope adventures for all sections, survival skills, map reading, camping and so much more. Meet our county archery team and like minded volunteers. Many of the sessions will link to the programme and will cover basic risk assessments for the activities.

Please note that the training is being held at our county natural campsite and wood and that ground may be uneven.

The training is a legitimate unit expense and can be claimed back from your unit.

What sessions would you book?

Firestarter! – All sections
Learning different styles of fire lighting for different environments. Risk assessments. All aspects of fire management from collecting the right wood/materials to maintaining and extinguishing safely.

Exploring the Great Outdoors! – Rainbows & Brownies
Getting outdoors, landmarks, countryside code, compass points, grid refs, footcare.

Exploring the Great Outdoors! – Guides & Rangers
Finding your way, understanding maps & symbols, night navigation, using plants/trees to navigate, photo trail

Rope Adventures – All sections
How to make rope swings, ladders, walks, bridges and courses. Have fun outdoors with your unit

Orienteering – All sections
This taster session will teach the basics of orienteering using bespoke games

Demystifying Backwood Cooking [outdoor cooking] – All sections
You don’t need a big space to cook outside, come and learn different methods of outdoor cooking.

Survival Skills – Guides & Rangers
Making water safe to drink, making a shelter, distress signals and scenarios.

Bug hunting & bug homes – Rainbows/Brownies/Guides
Habitat search, how to use sweep nets and pots. Making simple bug hotels using either brought resources or natural materials

Have a Go Archery – Brownies/Guides/Rangers
Try your hand at archery with our experienced County trainers.

Camp Gadgets – Brownies/Guides/Rangers
Learn basic knots and how to put them to good use making camp gadgets. Learn basic whittling.

Carry on Camping! – Guides & Rangers
How to put up, look after/maintain a tent. How to set up a campsite. Alternatives to tent camping – bivvy & shelters

Bird watching & bird feeders – Rainbows/Brownies/Guides
Bird bingo/scavenger hunt, variety of bird feeders. Mindfulness moment – listen to bird song

Campfire singing
Variety of song types ie say & repeat, rounds, actions, new & old

Also the following self led activities will be available during the day

Nature based activities – All sections
Wide Game – All sections