For school and youth group bookings only.

Come and try your hand at surviving the outdoors.
Learn bushcraft skills such as firelighting or building your own  shelter.
Try your hand at our practical conservation tasks.
Learn how to navigate your way around the grounds.
Wear comfortable old clothing and boots.

Course Directors: Ted Talbot, Sally Kempson Losehill

Fee: Standard (inc. 2 nights dinner, B&B) £470 Subsidised places are available at £270 for first ten participants from Europarc member organisations

This course will introduce all the elements required to plan and implement your own youth or junior ranger programme. Focusing on key elements of Ranger activities such as navigation, interpretation, conservation and bushcraft, we’ll show you how to adapt these to suit the special qualities of your own protected area, whilst highlighting the skills and techniques needed to engage with teenagers.

Learn to:

·         Build a successful programme in your open spaces, understanding key elements that make youth or junior ranger programmes work.

·         Implement appropriate policies and standards relating to health and safety including risk assessment and child protection

·         Engage young people in biodiversity and conservation through practical programmes

·         Develop your own confidence working with young people

·         Identify possible routes for accreditation and assessment of your programme

Benefits for your role

Course Directors: Ted Talbot, Sally Kempson Losehill

Fee: Standard (inc. 2 nights dinner, B&B) £470 Subsidised places are available at £270 for first ten participants from Europarc member organisations

This course will introduce all the elements required to plan and implement your own youth or junior ranger programme. Focusing on key elements of Ranger activities such as navigation, interpretation, conservation and bushcraft, we’ll show you how to adapt these to suit the special qualities of your own protected area, whilst highlighting the skills and techniques needed to engage with teenagers.

Learn to:

·         Build a successful programme in your open spaces, understanding key elements that make youth or junior ranger programmes work.

·         Implement appropriate policies and standards relating to health and safety including risk assessment and child protection

·         Engage young people in biodiversity and conservation through practical programmes

·         Develop your own confidence working with young people

·         Identify possible routes for accreditation and assessment of your programme

Benefits for your role

Dates: 12 – 14 October 2010

Course Directors: Ted Talbot, Sally Kempson Losehill

Fee: Standard (inc. 2 nights dinner, B&B) £470 Subsidised places are available at £270 for first ten participants from Europarc member organisations

This course will introduce all the elements required to plan and implement your own youth or junior ranger programme. Focusing on key elements of Ranger activities such as navigation, interpretation, conservation and bushcraft, we’ll show you how to adapt these to suit the special qualities of your own protected area, whilst highlighting the skills and techniques needed to engage with teenagers.

Learn to:

·         Build a successful programme in your open spaces, understanding key elements that make youth or junior ranger programmes work.

·         Implement appropriate policies and standards relating to health and safety including risk assessment and child protection

·         Engage young people in biodiversity and conservation through practical programmes

·         Develop your own confidence working with young people

·         Identify possible routes for accreditation and assessment of your programme

Benefits for your role

Return fully equipped with the skills and knowledge to develop and manage a structured youth or junior ranger programme in your own protected area or greenspace.

Youth Ranger Leader

Youth Ranger Leader

Youth Ranger Administrator

Sally Kempson heads up the Youth Rangers