“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
– John Muir
Based at Dare Valley Community Woodland we hold exclusive School Groups and Home Education Groups in term time and holiday camps which are open to the general public.
To achieve a John Muir Discovery Award, each individual participant engages in a range of activities totalling 40 hours that embrace the following four Challenges:
1. Discover a wild place,
2. Explore its wildness,
3. Conserve a wild place,
4. Share your experience
Activities can include:
Archery
Shelter building and making fires
Woodwork and whittling
Mountain biking
Conserve a wild area
Create a floor book of evidence
The children have a truly amazing John Muir experience and learn so much about their environment and ecology in a fun and social fashion. At the end of the course, every participant receives their John Muir Discovery Award which sets them on their way to the Explorer award or the beginning of their Duke of Edinburgh award.
