I am delighted to be an Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champion. Our role is simple – whether it’s picking dandelions on the way home from school, making a den in the woods, or taking the kids to check out that church you can see on top of the hill, we want to get you outside!
Wild Night Out is the fantastic ambition to get everyone out on a wild adventure this summer. Taking place on July 1st, the challenge, whatever your age and ability, is…
Cotswold Adventures is the brand new Bushcraft day that takes place in the stunning Cotswold hills.
I only recently discovered that Ordnance Survey offer Custom Made maps, and I have to say I think they are a genius idea!
This fabulous guide from fellow Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion Glyn Dodwell introduces basic map reading in an easy and fun way.
There are plenty of good reasons to teach children to read a map. Navigation, of course, is the primary one. Whether it’s being able to move safely around wild spaces,…
The Wilderness Gathering is a relaxed, family orientated Bushcraft festival set in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside.
It’s not often we get massive amounts of snow here in the UK, but this week we seem to be getting more than our fair share. Once the kids have…
I am delighting to be guest blogging today on 60 Plus Hill Walking on spending time outside with your Grandchildren. The 60 Plus Hill Walking Blog offer encouragement, ideas, skills…
Recently, the kids and I have had lots of fun trying to identify interesting features using OS Maps of our local area. It is amazing just how much of our…
I am thrilled to introduce fellow Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champion Glyn Dodwell who has kindly agreed to contribute a guest post to our blog on Tracking Signs.
This week is the Big Outdoor Bloggers Cleanup. Running from Friday 20th through to Friday 27th of January, Outdoor Bloggers across the country will all be getting out in their…
I recently read an article titled ‘Nature isn’t something that you “Go To”‘, where the author argued that phrases such as ‘getting back to nature’ and ‘exploring nature’ underline how disconnected…