Land Programme

The Land Team provides activities such as caving, climbing, off-road cycling (mountain biking), hill walking and target sports such as air rifle shooting, archery and tomahawk throwing. This team includes volunteers qualified to run these activities, teach these activities, and help provide the correct equipment for Scout volunteers.

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• Caving
• Climbing
• Crate Stacking
• Field Sports – Archery and Shooting
• Hill Walking  – know your Terrain?
• Grass Sledging
• Off Road Cycling
• Orienteering, GPS and Geocaching
• Slack Lining
• Tomahawk Throwing equipment and guidance for leaders

We offer land based activity days which you can join.  You can see here what’s planned or book to join in.  Leaders, our booking system now allows Group Bookings.  Young people or parents can book directly to attend most of these activities. Except Squirrels and Beavers, it isn’t necessary for Leaders or parents to attend with you!

Leaders, we can sometimes provide group activities at a venue close to you, and we can help with advice and information.

If you prefer to run your own activity we have equipment you can hire.  You will receive an activity overview that describes the equipment in more detail, explains where to pick it up and sets out the cost.

We also keep a selection of garden games, circus skills and other field sports equipment available for hire

To enquire about or book equipment or group activities please email steve.hall@nys.org.uk indicating what you want, when and your Scout group, district or county as appropriate.

We understand how busy things can be for leaders in the run up to a Scout activity, so our equipment is normally collected and returned a few days either side of the activity date and we only charge for the days you actually use it.  After your activity you will receive an invoice by email that can be forwarded to your treasurer or other payer if necessary and which includes full payment instructions.  We prefer to receive payment by bank transfer.

We are always keen to welcome anyone interested in these sports to join us.  If this could be you, please contact steve.hall@nys.org.uk