Expedition Section

Imagine hiking in the Brecon Beacons, cycling in the New Forest or canoeing on the River Wye. Whatever you decide to do, you’ll have an unforgettable experience getting to grips with the great outdoors. As part of a small team, you’ll plan and complete a practice and final expedition that will truly stretch your horizons. You’ll improve your communication and leadership skills and take a rucksack full of memories home with you.

Expedition Quick Guide & Registering your expedition

We have lots of resources to help you and your leaders to organise the expedition section. Our Expedition Quick Guide tells you what you need to do to get your expedition organised. This takes you through the steps to organise your expedition and has links to all the relevant resources. You can register your qualifying expedition and request an assessor on the online Expedition Notification Form.

Expedition planning resources

Conditions - There is a list of the 20 conditions which need to be met and how to apply for a variation
Expedition area information is available on the New Forest and Wild Country areas.
Campsites - a list of campsites for Hampshire, Dorset & New Forest, Scouting Campsites & Wild Country areas
Routecards - a number of different route plans in paper, excel and for water expeditions.
Risk assessments - Risk Assessments for walking and water expeditions & Stove Safety guidelines.
Minibuses - a useful list of minibuses in Hampshire
EDofE - a useful Expedition Setup and Mapping guide
Paperwork - Expedition Paperwork (all forms), Nights Away Form, Nights Away Passport, Green Form (Wild Country expeditions) and Blue Form (Expeditions abroad).

Expedition Training resources

Our expedition training resource pack contains all the resources you need to complete your training for your expedition.

Training Framework Bronze, Silver & Gold	Module D – Navigation and Route planning
Expedition Training Pack Leader ideas pack	Module E – First Aid, Emergencies & Risk Assess
Expedition Notes Participant’s notes	Module F – Weather & Country Code
Module A – Expedition Section & Team Building	Module G – Projects & the Expedition
Module B – Campcraft, Equipment & Hygiene	First Aid for DofE – 2-hour session plan
Module C –Stoves and Cooking

Funding

Lord Lieutenant Fund for Gold Expedition - there is £120 per group available in funding.