Photo by Mull and Iona Ranger Service

Junior Rangers And Wildlife Champions

SCRA provides programmes for 8 - 11 year olds - the Wildlife Champions Challenge - and 12-18 year olds - the Junior Ranger Programme. Below is information for potential participants and leaders.

Wildlife Champion Challenge

Wildlife Champions - credit Michelle Melville

Do you love the countryside and think you've like to learn about helping the Rangers? We've created and action-packed challenge for the 8 to 11 year old age group. It enables Brownies, Cubs, schools, children's clubs and wildlife enthusiasts to become Wildlife Champions.

Could you:

Go on a bug hunt?

Make a bird box?

Safely make a fire?

Lead a guided walk?

Ask your group leader to contact the email address below to find out how to get involved and how you can get your Wildlife Champion badge.

How the Wildlife Champions Challenge works

If you are a Ranger, leader of a Brownie or Cubs group, teacher or wildlife enthusiast you can use our Wildlife Champions Challenge Handbook - download it here. It's acked full of activities to help youngsters to learn more about wildlife and the countryside, and how Rangers look after them.

Group leaders assess when their participants have achieved the Challenge and can be awarded their badge. Once the Challenge is completed Group leaders or individuals can order the Wildlife Champions Challenge badge (price £2 per badge), by completing this form and sending it to [email protected].

Interested in becoming a Junior Ranger?

Are you:

Wild about nature, the countryside and conservation?

Aged between 11 and 18?

Interested in gaining the SCRA Junior Ranger Award?

Do you want to:

Spend time with others who share your interests?

Develop new skills and experience?

Learn more about the work of Countryside Rangers?

If the answer is yes! Then you've come to the right place!

To find out if there is a Junior Ranger Group near you go to the map of groups that are running currently or contact us at [email protected].

Hopetoun Junior Rangers gathered around a campfire

Hopetown House Junior Rangers

East Lothian Junior Rangers Group

Interested in running a Junior Ranger Group?

Whether you are a Ranger, teacher or volunteer you can set up and run a Junior Ranger group. If you are not a Ranger it is important to work in partnership with professional Rangers.

key aims of this unique programme are, that it:

Encourages Ranger Services or local organisations including schools or voluntary groups. working in partnership with Rangers, to deliver the programme.

Welcomes all young people aged between 11 and 18 to take part in enjoyable, inspirational and relevant outdoor learning experiences.

Provides opportunities to develop transferable understanding, experience and skills based on what Rangers do in their jobs.

Gives young people the opportunity to gain a certificate to add to the evidence of their achievements.

Junior Ranger groups usually meet once a month throughout the year to participate in different activities. However the programme can be adapted to suit an academic year or even a week long summer school length, depending on your capacity. You can contact us at [email protected] to discuss options.

Junior Ranger Group Leaders are supported by our Junior Ranger Leaders' Toolkit.

Once you have decided to start a Junior Ranger Group please fill in a Registration Form, submit it.

Want to know more about the Junior Ranger Programme for Group Leaders?

Nevis Junior Rangers, John Muir Trust

East Lothian Junior Rangers

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