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Operation Wallacea (Wild Education) - Biodiversity Field Skills Residential - June/July 2025
This course is aimed at those interesting in conservation careers in STEM. It is ideal for students wishing to position themselves in order to benefit from the anticipated explosive growth in career opportunities in wildlife management and climate change careers ...
Course Date: Starting in June, see Website
Location: Knepp Estate, West Sussex
Course Fee: Starting £685
Foodworks - Residential Cookery Course - Cotswold - 2024-2025
Foodworks – Residential cookery course for GOLD in the Cotswolds Residential Cookery course for Gold DofE students We are a family run Award winning Cookery School Based in the heart of the Cotswolds on a private country estate. We have been ...
Course Date: 30/08/2024
Location: Cotswolds
Course Fee: £1,175
Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre - Gold Activity Residential - August 2025
Based in the heart of the Ashdown Forest, our adventurous activity Gold Residential programme are run from Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre. Experience a variety of activities from low ropes to zipwires, outdoor climbing at Stone Farm Rocks to bushcraft, and ...
Course Date: 04/08/2025
Location: Blackland Farm Outdoor Centre (RH19 4HP)
Course Fee: £438
Pod Volunteer – Turtle Conservation in Greece for 16 & 17 year olds – Summer 2025
You will be part of the Pod Volunteer Under 18 team spending 1 week getting involved in Turtle and Marine conservation! You will be supported by team leaders who will be living with you on the beautiful island of Kefalonia. It's open ...
Course Date: July and August 2025
Location: Kefalonia, Greece
Course Fee: £1295
Mountain Water Expeditions - Canoeing the Great Glen Residential - July / August 2025
For many of you the final section you need to finish off the long process to achieve your Gold Award may be that additional residential section. If that is the case, or you just want it out of the way, ...
Course Date: Monday 28th July 2025
Location: North West Scotland - Great Glen
Course Fee: £545
Tangier Wood Ltd - Off Grid Woodland Management & Conservation with Blacksmithing and Deer Skinning - August 2025
We (Jodie and Jordan) have been working to regenerate Tangier Wood, a 10acre semi-ancient woodland, since 2016. As a DofE Gold Residential Participant, you'll play a hands-on role in supporting the re-growth and health of its native tree species and habitats. ...
Course Date: 10/08/2025 or
24/08/2025
Location: Close to Royal Tunbridge Wells
Course Fee: £245

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The AAP licence is a quality standard on an organisation’s activity, meeting the programme and sectional requirements of the DofE. Please note that the AAP licence does not guarantee the suitability of an AAP in terms of health and safety or its financial stability. Participants/ parents/ carers booking on to activities facilitated by AAPs are responsible for evaluating the policies/ procedures and suitability of the provider with the above in mind.

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