Welcome to Wild Heather
Learn the skills to hike, navigate with a map, compass, plan routes ... find your freedom
All accessible from London by public transport
Heather Mitchell is a qualified teacher Mountain Leader
Approved provider of the Mountain Training NGB Lowland Leader award and the National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS)
providing individual or group training
Wildheather is committed to enabling clients to improve their outdoor skill set in a nurturing, safe and fun environment
Teaching methods follow the Countryside Code and Leave No Trace (LNT) ethos
Wildheather will be running more courses
in the autumn
A zero waste business
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Courses and Workshops
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Lowland Leader
Lowland Leader is a National Governing Body walking leader award
Training: 18-19 October 2024
Assessment: 6-7 June 2024 and 4-5 October 2024
Course locations Maidenhead, Marlow, West Wycombe, Hambleden, Henley, Chesham, Tring and Box Hill
I can also provide the Camping leader course
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NNAS Courses
National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) courses are personal up-skill navigation awards
Bronze and Silver awards
Tutor award - for those with experience who wish to teach others or apply to NNAS as a provider on Windsor 11 October 2024
Course locations Maidenhead, Marlow, West Wycombe, Hambleden, Henley, Chesham, Tring and Box Hill
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Navigation Workshops
Small group or family days for example with children taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh award.
From the basics to improvers. Training can be taylored to your requirements, here are some suggestions:
maps/scales
setting the map
detemining direction - using map and compass
distance
duration
detail along the route
tick off and catching features
compass work
bearings
map knowledge
contours and land featuresAccess, safety, responsible walkers, planning routes, CC, LNT
