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Nature Away days
At Go Wild Scotland we’re bringing people together with nature, helping companies give something back to their employees and their local communities.
Our nature away adventures at the heart of the beautiful Scottish Borders combine popular countryside activities like 4×4 forest safaris, falconry with owls, zip-wiring through the treetops and clay pigeon shooting with the opportunity to become a conservation ranger at a community nature reserve.
But there’s an added bonus: for every away day package booked, Go Wild Scotland will donate and run a free nature education session for a school or community group of your own choosing.
So not only do your employees get to have a wonderful time in some of the most glorious scenery in Britain but you get the chance to give something back to your own community.
How much? Prices start at £650 for a small group day out, including lunch
Where? We’re based an hour south of Edinburgh and can pick up and drop off anywhere in southern Scotland and over the border too. Contact us for details.
When? All year round, though some activities such as seal pup and osprey viewing depend on the season.
Buy one gift one
As a social enterprise established to improve access to nature for all, we’re well aware of the health and wellbeing benefits of spending time in nature.
Nature makes people happy and happy people are healthier people. But not everyone gets that opportunity, so we’re making it easier for responsible employers to lend a helping hand.
Our Buy One Gift One programme lets you nominate a school or community group in your area and we’ll do the rest. A nature ranger will get in touch and arrange and run a nature education session from the programme we are currently delivering to schools in the central Scottish Borders.
Our own local community benefits too because as a social enterprise, any profits we make are ploughed straight back into community projects. We’re currently building a forest school at the Mauldsheugh Wood community wildlife project we run in Selkirk.
Choose your adventure
Most of our away days feature one core activity and an afternoon as a conservation volunteer at our community woodland in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders, but anything can be customised (see the bespoke section below). Activities are priced on the basis of the maximum group size of 10 people: discounts are available for smaller groups.
Transport is included door to door for the 4×4 safari and locally for the osprey viewing. For all other activities transport can be arranged as an add on to the package.
Red Squirrel Adventure
Spend a morning searching the forest for red squirrels, then become a conservation ranger at a Scottish Borders community wildlife project.
Forest Adventure
Clamber and zip wire through the treetops and become a conservation ranger on a community wildlife project in the beautiful Scottish Borders.
Osprey Adventure
Ospreys are regular visitors to the Scottish Borders and on this seasonal adventure we’ll take you to some of the best places to see them along the River Tweed
Clay Pigeon Adventure
Try your hand at a wildlife-friendly country sport, then become a conservation ranger at a Scottish Borders community wildlife project.
Tree planting experience
Plant and dedicate your own tree then spend the rest of the day as a conservation ranger at a Scottish Borders community nature reserve
Owl adventure
Meet and help to fly the owls and then spend the rest of the day as a conservation ranger on a community wildlife project at the heart of the Scottish Borders.
4×4 Forest Safari
Through the Scottish Borders and into the Kielder forest for a luxury Land Rover Discovery safari and hawk walk.
Bespoke Add-ons
To make even more of your away day you can also customise it by replacing or augmenting the conservation volunteering session with another activity from our range.
The nature-specific add-ons allow you to swap the conservation activity for a morning looking for ospreys or red squirrels.
You can also add an owl experience to the conservation volunteering session.
Red Squirrel Add-on
Customise your nature adventure by adding on a morning in the woods in search of some of Scotland’s iconic red squirrels.
Owl add-on
Customise your nature day by adding an owl experience to your conservation volunteering session at our Scottish Borders community woodland
Osprey Add-on
Customise your nature adventure with a morning spent watching these magnificent seasonal visitors to the Scottish Borders