Land Adventures with Wee Adventures Ltd in Nature

Engage and enthuse your pupils, students and children by adding Biscuit into their learning! Our activities make inspiring class outings or activity days and our outdoor learning sessions and programmes are a highly regarded and valuable addition to classroom or home based learning. Let us help you to inspire the next generation.

Please contact us directly if:

• you are interested in adding any outdoor learning sessions to your school term
• you would like to run the 6 week Wee Adventures School Award programme
• you are interested in Biscuit being a guest lecturer or freelance instructor on Outdoor Education courses
• you are interested in joining our Home Eductation Activity Days

Highlights

• Develop teamwork, respect, resilience, empathy, problem-solving and decision making while boosting confidence, communication and leadership skills
• Incorporate your subjects/topics into the outdoors to get a different learning experience
• Inspire children’s imaginations, engage the senses and create a sense of wonder in the natural world
• Activities include canoeing, climbing, abseiling, tree climbing, slacklining, zip-lining and rope swings, bush craft and forest fun
• No two days are ever the same but every day is a Biscuit day!

Duration

• Full Days: 09:30-16:00 (summer) or 09:30-15:00 (winter)
• Half Days: 09:30-12:00 or 13:30-16:00

Age

• From Primary 1 age to College Students

Costs - Schools

• £165 for a half day (2.5hrs)
• £330 for a full day (5hrs)

Costs - Home Education Activity Days

• £40pp for a full day
• £25pp for a half day
• +6% booking fee

Home Education Activity Days - Next Block Dates - 2025/26

Aberfeldy Group

• Weds 3 September: Canoeing
• Weds 1 October: Rock Climbing
• Weds 5 November: Tree Climbing
• Weds 26 November: Forest Fun
• Weds 14 January: Bush Craft

Dunkeld Group

• Weds 10 September: Canoeing
• Weds 8 October: Rock Climbing
• Weds 12 November: Tree Climbing
• Weds 3 December: Forest Fun
• Weds 21 January: Bush Craft

Crieff Group

• Weds 17 September: Canoeing
• Weds 8 October: Rock Climbing
• Weds 19 November: Tree Climbing
• Weds 10 December: Forest Fun
• Weds 28 January: Bush Craft

Activities

• Canoeing: Loch Tay, Loch Faskally, River Lyon, River Tay
• Rock climbing: Weem Rock near Aberfeldy (best for children) or Bennybeg near Crieff
• Abseiling: Weem Rock or Bennybeg
• Bush Craft: Den/shelter building, fire lighting, campfire cooking, knots, tool making
• Tree climbing: including design and build of micro pulley systems
• Forest Fun: Outdoor games and often some tree climbing and campfires
• Adventure Scramble: Weem Forest
• Slacklining or rope swings: - can be added into another activity

What's Included

• Hot chocolate and biscuits on Full Day Activity Days (please bring your own snacks for Half Days)
• All sports and safety equipment

What to Bring - Land Based Activities

• Please ensure children have a packed lunch, drink and snack for full days or drink/snack for half days
• Be prepared for them to get muddy and wet and dress accordingly!
• A full set of waterproofs are essential i.e. a hooded jacket and trousers.
• Use a layering system (base thermal, mid fleece and outer) for flexibility.
• Warm hats/gloves or sun lotion/sun hats depending on the forecast!
• Trainers, walking boots or wellies depending on the weather.
• Climbing shoes if you have them for climbing.
• Water bottle
• A rucksack/bag for spare layers, water, personal medication, snacks/lunch.

What to Bring - Canoeing

• As above, plus:
• Outdoor clothes with waterproofs or wetsuits for swimming. Wetsuit hire is £8pp and can be selected through the booking system in summer/autumn.
• Waterproofs also minimise any wind chill when sitting around in wetsuits.
• Wellies or water shoes or old trainers with wetsuits.
• Please have a full spare set of clothes, shoes and a towel in a bag that can be put in a dry barrel in the canoe with a water bottle (1 litre), lunch/snacks, personal medication etc.
• We will provide buoyancy aids which must be worn at all times.

Important to Know

• Group size 8-10 children for Home Ed Activity Days.
• Class size can be discussed in conjunction with the number of teachers available to support the session.
• Long hair should be tied back for climbing or abseiling with no tassels/cords on clothing.
• We can meet at the activity location or at your place of learning
• Canoeing will mainly be at Loch Tay or Loch Faskally.
• If it is too windy for Loch Tay we will let you know and switch to Loch Faskally. Please be prepared to drive to either location.