Shelter building with the Ranger

The skills that you learn making shelters are useful for all other kinds of things too.

​​It is always good to know how to tie knots. You also can make shelters in all kind of places from beaches to parks as they are great for keeping you warm and dry and make a great base for other activities. You can combine shelter building with making camp fires or den making to have a great day out. Or you might want to use one as a base while you do some environmental art near by.
Children enjoying their shelter
The shelters make a great base to do other things
Dumfries and Galloway Outdoor and Woodland Learning Group beach schools skills share and CPDe
Shelters are not just for kids, you might like one too
Doll made with wooden sticks tied together
Stick man made with the same skills as you use to make the shelters
A group of people working together to tie a knot
A knotty problem of tying two sticks
Muddy footsteps across the mud with Wigtown in the background
Everyone needs to work together