day Three of a NNAS Direct to Silver award
shadowing Simon from Mountain Experience
seven candidates
assisiting Simon in the delivery of navigation training, managing the group whilst out on the fell,
working with a subset of the group
- giving navigation leg targets,
- checking their strategies
- checking their end of leg relocation
- providing feedback on accurancy, learning opportunities.
Also a few opportunities to deliver flora and fauna input.. today was
- Curlews
- Chaffinch
- Peat Bog preservation and rejuvination.. dams, bunds, plant types
Area :
Dark Peak
Is situated between Sheffield and Manchester. The underlying rock is Millstone grit which is often exposed at the edge of the higher peat bogs for which the area is famous.
