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41 The National Parks video For a video of the the link is www.cairngorms.co.uk/ in thepark/video Cairngorms National Park Authority map For a map of the area the link is Alan Smith, Outdoor Learning Officer www.cairngorms.co.uk/thepark/maps Cairngorms National Park Authority /map_medium.php 14, The Square, Grantown on Spey Moray PH26 3HG Loch Lomond and Phone: 01479-870518 The Trossachs National Park E-mail: [email protected] Alison Wilkie, Learning Development Adviser Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Contacting Inclusive Cairngorms Park Authority Elspeth Grant, Social Inclusion Officer Carrochan, Carrochan Rd Cairngorms National Park Authority Balloch G83 8EG 14, The Square, Grantown on Spey Phone: 01389 722 125 Moray PH26 3HG E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 01479-870506 E-mail: [email protected] Contacting Rangers Services The Ranger Service can be contacted at any Contacting Rangers Services of the following addresses: Contact details for Ranger Services on ‘Enjoying’ page of the CNPA website at Argyll Area Office www.cairngorms.co.uk/thepark/enjoying or Ballochyle, Sandbank Dunoon PA28 8RD Pete Crane, Senior Visitor Services Officer Tel 01369 705300 Cairngorms National Park Authority 14, The Square, Grantown on Spey National Park Centre Luss Moray PH26 3HG Luss Car Park Phone: 01479-870532 Luss G83 8PA E-mail: [email protected] Tel 01389 722120

Online links Callander Area Office main website www.cairngorms.co.uk 52-54 Main Street Callander FK17 8BD learning For learning opportunities in the Park Tel 01389 722126 the link is www.cairngorms.co.uk/learning Loch Lomond Water Team useful information Click on ‘The Park’ section Duncan Mills Memorial Slipway on the website Pier Road, Balloch G83 8QX Tel 01389 722030 publications For a PDF version of this resource, the link is www.cairngorms.co.uk/learning National Park Centre Balmaha Balmaha Car Park e-bulletin Click on the e-bulletin button on Balmaha G63 0JQ the main website to sign up for regular news Tel 01389 722100 updates

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Online links P aCKAGed experiences main website www.lochlomond-trossachs.org ANPA Educational materials for learning about Britain’s learning Visit the Learning pages for National Parks www.nationalparks.gov.uk/ information in organising a visit with a school learningabout or group at www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/ learning/ Duke of Edinburgh’s Award www.dofe.org useful information Click on the ‘visitors’ section Click on ‘running the DofE’ section. on the website for lots of useful information For a PDF version of this resource, the link is www.dofe.org/en/content/cms/Leaders/DofE_ publications For a PDF version of this resource, programmes/DofE_programmes.aspx the link would be: www.lochlomond-trossachs. org/looking-after/publications/menu-id-380.html EUROPARC Junior Ranger Programme volunteering Visit the ‘Volunteering’ page www.europarc.org for information about the many volunteering Click on ‘what we do’ and then the ‘junior opportunities available throughout the National ranger’ section. For a PDF version of this Park and to contact the Volunteer Manager. resource, the link is www.europarc.org/ www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/lookin-after/ what-we-do/junior-ranger volunteering-in-the-national-park/ menu-id-384.html. Fairbridge www.fairbridge.org.uk ranger service Visit the Learning page and click Click on the section under the ‘where we on Ranger Service for their contact details work’ section and then choose Scotland for www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/learning/ information. For a PDF version of this resource, contact-us/menu-id-128.html the link is www.fairbridge.org.uk/scotland/ map For an interactive map the link is Forestry Commission Scotland www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/ www.forestry.gov.uk/Scotland interactive-map.html Click on ‘woodlands for learning’ section for helpful guides and information. For a PDF SNH version of this resource, the link is www. forestry.gov.uk/website/fchomepages.nsf/hp/ Scottish Natural Heritage Scotland Main website www.snh.org.uk for general info on SNH and its activities. John Muir Trust and Award www.johnmuiraward.org useful information Click on the ‘about SNH’ Click on ‘about the award’ section. For packaged section on the website. For a PDF version of experiences go to www.jmt.org/jmaward-home. this resource, the link is www.snh.org.uk/about/ asp. For the website of the John Muir Trust ab-main2007.asp go to www.jmt.org For a PDF version of this resource, the link is www.jmt.org/ To find out aboutNNR ’s visit jmaward-about-the-award.asp www.nnr-scotland.org.uk The Prince’s Trust www.princes-trust.org.uk Click on the ‘need help’ section and go to the Scottish page for lots of information on support and potential funding opportunities. For a PDF version of this resource, the link is www. princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/in_your_region/ scotland.aspx 43 V enture Trust GLOW www.venture-trust.org.uk Glow is the world’s first national intranet Click on the section under the ‘information for’ for education. It provides tools to underpin page that applies best to you. For a PDF version Curriculum for Excellence learning and teaching of this resource, the link is www.venture-trust. approaches. There is a National Parks Glow org.uk/ group on the Outdoor Learning national site. www.ltscotland.org.uk/glowscotland/index.asp BTCV British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Grounds for Learning www.btcv.org On a more local level organisations like GFL Information on volunteering opportunities can assist you in making the best use of your and training courses in your local area. immediate school environment before you venture out into National Parks and NNR’s. North York Moors National Park www.gflscotland.org.uk/ This has a whole range of information on how to package experiences for trips by National bodies individuals of different ages and abilities. www. northyorkmoors.org.uk/content.php?nID=25 Learning and Teaching Scotland - Outdoor Learning YouthLink Scotland www.ltscotland.org.uk/outdoorlearning/index. Take a look at Youthlink Scotland publications asp. Click on any of the sections for useful www.youthlink.co.uk/Index.asp?MainID=7270 information on outdoor learning from Learning and Teaching Scotland, in particular the Outdoor Youth Scotland Learning Research menu which contains Live It To The Limits provides ideas and activities publications and latest information. for projects looking at the natural, social and economic environment www.youthscotland.org. Scotland’s National Nature Reserves uk/resources/publications.htm www.nnr-scotland.org.uk Click on ‘find an NNR’ section to see what is Schools near you. For a PDF version of this resource, the link is www.nnr-scotland.org.uk/findnnr.asp Teachernet www.teachernet.gov.uk/ provides a range The Real World Learning Partnership of information and resources to assist staff Provides a range of articles and information in schools to make use of the outdoors as well as links to a number of organisations when supporting pupil’s learning. Just type supporting outdoor learning. in ‘outdoors’ in the search box on their www.realworldlearning-scotland.org.uk/ home page. index.asp?pageid=79340

Eco Schools Natural England www.eco-schools.org.uk/ provide a range www.naturalengland.org.uk of resources and information to support Provides information on SNH’s sister environmental education within schools. organisation, Natural England and English NNR’s.

Learning and Teaching Scotland UK National Parks A selection of the best online learning www.nationalparks.gov.uk resources, specifically selected and organised Provides links to all of the UK’s National Parks for Scottish education www.ltscotland.org.uk/ www.nationalparks.gov.uk/learningabout resources/index.asp?strReferringChannel= ltscotland

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Scottish Environment Managing Risk Protection Agency (SEPA) www.sepa.org.uk British Trust Conservation Click on the ‘about us’ section for information. Volunteers (BTCV) For a PDF version of this resource, the link is www2.btcv.org.uk www.sepa.org.uk/about_us.aspx Click on ‘search the site’ and enter the keywords ‘risk assessment Transport Royal Highland Education Trust Community Transport Association Risk assessment templates and other (Scotland office) information is available from www.rhet.org.uk/ www.ctauk.org EZEdit/view.asp?MID=93; The CTA is a rapidly growing national charity giving voice and providing leadership, learning Duke Of Edinburgh Risk and enterprise support to a wide range of Management Guidance organisations delivering innovative and flexible Check out the following link for all kinds of transport solutions to achieve social change in risk categories such as child protection and their communities. volunteer checks www.theaward.com.au/ Risk-Management.html Transport Scotland www.transportscotland.gov.uk Health and Safety Executive (HSE) Click on the ‘concessionary travel’ section for Health and Safety Executive guidance and information on reduced rate travelling for some information for planning educational visits: groups. For a PDF version of this resource, www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/information. the link is www.transportscotland.gov.uk/ htm. Publications on Risk Assessments concessionarytravel www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/raindex.htm.

Traveline Scotland The Institute of Risk Management www.travelinescotland.com www.theirm.org Click on the ‘plan your route’ section for help The Institute of Risk Management (IRM) is risk in planning your visit For a PDF version of this management’s leading international professional resource, the link is www.travelinescotland.com/ education and training body. The Institute journeyplanner/enterJourneyPlan.do provides high quality education, training and professional development in risk management at Travelling around Loch Lomond a range of levels, from introductory to expert & The Trossachs Getting to Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Learning and Teaching Scotland National Park is easy on public transport from This section has a link to the Scottish Executive Glasgow, Argyll and central Scotland. Train, Education Department’s useful safety guidance ferry, bus and coach services offer you great for educational excursions. The individual value for money. Click on the link to get more contacts should be able to help you identify information: www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/ what you need to know locally and who visiting/travel/menu-id-120.html can help, support or advise you with safety arrangements and risk assessment. Cairngorms Explorer www.ltscotland.org.uk/outdoorlearning/ Search online for “Cairngorms Explorer 2009 about/outdoorsafety/index.asp or go to www.cairngorms.co.uk/parkauthority/ publications/results.php?publicationID=148

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The Institute for Outdoor Learning In most areas voluntary and community groups encourages outdoor learning by developing can hire outdoor equipment and clothing at quality, safety and opportunity to experience very reasonable rates. If you are looking for outdoor activity provision and by supporting and items like camping gear, waterproofs, boots, enhancing the good practice of those who work bikes, canoes, climbing gear, and/or outdoor in the outdoors. www.outdoor-learning.org instruction, contact your local authority or Outdoor Education Service for more Learning and Teaching Scotland information. An up-to-date calendar of events and training opportunities across the country, including Weather those run by Learning and Teaching Scotland, local authority courses and events by a range BBC Outdoor Weather Site of organisations with an interest in taking www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/outdoors/weather learning outdoors. www.ltscotland.org.uk/ outdoorlearning/professionaldevelopment/ index.asp. Key organisations supporting Magazines and Outdoor Learning in Scotland www.ltscotland. org.uk/outdoorlearning/keyinformation/ newsletters keyorganisations/index.asp Cairngorms National Park Information All about CPD For a range of publications, newsletters and All about continuing professional development to sign up for the Cairngorms e-bulletin, go to (CPD) and what it can do for you. Also www.cairngorms.co.uk. includes information about CPD Scotland, its aims, and the tools that are available Loch Lomond and TheTrossachs www.ltscotland.org.uk/cpdscotland/index.asp National Park Information For a range of magazines and newsletters that Children and Nature will help you find out more about Loch Lomond For help on getting children and those and The Trossachs National Park go to who work with children motivated www.lochlomond-trossachs.org/looking-after/ www.childrenandnature.org/ publications/menu-id-380.html Destination Management National Park videos and interactive maps Organisations See more of the Cairngorms National Park In Aviemore and Deeside, DMOs are Scotland’s on video using the following weblink first private-sector led destination not-for- www.cairngorms.co.uk/thepark/video/ or profit management organisations whose click on the following for a map of the area activities are directed towards community www.cairngorms.co.uk/thepark/maps/ benefits from tourism. Both have evolved with map_medium.php the support of public sector and community interest groups. Aviemore & the Cairngorms See more of the Lomond and The Trossachs Destination Management Ltd is led by a Board National Park using an interactive map available of Directors from local businesses driven by from the following weblink www.lochlomond- their corporate social responsibility. Here is trossachs.org/interactive-map.html the link to what they are rural.carnegieuktrust.

org.uk/rarp/sustainable_assets/aviemore_and_ Scottish Natural Heritage the_cairngorms_destination_management_ To find out more about the publications organisation. Here is the link to the full available from SNH go to www.snh.org.uk/pubs. site www.visitaviemore.com. The Deeside one To view a copy of SNH’s quarterly magazine go is www.discoverroyaldeeside.com. to http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/ snhmagazine/default.asp

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Funding • the flagship scheme offers grants between £150,000 - £500,000 for larger projects that The list of potential funding sources is extensive support regionally or nationally significant and couldn’t be covered in full here; but the list voluntary sector led regeneration or below should give you a good starting point biodiversity projects to make a significant and encourage you to see just how many impact on the quality of life of the region. funders are supportive of the kind of work that you might like to do in the National Parks Email [email protected] for details on the and NNR’s. Biffaward Grant scheme.

If you can’t find something below that fits CSV Action Earth Campaign with your plans, then do check out one of the SNH helps to fund Action Earth which provides main (and FREE) online funder-finder websites. small grants to assist groups in carrying out Details are provided here: environmental projects. More details can be found at www.actionearth.org.uk/ Free Funding Website For Community And Voluntary Groups Big Lottery Fund Scotland www.grantsnet.co.uk www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/scotland.htm GRANTnet, a straightforward free-to-use Click on the ‘funding’ section for information service from GRANTfinder, can help groups on possible funding opportunities. For a PDF find suitable funding.I t allows community version of this resource, the link is www. and voluntary groups, sports and other clubs, biglotteryfund.org.uk/funding-sco schools, social enterprises and small businesses to search across EC and UK sources including Carnegie Trust - Young Peoples Government departments, local authorities, Grants Programme (UK) charitable trusts and corporate sponsors. The Carnegie UK Trusts Young Peoples Grants Programme aims to support and promote BIFFA Awards young peoples participation in decision-making. www.biffaward.org/home Its focus is on involvement that is meaningful, The Biffaward fund offers three levels of benefits all participants and leads to sustainable support: developments in young people’s participation. www.carnegieuktrust.org.uk/ • the Small Grants Scheme provides grants between £250 and £5,000 for projects Cash-Back For Communities Fund that enable communities to improve local The CashBack for Communities fund could help amenities and to conserve wildlife and you increase youth work events and activities habitats. in your local area if it’s an area of multiple deprivation and the young people you work • the Main Grants Scheme grants between with are between 10 and 19. More information £5,001 and £50,000 for amenity projects that and application forms can be found at www. provide and improve community facilities to youthlink-scotland.org/Index.asp?MainID=8276 act as mechanisms for recreation, sporting achievement, lifelong learning and community Coalfields egenerationR Trust involvement. In addition it supports projects The Coalfields Regeneration Trust supports that increase or maintain biodiversity. projects that help transform Britain’s former coalfield communities. Grants from the ‘community chest’ fund supports small organisations while they are also open to requests for up to £300,000 for bigger voluntary, community and statutory organisations. www.coalfields-regen.org.uk/ applyingforfunds/default.asp

47 Community Cash Awards Cairngorms National Park has its own Leader Young people aged 14-25 can apply for awards programme managed by the Cairngorms Local between £250 and £5,000 to help tackle the Action Group. www.cairngorms-leader.org/ dangers of drugs, crime and play a positive role in their community. The Royal Bank of Scotland Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Community Cash Awards will see £1 million Park is covered by two LEADER areas. More of grants being distributed by youth charity, information can be found by using the following The Prince’s Trust. Applications can be made at links: www.argyllandtheislandsleader.org.uk/ any time. www.princes-trust.org.uk/need_help/ index.html or www.fvl.org.uk/ grants/community_cash_awards.aspx Links Foundation Heritage Lottery Fund www.linksfoundation.org/Default.aspx The Heritage Lottery Fund operates “Your The Links Foundation funds a wide range of Heritage” and “Young Roots” small community community-based projects in the UK. All grants programmes. www.hlf.org.uk/InYourArea/ applications must show the positive impact a Scotland/Pages/WelcomeScotland.aspx project could have on a community. There is no set amount, but average awards are around Landfill Communities Fund £20,000. Funding can be for new or existing The Government saw the Landfill Communities projects and can help meet capital and revenue Fund as a way for Landfill Operators and costs. Applications are considered 3 times per Environmental Bodies to work in partnership year. to create significant environmental benefits and to undertake projects which improve the lives Paths to Health of communities living near landfill sites. www.pathsforall.org.uk/pathstohealth/grants.asp www.entrust.org.uk/home/lcf/finding-funders Paths for All currently has small grant funding available. Please discuss your ideas with your Learning and Teaching Scotland local Development Officer before submitting an For help with funding sources for schools application. Applications for small grants have no www.ltscotland.org.uk/healthpromotingschools/ deadlines and are welcome at any time. practitioners/makingithappen/ sourcesoffunding.asp Paul Hamlyn Foundation www.phf.org.uk/default.asp LEADER The programme’s objective is to support The Leader programme is a European innovative ways of increasing the learning Community Initiative for helping rural opportunities of people within the UK. communities improve the economy and quality of life in their local area. Local development plans are built around themes, defined by the www.scottisharts.org.uk European Union. These include: Click on the ‘funding’ section for possible funding options. For a PDF version of this • improving the quality of life in rural areas; resource, the link is www.scottisharts.org.uk/ • making the best use of natural and cultural 1/funding.aspx. resources; • and improving the organisational abilities of communities.

Leader programme (Scotland Country Desk) Phone: 01356 626490 www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Business-Industry/ support/17404/LEADERScotland

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An example of the kind of funding available Support For Woodland Projects from SAC is their Public Art Fund, which is an Funding for local woodland projects is available open application scheme with no deadlines. through the Local Forestry Challenge Funds. The scope of public art projects supported Two funds are available: Woods In and Around has been broadened to include temporary, Towns (WIAT), and Forestry for People. The permanent, cross-artform and multidisciplinary WIAT Challenge Fund aims to bring urban work. The Fund is aimed at attracting original woodland into sustainable management and proposals, from a broad range of organisations, improve recreation facilitates by carrying out to produce exciting and innovative public an agreed programme of work. The Forestry art across Scotland. To find out more about for People Challenge Fund covers all Scotland, public art in Scotland visit their website including the WIAT areas. It supports local www.scottisharts.org.uk involvement in woodland projects for health, learning and strengthening communities. www. Scottish Natural Heritage forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd7epeed Grant Schemes SNH has its own grant schemes which can Scottish Community Foundation help to fund a wide range of environmental The Scottish Community Foundation general projects. More detailed information on each grants programme supports community strand of funding can be found at www.snh. development activities. Community Grants are org.uk Examples include: SNH helps to fund one off sums of up to £5,000. The majority of Action Earth which provides small grants to the funding is directed at locally based work assist groups in carrying out environmental carried out, and often initiated by, members of projects. More details can be found at www. that local community. Applications from smaller actionearth.org.uk/ SNH Biodiversity Awards of organisations that have an income of less than £250 support and encourage groups that carry £250,000 per annum are considered. Groups practical environmental projects, creating or can apply for either a Small Grant (up to upgrading wildlife habitats or improving the life £1,000) or a Main Grant (up to £5,000). of Scotland’s wildlife. www.actionearth.org.uk/ There is no closing date for applications. register250.php Check out www.scottishcf.org or email [email protected] www.sportscotland.org.uk Voluntary Action Fund Click on the ‘sport in the outdoors’ section for The Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) is an help and guidance and on the ‘funding’ section independent grant-making trust which for possible funding opportunities (especially invests in voluntary and community based Sportsmatch). For a PDF version of this organisations across Scotland. The funding and resource, the link is www.sportscotland.org. support provided enables organisations to uk/ChannelNavigation/Topics/TopicNavigation/ undertake projects that challenge inequalities Sport+in+the+outdoors/ and and overcome barriers to being involved in www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/ community life. VAF receives funding from the Topics/TopicNavigation/Community+sport/ to support voluntary Funding/Sportsmatch/ and community organisations in taking forward social change. The grant programmes are linked Scottish Community by the common threads of social inclusion and Foundation Awards support for organisations to become stronger. Express Grants are available to community Each grant programme has its individual groups looking for funding of up to £2,000. criteria and priorities as well as a direct link The scheme has a straightforward application to government policy. Check out process, and a short turnaround time. www.voluntaryactionfund.org.uk Applications can be made at any time. www.scottishcf.org/resources/news/view/66/ introducing-scottish-community-foundation- express-grants/

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