• Wild Heather | Heather Mitchell
  • Wild Heather | Heather Mitchell
  • Wild Heather | Heather Mitchell

Welcome to Wild Heather

Learn the skills to hike, navigate with a map and compass, plan routes ... find your freedom
All accessible from London by public transport

Heather Mitchell is a qualified teacher and Mountain Leader
An approved provider of the Mountain Training NGB Lowland Leader award and the National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS)
providing individual or group training

Wildheather is committed to enabling clients to improve their outdoor skill set in an nurturing, safe and fun environment
Teaching methods follow the Countryside Code and Leave No Trace (LNT) ethos

You may notice I am taking the summer off

If you would like to discuss a course please make contact

I will be running courses in the Autumn

A zero waste business 

T&C on my contacts page 

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Courses and Workshops

  • Wild Heather |Heather Mitchell | Lowland Leader

    Lowland Leader

    Lowland Leader is a National Governing Body walking leader award

    Training: 26-27 April and 18-19 October 2024

    Assessment: 17-18 May, 24-25 May and 4-5 October 2024

    Course locations Maidenhead, Marlow, West Wycombe, Hambleden, Henley, Chesham, Tring and Box Hill

    I can also provide the Camping leader course

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  • NNAS Courses

    National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) courses are personal up-skill navigation awards 

    Bronze and Silver awards

    Tutor award - for those with experience who wish to teach others or apply to NNAS as a provider in Windsor on 23 April and 11 October 2024

    Course locations Maidenhead, Marlow, West Wycombe, Hambleden, Henley, Chesham, Tring and Box Hill

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  • Navigation Workshops

    Small group or family days for example with children taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh award.

    From the basics to improvers. Training can be taylored to your requirements, here are some suggestions:

    maps/scales
    setting the map
    detemining direction - using map and compass
    distance
    duration
    detail along the route
    tick off and catching features
    compass work
    bearings
    map knowledge
    contours and land features

    Access, safety, responsible walkers, planning routes, CC, LNT

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