Brathay Exploration Group aims to (1) introduce themselves and their recent successes and future plans, (2) network, and (3) showcase their expeditions in the UK and abroad. They are based at Brathay Hall estate and organize scientific expeditions, Duke of Edinburgh awards, leader training, and accommodation. Members can get involved through expeditions, leadership, or organizational roles by speaking with leaders overseeing specific programs.

2. Welcome
• Aims of this evening:
– Tell people who and what Brathay Exploration
Group are
– Showcase our recent successes and future plans
– Networking opportunity
Cairngorm plateau, Feb 2010

3. Who are Brathay Exploration Group?
Norway 2010 Expedition Team

5. Where are we based?
• On grounds of • MAP
Brathay Hall estate
• Office in Old
Brathay
• Accommodation for
let and members
use in the woods
1km

6. Where have we come from?
• BEG began in 1947 from Brathay Hall leaders
• Initially started with the tarn survey project
• Recruited boys who had been on Brathay Halls
4 week courses, sixth forms and industry
• Ventured overseas in 1950
Foula 195?

7. Tarn Survey Project
• Easedale Tarn sounding was run in 1947 as
part of ‘Holidays with a Purpose’ followed by
Angle Tarn
• Teams had to work together to carry boat to
site, establish high mountain base
camps, come up with solutions to problems
Levers Water, Aug 09

8. Crinkle Crags, Aug 08
Guiding Principles
• BEG would select tasks in the settings of
mountains or wild country, at or beyond the
limits of human settlement
• Such ventures would be expected to involve
interesting travel, trekking to distant
basecamps and opportunity to climb and
explore new territory

9. What do we do now?
• Run expeditons with a scientific purpose for
all people age 16+, in the UK and worldwide
• Duke of Edinburgh Award
• Club meets
• Leader training courses
• Let out group accommodation near Ambleside

10. Windermere Oct 07
Brathay Exploration Group Trust
• Board of Trustees
• Action groups
• Leaders
• One permanent paid employee
• 120 members

11. Brathay Exploration Group Club
• For BEG Trust members, established 2009
• Affiliated to the BMC
• Facilitates peer lead expeditions
• Runs club meets
• Allows leaders and members to share skills on
a regular basis
• Runs recce expeditions to inform future Trust
ventures
Cairngorms, Feb 11

12. Expeditions 2012
• Trust expeditions: • Club expeditions
– Foula, Shetland – Tunsberg
– Isle of Arran, Scotland Glacier, Jostedalen, Nor
– Ennerdale valley, Lakes way
• D of E Award - Lakes – Mar Lodge, Cairngorms
– Belize, Central America
Norway Aug 11

13. Foula
• 2012 will be the 89th expedtion to the island
• Projects have included
flora, fauna, invertebrates, freshwaters, intertidal
shores, wells, and geology
Ghada Stack, Foula, July 11

14. Foula
Key information
Location: Foula, Shetland
Dates:
Group size: up to 12
Cost:
Leaders: David Scott-
Langley
Foula, July 11

15. Arran
In partnership with National Trust for Scotland this will be
BEGs first full expedition to Arran. Fieldwork will involve long
term monitoring projects in upland areas and woodland
Goatfell, Arran Arran, Sept ‘11

16. Arran
Key information
Location: Isle of
Arran, Scotland
Dates:
Group size: up to 12
Cost:
Arran, Sept 11 Leaders: Jonny Eldridge
tbc

17. Ennerdale
Working with the Wild Ennerdale Partnership this
expedition will be working on woodland monitoring and
conservation living in the remote Ennerdale valley
Courtesy Wild Ennerdale Partnership

18. Ennerdale
Key information
Location: Ennerdale
valley, Lake District
Dates: 25th Aug – 1st Sept
Group size: up to 12
Courtesy Wild Ennerdale Partnership Cost: £300 tbc
Leaders: Heather
Bowie, Gillian
Tuddenham

19. Tunsbergdalsbreen, Norway
• In partnership with Norwegian Glacier
Museum, Field Studies Council and Newcastle
University
• In its third year replicating some of the work of the
1950s using modern surveying techniques
Tunsbergdalsbreen, Aug 10

20. Tunsbergdalsbreen, Norway
Key information
Location:
Josetedalen, Norway
Dates:
Group size: up to 12
Cost: £1600 tbc
Leaders: Morgan
Gibson, Jamie Pattison
Smoky Col, Tunsberg, Aug 10

21. Mar Lodge, Cairngorms
• Club expedition
• The start of a long term project with NTS to
survey water vole populations

22. Mar Lodge, Cairngorms
Key information
Location: South
Cairngorms, Scotland
Dates:
Group size: up to 10
Cost:
Leaders: Anna
Griffith, Andy Acton

23. Belize, Central America
• Recce expedition which
will be peer lead
• Still very much in
planning stage
• Register your interest
today
Tikal, Guatemala, Aug 06

24. Open Gold D of E
• The expedition section of D of E has very
similar principles to D of E advocating a
‘journey with a purpose’
• We are Approved Activity Providers for D of E
and run an Open Gold expedition annually
• We take a maximum of 2-3 people who know
each other
• This course also has leader development
opportunities

25. Open Gold D of E
Key information
Location: Lake District
Dates: 21st July – 2nd Aug
D of E, Aug 10 Group size: 10-18
Cost: £550 tbc
Leaders: Miles
Doughty, Gillian
Tuddenham
D of E, Aug 08

26. Leader Training
• A high calibre of leaders is essential to make
BEG work – we value all our volunteer leaders
– Internal training and mentorship
– NGB awards including ML training and assessment
– RGS Off Site Safety Management Course
– RGS Explore Conference
– Respond to requests from members on training
requirements

27. BEG Leader Training
Key information
Location: Lakes
Dates: 16-18 March
Group size: up to 30
Cost:
Leaders: Alyn Griffiths

28. Fieldwork Training Course
Key information
Location: Lakes
Dates: 20-22 April
Group size: up to 30
Cost:
Leaders: All 2012 exped
leaders

29. 2012 Club Meets
Date Meet
13-15 Jan Lakes Winter Meet & AGM
11-18 Feb Scotland Winter Meet
26 May – 2 June Knoydart & Cape Wrath Trail
22-24 June Lakes Summer Meet & BBQ
7-9 Sept Dartmoor Meet
26-28 Oct Reunion weekend & 2013 Programme Launch
7-9 Dec Lakes Xmas Meet

30. Shackleton Lodge

31. How to get involved?
• As a member?
• As a leader?
• In an organisational role?

32. Who to talk to?
Morgan David
Gibson Scott-Langley Anna Griffith Jonny Eldridge Miles Doughty
Norway Foula Mar Lodge Arran D of E
Gillian
Mark Peter Derrick
Abby Colombi Heather Bowie Tuddenham
Tuddenham
Office Trust Secretary Ennerdale Training / Club Shackleton