Expedition route
Whitelee Windfarm
Wild Camping
walking
No uniform
Start Times (this is the time they will actually start their expedition so they need to be there 10 to 15 minutes before to pack their kit that the leaders provide into their rucksacks)
Group 1 : 9.00am
Group 2: 9.15am
Group 3: 9.30am
Group 4 :9.45am
Group 5: 10.00am
Drop off by Parents
Date: Saturday 26th April 2025
Place: when driving from Eaglesham, pass the main entrance to Whitelee wind farm on the left,
take the next entrance on the left, walk up the Shirley car.
55°42'13.1"N 4°21'19.2"W
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Pick up by Parents
Date: Sunday 27th April 2025
parents will be contacted by the Explorer when they are due to be picked up can I please ask that all parents are available from 2 o’clock onwards thank you
We can not give a time of exactly when they will be finished
Time: mid after noon your explorers will phone you to tell you what time
Place: just as you drive in,not to Whitelee wind farm Carpark as it is to busy to meet there
Whitelee Windfarm Visitor Centre
0141 614 0851
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At the start of the expedition the explorers will be given their group kit so they must leave room in the rucksack. Tents, stoves, gas, pots, wee kettle, first aid kit & survival blanket. Map bag & satellite tracker.
This will all be returned at the end of the expedition to the leaders
Press here to see the kit list done by our DofE leaders
food
Participants need to provide all food that they will consume while taking part in the expedition.leaders do not provide any food at all.
Water
Participants need to pack enough water that they will consume on the first day of the expedition. Leaders will provide water thereafter, at the campsite for them to cook with and also to replenish for the next day.
If you have any questions about the expeditions or need to contact leaders in case of emergency
please email or text Shirley or Michael
Email : shirls268@aol.com michael@wesu.Org.uk
Phone number: 07733 116517 (Shirley) 07851 576825
The Expeditions are run under the Nights away Events password scouts
The aim of the expedition is for the participants to feel that they planned and carried out the expedition with as little adult intervention as possible. The idea being gradually to remove adult supervision as groups gain experience. On the final qualifying expedition groups are on their own whilst they travel and camp. This will mean that participants will be away from direct adult supervision for long periods. Each group will have a satellite Tracker with them, that one leader will be on the system while they are walking, and this gives a six point grid reference every five minutes to their location and has many safety features on it for communication to the leaders. Overnight camps there will be no leaders on the campsite but they will be close by and contactable if needed . They are met at pre-arranged check points and they will check in with them at the campsites. For Gold expeditions, the teams will usually undertake a wild camp.
If we feel that your child cannot be trusted, or there is an incident which we decide that will endanger the safety of other participants, instructors, staff or members of the public, then they will be removed from the event and a parent or guardian will be expected to come and collect them from wherever they are, at whatever time of the day or night that might be.
