Explore outdoor activities in Doncaster
Discover outdoor activities in Doncaster that help young people build confidence, learn new skills and work together. From archery and air rifle shooting to weaselling, pioneering and team games, Squirrel Wood offers activities to help you create a varied camp programme.
Our woodland campsite welcomes Scout and Guide groups, schools and other organisations. Whether you’re visiting for the day or staying overnight, explore the activities below to find options suited to your group.
Choose from sessions led by volunteer instructors and activities your own leaders can run. Include your preferred activities and times in your initial booking enquiry, as availability depends on equipment, activity spaces and volunteer instructors.
How to book activities
Request activities when you make your initial booking enquiry. Book early for the best chance of securing your preferred sessions, as activities depend on volunteer instructor availability.
Easy as 1, 2, 3.
- Check our live availability calendar, then include your chosen activities and preferred times in the booking enquiry form.
- Our booking team will check availability and arrange volunteer instructors where needed, then confirm what we can offer.
- Arrive ready for your adventure!
The form provides an estimated price. Activity requests remain provisional until confirmed by our booking team.
Already booked?
More than 4 weeks
Check the live availability calendar, then email our booking team with your booking reference, the activities or equipment hire you’d like to add and your preferred dates and times. We’ll check availability and confirm what we can arrange.
Less than 4 weeks
Email our booking team with your request and booking reference. Squirrel Wood is run by volunteers, many of whom also support their own Scout Groups. Adding activities at short notice is unlikely, but we’ll check what may be possible.
Risk assessments
Read and download our activity risk assessments to help plan your visit. Group leaders should review these alongside their own assessments, taking account of their participants and any additional support needs.
Instructor-led activities
Try archery, air rifle shooting and tomahawk throwing with support from our volunteer instructors. These sessions introduce the equipment and techniques, helping participants build confidence and develop their accuracy.
Explore each activity below for prices, session lengths and group sizes. All sessions must be booked in advance and are subject to instructor availability.
Air rifle shooting
Session information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £35
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £42
- External Organisations: £59.50
The details:
Learn the basics of air rifle shooting on our dedicated range, with guidance from a volunteer instructor. Practise aiming and controlled shooting, then test your accuracy on scored targets.
The session encourages concentration, patience and confidence, giving participants the chance to improve their technique as they take turns.
Our instructor led air rifle sessions are delivered by Scout volunteers with NSRA shooting qualifications.
Participants under 18 must have parental permission before taking part. Please complete our shooting permission form, including the Section 21 declaration, before your session. Adult participants must also complete the declaration.
Before your session
Download and complete the shooting permission form before your session. Parental permission is required for participants under 18, and all participants must have a completed Section 21 declaration.
Archery
Session information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £35
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £38.50
- External Organisations: £59.50
The details:
Learn the basics of archery on our dedicated outdoor range, with guidance from a volunteer instructor. Practise your stance, aiming and release, then put your skills to the test on the targets.
Archery encourages concentration, coordination and patience. Whether you’re trying it for the first time or building on previous experience, the session gives you the chance to develop your technique and improve your accuracy.
Our range accommodates four archers at a time, with seating for the other participants while they wait for their turn.
Our instructor led archery sessions are delivered by Scout volunteers with Archery GB qualifications.
Tomahawk throwing
Session information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £35
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £42
- External Organisations: £59.50
The details:
Try tomahawk throwing on our dedicated range, with guidance from a volunteer instructor. Learn how to hold and release the tomahawk, then practise your technique to make it stick in the target.
The session encourages concentration, coordination and patience as participants discover how technique matters more than strength. Take turns, support each other and enjoy the satisfaction of improving your accuracy.
Our instructor led tomahawk sessions are delivered by Scout volunteers who have been assessed as competent to run the activity.
Leader-led activities
Explore activities your own leaders can run, from weaselling and slacklining to pioneering, Nerf games and junior tomahawks. These sessions give your group opportunities to work together, learn new skills and enjoy a varied outdoor programme.
Explore each activity below for prices, session lengths and group sizes. Book in advance and review the relevant risk assessments and activity guidance so your leaders arrive ready to run the session.
Weaselling
Session Information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £30
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £36
- External Organisations: £51
The details:
Twist, turn and crawl through our weaselling course, navigating a maze of passages across multiple levels in the dark.
This activity challenges participants to find their way, communicate and encourage each other. It’s a chance to build confidence and solve problems together as they explore the route.
Weaselling is run by your own group leaders. Review the activity guidance and risk assessment before your session so you’re ready to supervise and support your participants.
Nerf Guns
Session information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £30
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £36
- External Organisations: £51
The details:
Get moving with team challenges and games using foam dart blasters. Plan your tactics, communicate with your teammates and work together to complete each challenge.
Nerf games encourage teamwork, quick thinking and friendly competition. Your leaders can adapt the games to suit your group’s age and abilities, giving everyone a chance to take part.
This activity is run by your own group leaders. Review the activity guidance and risk assessment before your session so you’re ready to organise the games and supervise your participants.
Pioneering
Session Information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £5
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £6
- External Organisations: £8.50
The details:
Put your knots and lashings into practice using pioneering poles to build camp gadgets and structures. Start with a simple project or work together on a bigger challenge suited to your group’s experience.
Pioneering develops teamwork, problem solving and practical outdoor skills. Participants can plan their design, share tasks and see their ideas take shape.
This activity is run by your own group leaders. Review the activity guidance and risk assessment before your session, choosing a project your leaders have the skills to supervise.
Pioneering poles are provided. Please bring your own ropes.
Slacklining
Session Information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £30
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £36
- External Organisations: £51
The details:
Test your balance as you step onto a suspended slackline and try to make your way across. It takes concentration, coordination and patience to stay steady as the line moves beneath your feet.
Participants can start with support and build confidence as they practise, encouraging each other and celebrating every extra step.
This activity is run by your own group leaders. Review the activity guidance and risk assessment before your session so you’re ready to supervise and support participants.
Junior Tomahawks
Session information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £15
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £18
- External Organisations: £25.50
The details:
Enjoy an introduction to target throwing using plastic tomahawks. Designed for younger participants, this activity gives them the chance to practise aiming and throwing in a fun, encouraging setting.
Junior Tomahawks helps develop coordination, concentration and confidence. Take turns, encourage each other and see how your accuracy improves with practice.
This activity uses plastic equipment rather than the metal tomahawks used on our main range. Sessions are run by your own group leaders, who should review the activity guidance and risk assessment before supervising participants.
Ninja Slackline
Session Information:
Maximum participants: 12
Session duration: 1 hour
Cost per session:
- Doncaster Danum Scout Groups: £30
- Other Scout & Guide Groups: £36
- External Organisations: £51
The details:
Take on our Ninja Slackline and challenge yourself to make your way along the hanging obstacles. Test your grip, coordination and strength as you work out how to move from one obstacle to the next.
Participants can build confidence at their own pace, encouraging each other and celebrating their progress. It’s a chance to practise perseverance and try a different physical challenge.
This activity is run by your own group leaders. Review the activity guidance and risk assessment before your session so you’re ready to supervise and support participants.
Please note all activities are subject to change at any time and may need to be withdrawn at short notice. All instructor-led activities are dependent on instructor availability.
