Running a Squirrel Drey
Find out everything you need to know to run an amazing Squirrels programme that focuses on making new friends, having new experiences and learning skills for life.
Getting to grips with the basics? We’ve put together everything you need know to get started in opening and then running your own Squirrels Drey.
Get information and advice on planning great programmes, based on the Squirrels activity and challenge badges.
Support everyone in the local community to participate as a volunteer or Squirrel.
Whether you’re welcoming the shyest of newcomers or need help preparing older Squirrels for moving onto Beavers, we’ve got you covered.
Express your interest to open a Squirrels Drey
If you'd like to start a new Squirrel Drey and have completed the Starting a Squirrel Drey checklist, please complete the expression of interest form.
This should be done by Group Lead volunteers, with the District Lead Volunteer carrying out a final review.
Programme updates noticeboard
As new material and programme updates are released, this notice board will be updated for quick access to Squirrel Programme Updates.
Squirrels Appreciation Day fun badge
With Squirrels Appreciation Day on the 21 January, new activities and a fun badge have been created to celebrate our furry friends.
Disney partnership and fun badges
We're delighted to announce we've joined forces with Disney to create a range of fun badges for Squirrels.
Together we've co-designed a programme of exciting new activities to teach our youngest Scouts the values of confidence, kindness and courage.
The Squirrels YouShape Award is here!
We're delighted to announce the YouShape Award has dropped for Squirrels. It’ll help them step up, speak up and shape their future.
Squirrels might be young, but that doesn’t mean they can’t dream big. The YouShape Award gets them thinking (and they aren’t short of ideas), starting them on their leadership journeys.
Community Impact in Squirrels
Getting young people thinking about the world around them and their role in it is integral to Scouts. No social action activity is too small.
Share your experiences to encourage social action in Squirrels.
Fill out the Community Impact formOur Strategy - Skills for Life
Help support our goal to deliver more young people the skills they need in life.