Explorers Nature Activity Badge
Explorers Nature Activity Badge
Explore the wonders of the natural world and discover how you can help protect it. This badge challenges you to observe, understand, and take action to support wildlife and the environment.
Complete three activities. You could:
Discover - Choose an area of the natural world, explore the conservation and environmental impact of that area.
e.g. flora, fauna. Your research could include exploring first-hand accounts, taking part in a specific study, and can be as broad or as narrow as you like!
Experience - Observe the natural world around you.
This could be a nature walk identifying plants along your journey, or taking part in a bird or wildlife watching activity.
Mobilise - Take a look at how human activity is affecting the natural world. This could be pollution, deforestation, or farming techniques.
You could lead a local activity to support conserving the environment, such as a river or footpath clean up, a nature count, or something else!
Solve - Come up with an idea to mitigate human impact on the environment and enable humans and nature to coexist more effectively.
Think about things that people could include in their homes, gardens or businesses to help.
Create - Design and assemble multiple wildlife structures that work together to improve the biodiversity of a chosen outdoor space.
You might include things like nesting boxes, bug habitats, or small mammal shelters, aim for a mix that supports a diverse community of local wildlife.
Tips
- For some additional ideas, you could look at the Scouts for Sustainable Development Goals project, and see if there are any you could get involved in.
- To get the badge, you can either try some of our example activities, or come up with your own with support from a Scouts volunteer or trusted adult. The activities should be challenging for you and take a reasonable amount of time.
Offer flexibility and encourage Explorers to tailor their badge to their interests and skill set.
Everyone has different skills and experiences, so try to consider their starting point when choosing what they will achieve.
As a rough guide, an Activity Badge should be achievable within 3 weeks of activities.
- When taking part in adventurous activities, remember to let someone know:
- Where you’re going.
- Who you’re with.
- What time you plan to be finished.
- A plan for communicating your progress.
- Ask for help if you're visiting new places or trying new activities.
- Buddy up – take part in activities with another Explorer or friend, so you can experience and try new things together.
- Complete your own risk assessment based on your plans and ask an adult volunteer to check it for you.
- When taking part in adventurous activities, remember to let someone know:
- All activities for this badge must be safely managed and locally approved.
- Volunteers must make sure they have completed a thorough risk assessment and taken appropriate steps to reduce risks.
- Use the safety checklist to help plan and risk assess the activity.
Badges will be available to purchase from Scout Store later in September, please check back for updates.
June 2026.
Requirements can be adapted to suit each young persons abilities. See our guidance on flexibility.