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It is a DofE requirement that all expeditions in Wild Country are notified at least six weeks in advance (using the Green expedition notification form available here and through all Licensed Organisations) to the appropriate Assessor Network Co-ordinator, or four weeks if no Assessor is required. A copy should also be sent to your Licensed Organisation. It is stressed that these are MINIMUM time requirements and that the maximum advance notice should be given to allow time for postage, suggested changes and so on.

Click on the Wild Country expedition area on the map below for further details, or see the list beneath the map.
 
  Dartmoor Exmoor and Quantock Beacons Mid Wales Snowdonia Peak District Yorkshire Dales and Pennines North York Moors Mournes Sperrin Mountains North Antrim Hills and Antrim Plateau Isle of Man Cumbria Duham Dales and High Pennines Cheviots Galloway Hills Lowther Hills Scottish Borders Isle of Arran Trossachs and Crianlarich Lomond and Argyll Isle of Mull Tayside Lochaber and District Grampian and Cairngorm Sky and Lochalsh Inverness Sky and Lochalsh Ross and Cromarty Caithness and Sutherland Western Isles
 

Expedition Area contact details

ENGLAND

  • Isle of Man (19): Neil Young, Sea View, Harbour Road, Santon, Isle of Man IM4 1HF T: 01624 823110 M: 07624 495598  E: nyoung@manx.net   MORE INFO
  • Cumbria (20) (Lake District): Contact: Kevin Rodgers, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, 2nd Floor, 20 Mathew Street, LIVERPOOL L2 6RE T: 0151 231 6222 F: 0151 236 6316 E: kevin.rodgers@DofE.org  MORE INFO
  • Cheviots (21) (Cheviot Hills, Border Forests): Mike Allport, Keld, 4 Ryecoft Park, Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6AS. T: 01668 281249 E: mikeallport@waitrose.com  MORE INFO 
  • Durham Dales & High Pennines (22) (Teesdale, Weardale, Allendale and West to Cross Fell): Clive Riches, 16 Byrnes Close, Plumpton, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 9PE. T: 01768 894404. E: CNR@cnriches.freeserve.co.uk  MORE INFO
  • Yorkshire Dales/Pennines (23):  Yorkshire Dales/Pennies Expedition Networks Co-ordinator, Yorkshire & Humber DofE Region Office Yorkshire Waterways Museum, Dutch Riverside, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5TB T: 01405 780580 E: ydalespennines@DofE.org   The co-ordinator will be available to answer telephone queries on Tuesday and Thursday.  MORE INFO
  • North York Moors (25) (North York Moors and Cleveland Hills): North York Moors Expedition Networks Co-ordinator, Yorkshire & Humber DofE Region Office Yorkshire Waterways Museum, Dutch Riverside, Goole, East Yorkshire DN14 5TB T: 01405 780580 E: nyorkmoors@DofE.org  The co-ordinator will be available to answer telephone queries on Tuesday and Thursday  MORE INFO
  • Peak District (26): Matt Hutson, 1st Floor Offices, Arthur House, 21 Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham B75 5BL. T: 0121 308 9470 M: 07826 872378. F: 0121 308 5561 E: Matthew.Hutson@DofE.org  MORE INFO When you are expeditioning in normal country (not Wild Country), i.e. the White Peak, please use the Red Form available here.
  • Dartmoor (30): Robert Steemson. 3 Drewsmead, Ilsington, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9RG. T: 01364 661202 (after 5.30pm only) E: dexpsec@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk  MORE INFO
  • Exmoor & Quantock (31): Phil and Kathy Royle, Buzzards, 4 Chestnut Court, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh, Devon EX18 7HH, T: 01769 580073, E: exmoor@DofE.org  MORE INFO
  • Severn & Wye (32): For all expeditions on the Rivers Severn and Wye at any DofE level: Ian Scott, Severn and Wye Network, PO BOX 8553, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE12 9YJ. T: 01509 650 311 (Please call after 6.30pm or call and leave a message) E: ian.scott@DofE.org  MORE INFO

SCOTLAND

Please note that if you are sending Green Forms and routes to Scottish Expedition Areas for notification only, only one set of paperwork is required. If you require an Assessor, two sets are needed.

WALES

  • Snowdonia (27): The Snowdonia Expedition Assessment Service, Plas Y Brenin, Capel Curig LL24 OET. T: 01690 720214 (answer phone outside 9-5) E: dofeexpeditions@pyb.co.uk  MORE INFO
  • Mid Wales (28): Aled Davies, Mid Wales Expedition Assessor Service Co-ordinator, Market House, Market Approach, Brecon, Powys LD3 7DA. E: mweas@expeditionswales.co.uk  T: 07791 739025 or 01874 623086 (during normal office hours) MORE INFO
  • Beacons (29): Robert Clapham, 1 Bryn Celyn, Pontardawe, Swansea, SA8 4LG M: 07787 123739 E: Breconbeacons@DofE.org    MORE INFO


NORTHERN IRELAND

  • Sperrin Mountains (16) (also Co. Fermanagh and Co. Donegal): Drew Hamilton, WELB, 1 Hospital Road, Omagh, Co. Tyrone BT79 0AW, T: 07799661017, E: c/o Julie.McCaskie@welbni.org   MORE INFO
  • Antrim Hills (17): Gerry Meehan, Woodhall Residential Centre, 27 Moneygran Road, Kilrea BT51 3SJ, Tel: 028 295 40762, Fax: 028 295 41075, Email: gerry.meehan@neelb.org.uk     MORE INFO
  • Mournes (18): Trevor Quinn, Senior Warden, Killyleagh Outdoor Education Centre
Shore Road
Killyleagh,
Co. Down BT30 9UE. T: 028 4377 8555 F: 028 4377 8792 E: dofe@seelb.org.uk    MORE INFO
  • BELB: Joanna Clarke, BELB, 40 Academy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ
    Telephone: 028 9056 4000 ext 4185
    Email: joanna.clarke@belb.co.uk    MORE INFO
     

NON WILD COUNTRY EXPEDITION AREAS

  • Forest of Dean: (suitable for Bronze and Silver Expeditions and Gold expeditions for those with mobility issues as there are footpaths/tracks suitable for wheelchairs). Mark Stapleton, Expedition Network Secretary, Forest of Dean Expedition Network, 3 Mount Pleasant, Lydney, GL15 5QE. Email: markdofeforest@aol.com    MORE INFO

  • New Forest: Liz Drake, 99 Langdown Road, Hythe, Southampton SO45 6ER. T: 02380 815254. E: info@newforestean.org.uk      MORE INFO

  • South Downs: (Suitable for Bronze and Silver expeditions). Paula Greening, Expedition Network Secretary, South Downs Expedition Network, Hangleton Youth Centre, 34 Northease Drive, Hove, BN3 8PP. E: paula.greening@brighton-hove.gov.uk  – MORE INFO
  • Isle of Wight Expedition Assessor Network. Carol Taverner, DofE Facilitator, 119, Lower St. James' Street, Newport PO30 5HE Tel: 01983 559028 e-mail: carol.taverner@iow.gov.uk We have a useful booklet indicating suitable campsites and information relating to alternative modes of transport.

 

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More information on the above can be found in the Expedition Guide, available from the DofE Shop.

Assessment fees

 

Expedition Assessment Fees

Expedition Assessment Vouchers for the expedition season are now available. 

The Fees for Assessments through the DofE Expedition Assessor Networks for the following season are as follows:
  • Bronze: £50*
  • Silver: £70
  • Gold: £90
These can be purchased via www.DofEshop.org and redeemed with one of our expedition networks.

  There is no fee payable to the DofE if you use an Accredited Assessor who is not part of a DofE Assessment Network (though there is likely to be a charge made by the Assessor).

 * Due to high demand and the limited number of volunteer Assessors, DofE Assessor Networks often cannot offer assessments at Bronze level. Priority will always be given to Gold level expeditions, which must take place in Wild Country. Leaders considering requesting a Bronze level assessment from an Assessor Network should are encouraged to consider whether their participants are best served by undertaking an expedition in Wild Country. Leaders who wish to request a Bronze level assessment from an Assessor Network should contact the relevant Assessor Network Coordinator to check that an Assessor will be available before purchasing an Expedition Assessment Voucher.

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