Choose a mammal you feel curious about.
Choose a focused tracking mission driven by a real question, such as working out how a fox has been getting into a chicken run.
Search likely spots for an owl pellet, such as beneath regularly used roosting perches.
Working alone or in a small group, choose an animal trail to follow and set yourself the challenge of finding fifty tracks in a row, either following the direction of travel or back tracking it.
Choose a safe, accessible woodland trail with a variety of natural features, such as streams, varied plants or wildlife.
Create a simple log template with space for the date, location, weather conditions and the phenological events you observe, such as leaves changing colour, animals behaving differently, or flowers blo
Immerse a water filter bag in your water source until the fabric is fully saturated.
Hold your compass flat in your hand and identify its main parts.
Using one thicker rope, the standing rope, and one thinner rope, the working rope, form a bight, a U shaped bend, in the working rope by folding it back on itself.
Set up your tripod on stable, level ground and attach the field scope securely to it.