‘Navigation Training at Lumb Brook Valley’

Team Members had the opportunity today to improve Navigation Skills on the varying terrain of Lumb Brook Valley, Appleton. The weather once again remained glorious sunshine with a slight breeze, luckily it wasn’t a repeat of the Navigation session last month at Frodsham Marshes.

The session was run by Lee Lappin, Training Officer, and skills improved included;

- Basic map reading
- 6 & 8 figure grid references
- Walking on a bearing
- Pacing
- How to take back bearings
- Understanding contours
- Reading the landscape by the surrounding vegetation

Team Members had this opportunity to improve map reading skills outside of the main training sessions. The feedback once again has been very positive.

Thanks once again to Tim over at the Woodland Trust which covers Lumb Brook Valley, along with Warrington Borough Council.