Explorers

Explorer Scouts are usually aged between 14 and 18, though young people can join any time between the age of 13½ and 14½.  They move to the next Section, Scout Network, as they are approaching their 18th birthday (any time after they turn 17½) - members cannot remain in Explorers once they have turned 18.  Some Explorer Scouts will also have a Young Leader role, helping at another Section. 

Explorer Units are part of the District level of Scouting, not Group level, so they run their own waiting lists and you will need to contact them directly to add your young person to the waiting list for Explorers, although if they are already on our waiting list or within our sections we can share their record with your desired Explorer Unit if you ask us to do so, just ask the Explorer Unit for their section name on OSM (Online Scout Manager) and let us know.

If our Scouts choose to move on to Explorers they usually go to either the Buzz Explorer Unit, or Wanderers Explorer Unit.

Further information about Explorers can be found on the District website and Scout Association website.