Squirrel Wood Activities
Latest News Contacts Nights Away Appointments Links Events Secure Login	Welcome to the Doncaster Danum Scout District Website The Place to find out about Scouting in the Doncaster Area Squirrel Wood Campsite Squirrel Word Contact Details Booking Secretary Helen Nichols 31 High Road Balby Doncaster South Yorkshire Tel: 01302 859271 Email: squirrelwood@doncasterscouts.org.uk Site Address This is not a Postal Address, please send all correspondence to Campsite Warden Squirrel Wood Camp Site The Abbes Walk Burghwallis Doncaster South Yorkshire DN6 9JQ Tel: 01302 702669 (Weekends Only) Click here for a street map Activities Available On-Site Activities On-site activities should be pre-booked to avoid disappointment! Boldering Wall Photo Trail Pioneering Archery Orienteering Woodland Trails Other Local Attractions / Activities Hatfield Water Park, Old Thorne Road, Hatfield. Tel: (01302) 841572. Recognised courses for canoeing, sailing, windsurfing. Hire available, for rowing, fishing, biking; camping and caravan site. Magna Thrybergh Country Park: Doncaster Rd, Thrybergh, Rotherham, S65 4NU. Tel: (01709) 850353 Fax: (01709) 851532 Canoeing, sailing, surfboarding,fishing and country walk Adwick Leisure Centre: Welfare Road, Woodlands, Doncaster, DN6 7QF. Tel: (01302) 721447 Swimming, squash, badminton, roller skating etc. The Dome Leisure Centre: Doncaster Leisure Park, Bawtry Road, Doncaster, DN4 7PD. Tel: (01302) 370777 Ten Pin Bowling: Tel 01302 531122 Campsite Facilities The toilet block has flushing toilets with washing facilities (Hot & Cold Water) for both male & female. The block is lit at night. Hot showers are available at a small charge in the Wardens block, by arrangement with the Warden. A pay phone is available at the camp centre and a good value tuck and souvenir shop is open during the weekend from Easter to September and by request at all other times. Campers should not bring their own tuck shop. Squirrel Lodge The Lodge provides indoor accommodation in a brick building comprising kitchen, toilets, hall approximately 30' x 30' with a stone built wood burning fireplace and two dormitory bedrooms. Sleeping for 40 people is provided on bunk beds in the dormitories. There is ample space for others to sleep in the hall and mattresses are provided. There is a small room off the main hall which will sleep two Scouters Toilet and hot water facilities are provided inside for both males and females, together with a separate hot shower. There is also a Disabled toilet facility within the building Dinning tables and benches for 40 people are provided. In addition tables and chairs for activities are available. Cooking is via a six high speed gas ring cooker with large oven, for which gas is provided free of charge. In addition there is a deep freezer, a refrigerator and hot water included in the hire charge. Electricity is from a token meter. Tokens are available from the Warden. Cooking equipment, cups, saucers and cutlery are provided. All equipment must be left in a clean condition. Toilets, bedrooms and kitchen must be cleaned and the building swept out. We ask you to leave the Lodge as you would hope to find it. Camp Code of Conduct Cars must be parked in the car parks in the camp centre or near the Crew Den. Cars may only be taken up to the camping areas for unloading of camping equipment (not personal gear) and must be parked in the cark parks at all other times. All rubbish must be burnt as far as possible. All unburnt tins, etc. must be put in the bin provided near the Crew Den. Wet pits must be dug on the perimeter of your site, near ditches if possible, filled in and marked appropriately on leaving. Altar fires are provided and these must be used if cooking on wood or backwoods cooking is required. In view of the site's isolated situation, normal security precautions must be taken when camping. All equipment and personal belongings are on site at owner's risk. Whenever possible all campers should wear group scarves or other means of identification. A Warden is on duty at weekends from Easter until end of September. Fees must be paid to the Warden and site(s) must be inspected before campers leave site. No Felling, cutting or marking of trees is permitted. Band instruments, radios etc. may be played provided the noise is not a nuisance to other campers; Remember Silence is Golden between 10.00pm and 7.30am. Guns of any description are not allowed in the wood. Leaders dogs are to be kept on a lead and under full control at all times and any mess cleared. The consumption of alcohol or drugs (other than medical) is not allowed. All accidents MUST be reported to the Warden. Limited first aid facilities are available. All camping is to be accordance with "Camping Standards" of the Scout Association. All Campers and visitors are requested not to leave litter of any kind, but to keep the site clean, attractive and safe for everyone   © Doncaster Scouts 2008