One of the main aims of the group is to help the youngsters understand how important it is, and why, they should respect their countryside around them. There is an on going education programme that all members, both staff and cadets, take part in. We are extremely lucky that we have two Fife Countryside Rangers on our committee who are nearly always present at our practical projects, they demonstrate and teach all sorts of practical conservation skills, as well as help identify the nature around us, as we work. Over the last 4 years the group has taken part in all sorts of activities ranging from guided walks, nature species surveys to a host of woodland management skills, including coppicing and willow wattle building. We encourage young volunteers to carry out their own investigations on what they find, using the books in our small library box we carry in the trailer. We try to hold at least four residential weekends a year, that allow us more time to focus on training, whilst carrying out practical work during the day, then in the evenings nature quizzes, making lanterns and going on night walks, etc. The Cadets and Explorer Scouts have also had lots of fun playing environmental games and trying out all sorts of healthy activities from horse riding to mountain biking. All volunteers learn the country code, how to correctly use and care for our tools and specialist equipment. All volunteers have the chance to take part in specialist training courses such as Dry Stone Walling (run for us by the Scottish Dry Stone Walling Association) Hedging, First Aid, etc. The group is indebted to all the Fife Ranger staff and our other specialist friends for all their fantastic support in helping to educate us and allowing us to achieve our aims.