Abernethy Trust Ltd - Adventurous activity providers

This record is for use by The City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) settings only. This is one part of the Council’s safety due diligence process.

CEC settings are expected to read the guidance via Adventurous activity providers – The City of Edinburgh Council before using the information below.

It is the CEC setting’s responsibility to ensure the following:

• Adhere to the CEC’s Excursions Policy.
• Ensure approval via the Outdoor Learning & Adventure Education (OL&AE) Team.
• The Group Leader must have Group Leader Training (CF2483) within the last 3 years.
• Only undertake those activities listed below.
• Liaise with the provider to meet individuals’ needs. This may require a provider to adjust their risk assessments and make reasonable adjustments.

Day activity is a Category 3. Overnight activity is a Category 4. Visits with a hybrid delivery solution e.g. this provider plus CEC self-led adventurous activity must be treated as Category 4 (day or overnight).

Any questions or comments about this provider must be directed to excursions@edinburgh.gov.uk.

Note to provider:

• Check your returned form regularly to ensure you can deliver the activities listed below to CEC settings.
• Apply any conditions or exceptions specified by the OL&AE Team to all CEC provision.
• Any changes should be communicated promptly to excursions@edinburgh.gov.uk. Delivery to CEC settings must be paused until approval by OL&AE Team.

AALS Licence: 

Nethybridge: L183186
https://aala.hse.gov.uk/aala/provider_detail.php?ref_no=R0347

Barcaple: L181279
https://aala.hse.gov.uk/aala/provider_detail.php?ref_no=R0117

Water

• Canoeing – up to & including Grade II rivers
• Coasteering/shore scrambling
• Kayaking (including white water) – up to & including Grade II rivers
• Gorge walking (wet)
• Rafting – on-site purpose-built watersports lochan
• Sailing – on Loch Morlich only
• Stand up paddleboards
• Windsurfing

Foot

• Bouldering (indoors & outdoors)
• Mountaineering (summer) – may include Scrambling
• Orienteering – primarily an on-site activity
• Walking (summer)
• Walking (winter)

Ropes

• Abseiling
• Aerial runways – Zip Wire
• Climbing Outdoors (summer)
• Low Ropes Course (under 2m and no technical equipment)
• High Ropes Course (with technical equipment)

Skis and Boards

• Skiing (dry slope/artificial)
• Skiing (snow)

Wheels

• Cycling – Road
• Cycling – Off-Road – delivered in FLS forests on purpose-built MTB tracks at Barcaple site

Environmental

• Bushcraft – delivered on-site as a full session, although elements of bushcraft are used on forest walk days, beach crag days, or camp outs

Underground

• None

Overnight

• Camping & Bivouacs (Wild)
• Purpose-built: Own Accommodation

Other

• Archery
• Night walks & lines
• Problem solving
• Weaseling
• Swimming Pool
• Powerboating