Youth Discovery Working Holidays are exclusively for 16 - 18 year olds*. These holidays offer an ideal opportunity for you to have a great time whilst working alongside others of a similar age. There are weekend and week-long holidays so there should be an opportunity to suit everyone's needs.

All week-long holidays are recognised by the Duke of Edinburgh's Award for completion of the Gold Residential and several also include the John Muir Discovery Award which promotes personal development and responsibility for wild spaces.

We have two new holidays this year:

• Upper Wharfedale in July 2009, where your construction skills were needed to help conserve the dramatic local countryside by repairing footpaths, building walls and putting up tree guards
• The Chilterns in October 2009, where the wardens have promised fires and hot drinks to keep you warm whilst you help out with some vital tree clearance to improve wildlife habitat on the picturesque site.

After the success of last year, we are also ran a second Youth Discovery Photography holiday at Stackpole for Outdoor Learning in Pembrokeshire in August 2009. This unique opportunity will combine a mix of conservation work, outdoor activity (such as Mountain Biking, Canoeing and Rock Climbing) and photography tuition.

So whether you fancy trying your hand at building a Mongolian yurt, taking photographs, creating a wildlife habitat, constructing woodland footpaths or peat bog management there will be something for you!

Visit the Working Holidays section or call 0870 800 3099 for more details and to book a holiday. Youth Discovery holidays always book up quickly so we recommend you book early to avoid disappointment.

Youth Discovery projects owe their success to the efforts and enthusiasm of volunteer leaders. If you are interested in leading a Youth Discovery Working Holiday please Contact the youth team for more information.