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Horizons Magazine

Continue your Professional Development with Horizons Magazine

Articles by, and for, outdoor professionals - published Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter

  • Contributors share good practice, expertise or experiences of their work in the outdoors.
  • All current full IOL members now get a free subscription to Horizons included as part of their membership.

Regular features and articles include these topics:

Professional Development  - Development Training - Professional Matters - Activity Ideas - Health & Safety - Environment - Sustainability  - Tools of the Trade - Expeditioning - Outdoor Education & Curriculum - Spirituality - Philosophy - EARTHwise - GearTalk  - Greenscene - News & Industry updates  - Prize Draws  - Book reviews

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Cover photograph by Charles D P Miller

One of the double page spreads in this issue....

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Horizons (61) - Spring 2013

In this issue.....

  • Does Mountain Biking have a Place in Multi Activity Programmes
  • Saving A Centre - A Story of Divestment 
  • A Reflection on APIOL
  • LPIOL Profile of Higher Education Special Interest Group Chair, Ian Harris 
  • Pioneering: Building on Something Constructive 
  • Reconciliation - A Journey 
  • Wildlife Quiz (just for fun) (*answers below!)
  • What is the Place of Assessment in Outdoor Learning 
  • Bushcraft: Lessons for Life 
  • Boys and Girl’s Reflections of a 6-week Forest School Programme 
  • Accreditation with IOL - Designed for Practitioners
  • Perspective - The Common Professional 
Regular Features
  • EarthWise - Outdoors in the City 
  • IOL Insights 
  • Book review: “A History of Outdoor Learning and Outdoor Education in the UK” 
  • GreenScene 

Horizons 61 - Wildlife Challenge: answers

...but, before you read the answers you can have a go at the challenge by downloading it HERE.

1. Common Darter Dragonfly,  2. Muntjac Deer, 3. Pintail Duck, 4. Pine Marten, 5. Dunnock, 6. Meadow Grasshopper, 7. Snow Bunting, 8. Harvest Mouse, 9. Red Poll, 10. Smooth Snake, 11. May Bug/Cockchafer, 12. Red Kite, 13. Common Pipistrelle. 14. Red Deer (doe), 15. Redshank.

PDF Horizons Archive

You can now download and search for individual articles from back issues as a PDF. Click here. These are articles published up  one year ago or more. Over time it will expand to include articles from historical issues of Horizons going right back to the 1980s.

Article Archive

For a list of previous articles in Horizons Click here.


Writing an article for Horizons

Share your experience and best practice with others in HORIZONS

The very best people to write articles for Outdoor Professionals are outdoor professionals themselves. You don’t need to have literary or journalistic experience - we all have something valuable to contribute and share.

If you have an idea for an article and would like to know more please contact Fiona at IOL.

An article can be as short as one page (300 - 400 words) or up to 4 to 6 pages for something more in-depth. 2009 and 2010 were great years for Horizons magazine. Articles have covered many different interesting and useful topics - all written by your fellow practitioners. We welcome submissions of articles for publication - you don't need to be a writer, author or academic to be able to write for Horizons. Don’t forget - publication in Horizons is a good addition to your CV too.

All submissions to include:

  • Article at double space text
  • Author biography (up to 100 words)
  • Author photograph (now included with your biography)
  • Photograhps/diagrams as illustrations (if you don't have photos we can source some)

Download a copy of the Contributor Guidelines 


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Reaching a targeted readership of outdoor professionals and practitioners. All members of IOL receive Horizons as part of their membership plus there are non-member subscribers. Readership is over 3,000.

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  • Agency RATE - 10% discount
  • SERIES DISCOUNTS - 2 issues 10%, 4 issues 12.5%

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One advertiser said....

"Thank you Horizons for bringing me so much work and adventure! That advert was excellent value."

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  • Horizons is FREE for IOL members who have full Membership
  • £21 for IOL Concessionary Members (UK)
  • £35 for non IOL Members

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