A Beaver Scout Colony has both male and female members who are aged between 6 and 8 years.

Beaver Scouting is about:

• Having fun
• Making friends
• Keeping the Promise
• Sharing
• Making progress
• Using a variety of groupings
  
  These underpin all that is done in the Colony. Using a variety of methods, Beaver Scouts are guided to:
   
• Learn about themselves
• Get to know people
• Explore
• Care
• Be creative
  
  Leaders are encouraged to approach each of these areas in a variety of ways by including activities sometimes close to the Beaver Scouts' own experiences, sometimes based in the local community and sometimes introducing them to issues in the wider world.