Take ten outdoor franchises: from running a campsite to working with birds of prey--there's plenty of franchise opportunities that'll get you out of the office and into the great outdoors.(TAKE ten)

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The Camping and Caravanning Club

Outdoorsy types will love the opportunity to run and manage a Camping and Caravanning Club campsite. This type of holiday accounts for around 11 per cent of all UK-based holidays--a sector that generates more than 2 billion [pounds sterling] a year. As more families opt to spend their holidays at home during the downturn, this is a business that looks set to prosper.

NBC Bird and Pest Solutions

Spread your wings with this pest control franchise, the UK's only national company to offer falconry and proofing as methods of bird control. Demand remains high as birds and pests in our cities and …