 After completion of the Wood Badge course , participants are awarded the insignia in a Wood Badge bead ceremony . They receive automatic membership in 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group or Gilwell Troop 1 . These leaders are henceforth called Gilwellians or Wood Badgers . It is estimated that worldwide over 100 @,@ 000 Scouters have completed their Wood Badge training . The 1st Gilwell Scout Group meets annually during the first weekend in September at Gilwell Park for the Gilwell Reunion . Gilwell Reunions are also held in other places , often on that same weekend . 
