Sunrise Bushcraft has been established with a single goal in mind, to ensure all our clients experiance true nature. We are a leading force in Nature Defficit Disorder study and our work with children and young adults is well known. We deliver a series of courses aimed at both adults and children however one of our specialist areas is working with children, families with disabled children and adults with mental health problems or learning difficulties. We are rapidly becomeing one of the UKs most respected and well known outdoor education and nature based learning providers. Below are some of the team that will make these dreams a reality. As well as our expeditions we run a full programme of courses in the UK based from our own woodland in the New Forest. These courses range from day long taster sessions where you will learn fire, water and shelter skills to more advanced 2 and 3 day courses where you will learn to live comfortably in the woods. Full details on all our courses can be found on this site.
James White
Started in 2008 by James White Sunrise Bushcraft has been a lifetime in the making. Turning his back on a career in the city and in property James has spent most of his life with a passion for bushcraft. His first attendance on a course with the renown TV personality Ray Mears at Woodlore cemented his passion. James went on to study wild foods, work for his WGL (Walking Group Leader) and underwent his ML (Mountain Leader) training. Qualified as an ITC level 2 remote wilderness first aid and causality management practitioner James's interest in the outdoors continues to grow. James's specialist area is in Herbal Medicine in which he is currently studying for a degree. With a passion for cooking (James was a regional finalist on Masterchef!) all of Sunrise Bushcraft's clients are guaranteed to eat well! In June James qualified with an NCFE level 3 qualification as a Bushcraft and Survival Instructor, one of only a handful of people to have gained this recognised qualification with John Rhyders well known Woodcraft School. James is a recommended practioner with the IOL (Institute of Outdoor Learning) and a member of both the BMC (British Mountaineering Council) and the BCU (British Canoe Union). He has also recently been accredited as a member of the Institute for Learning and the
European Institute for Outdoor Adventure Education and Experiential learning.
Amanda White LIC AC, MBAC, RGN, REIKI & NLP MASTER PRACTITIONER Cert Ed Forest School Practioner
Amanda is a Clinical Ecologist by profession and now as our Education Director is in charge of all of our educational programmes. Originally a nurse Amanda moved on to train in both China and London as an Acupuncturist. She has since added to her impressive list of qualifications by becoming a Reiki and NLP master practitioner, Kinesiology, EFT therapist and Director of SART a specialist structural treatment technique pioneered by her and now being taught to doctors. Amanda has had her first book "Essential Mind Tools" published and is considered a specialist in her field. Amanda's knowledge of all things medical including her specialist interest in virus's and parasites makes her an invaluable member of the team. A qualified teacher Amanda is always on hand to discuss health issues and delivers popular lessons on "Bushcraft and Survival Health and Medicine". She is a keen Bushcrafter herself having completed courses in the UK with Ray Mears and traveling further afield to places such as India, China, Thailand and North America to live with and study the indigenous peoples. Amanda has recently gained her level 3 Forest School Practioner Award and runs our full range of educational programmes.
Jamie Corry, BSC (Hons)
Jamie is a qualified NCFE bushcraft instructor who has been working in the great outdoors for over fifteen years, as a Countryside Ranger in locations as remote as the South Island of New Zealand and a bit closer to home at the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park in Scotland. With a degree in Environmental & Marine Biology, Jamie has a keen interest in all things aquatic and working for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight trust for the past five years can also tell you all about our natural flora and fauna above the waves too. Jamie has a passion for sharing his knowledge both about the natural world and his bushcraft skills and regularly runs courses with the Wildlife Trust for a wide range of groups, from young people with behavioural problems to high end corporate groups. As a qualified Deer Stalker he specializes in finding food and filling your belly, from tracking your beast, to turning it into a veritable feast in the outdoors. He is a qualified Remote Response First Aider, has trained as a Mountain Leader in Scotland and has a passion for being in remote areas and not just surviving but thriving within them.
Ian Gosling
Ian’s background has been a varied and colourful one. From an early age he has embraced every opportunity to take advantage of the world around him and has embarked upon as many opportunities the world has had to offer. Over 12 years Ian lived, worked and travelled throughout Europe, Middle East, North Africa, Mexico, Asia, South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. With a strong passion for travel and the experiences and relationships it presents, his travels have led to him undertaking various working opportunities such as: a farm manager in Australia, irrigation installation throughout the vineyards of New Zealand, milking cows in Israel, the list goes on. These opportunities have led to a wider view of the world around him through real time experiences of cultures, religions and environments. This led to him wanting to harness a variety of life skills and experiences and use them for the direct benefit of vulnerable people. With this desire in mind Ian has worked for the past 5 years for the local Southampton charity, Dreamwall. Over these 5 years Ian worked up to the position of Service Manager. Dreamwall is a youth charity that provides weekend residential breaks, providing opportunities for social and emotional development. Working directly with vulnerable client groups such as looked after children, young offenders, young carers, post adoption, mental health, leadership programs and family intervention projects, Ian has benefitted professionally and personally from delivering to a wide and challenging client group. Focusing primarily on delivering positive and unconventional activities that promote well-being, confidence, self-assurance and self-management, whilst managing dynamic and behavourial issues, Dreamwall’s aim has been to bring positive opportunities and experiences into the lives of vulnerable young people through positive peer and adult relationships. Since resigning this position in March 2011, Ian has worked closely with the Sunrise Team. With a strong passion for the humble and simple surroundings of the outdoors Sunrise Bushcraft allows him to continue working with a wider variety of people in an environment he feels passionately about. His skill and ease with young people makes him a popular instructor with all our younger groups as well as adults.
