Sunrise Bushcraft offers a range of exciting activities for DofE participants. We are able to offer unique activities for the Skills section such as masterclassess in Fire, Water, Outdoor Cooking, Safe use of Cutting tools, Natural and manmade shelter systems, Navigation, camp craft and flora and fauna id. For the Bronze expedition we can offer training, practice and qualifying expeditions and assessment from our 700 acre woodland in the heart of the New Forest with access to over a further 2000 acres. We are happy to discuss and specific requirements for residential stays for Gold students, we also often have opportunities for volunteering within the company on many of our social projects.
Some of the subjects we teach are:
- Fire (including fire by friction)
- Navigation
- Water
- Shelter
- Camp Living
- Trees and their uses
- Camp cooking
- Knife and Axe use
- Field hygiene
- Game preparation
- Craft work
- Cordage
- Fire lays
- Plant uses
- Manmade shelters Tarps and Hammocks
- Personal Hygiene
- Site and set camp
- Plant and tree walks
- Tracking
- Bow making
- Greenwood working
- Woodland Management
