We have a wonderful team of Nature Connection facilitators, Culture Regeneration Catalysers and Primitive Skills Specialists:
To go straight to a page about a specific team member, click on their name here. Otherwise scroll down to see a preview of all staff biogs below:
Victoria Mew, Daniel Yabsley, Carrie Hoppes, Chris Packe, Alastair McKenzie, Amelia Horton,
Alice Bettany, Phil Greenwood, Jill Parsons, Alex Travers (aka Feathers), Catherine Fenton,
Anna Richardson, Erica Shorter
To go straight to a page about a specific team member, click on their name here. Otherwise scroll down to see a preview of all staff biogs below:
Victoria Mew, Daniel Yabsley, Carrie Hoppes, Chris Packe, Alastair McKenzie, Amelia Horton,
Alice Bettany, Phil Greenwood, Jill Parsons, Alex Travers (aka Feathers), Catherine Fenton,
Anna Richardson, Erica Shorter
Victoria Mew
Founder, Facilitator and administrator for Cultivating Curiosity.
BScHons Human Sciences. Forest School L3. Graduate of Wilderness Awareness School "After experiencing a family camp with Trackways when I was 12, I was hooked when it came to learning about the natural world and my place among it… I found it extremely valuable having a variety of nature-based experiences and mentors sprinkled into an otherwise ‘ordinary’ education throughout my teens. I chose to spend my gap year with Wilderness Awareness School. Click here to read More |
Daniel Yabsley
Co-Founder and Facilitator for:
Living it Weekly Nature Programme Monthly Woodland Mentoring Daniel initially trained in geology and marine science at Bangor and Plymouth universities. He has traveled extensively gaining experience in contrasting lands and people. Click here to read more. |
Carrie Hoppes
Facilitator for:
Monthly Mentoring 1/2 day groups
Assisting with Living It Weekly Nature Programme
Carrie's photo and biog to be added shortly.
Monthly Mentoring 1/2 day groups
Assisting with Living It Weekly Nature Programme
Carrie's photo and biog to be added shortly.
Chris Packe
Facilitator for: Holiday Programmes
Chris spent many years clinging to mountains, but these days you’ll find him scampering around the woods, and clinging to trees. He is hopelessly devoted to bushcraft. Often just for fun by himself or with his own kids, but he is also an instructor for Wildwise in Devon, as well as active here in Sussex. He also loves rap, spoken word, Click here to read more...
Chris spent many years clinging to mountains, but these days you’ll find him scampering around the woods, and clinging to trees. He is hopelessly devoted to bushcraft. Often just for fun by himself or with his own kids, but he is also an instructor for Wildwise in Devon, as well as active here in Sussex. He also loves rap, spoken word, Click here to read more...
Alastair MacKenzie
Facilitator for: Monthly Mentoring 1/2 day groups.
Alastair's photo and biog to be added shortly.
Alastair's photo and biog to be added shortly.
Amelia Horton
Facilitator for: Monthly Mentoring 1/2 day groups.
"I've been co-adventuring with children for several years now. I'm currently training to become an art therapist for young people and my other roles have included being a play-worker, mentor and nanny. Through my studies in child development, years of playing in nature and my experiences on a year long nature connection course I've witnessed the transformative, inspirational and healing qualities of the... Click here to read more.
"I've been co-adventuring with children for several years now. I'm currently training to become an art therapist for young people and my other roles have included being a play-worker, mentor and nanny. Through my studies in child development, years of playing in nature and my experiences on a year long nature connection course I've witnessed the transformative, inspirational and healing qualities of the... Click here to read more.
Alice Bettany
Facilitator for: monthly woodland mentoring
Alice has always been an outdoors lover, wild adventurer and world explorer but Alice felt the call of the land more deeply when she returned to her family farm to run the busy Wowo Campsite in 2007-2012. While learning some admin and management skills she also set up and still runs... Click here to read on.
Alice has always been an outdoors lover, wild adventurer and world explorer but Alice felt the call of the land more deeply when she returned to her family farm to run the busy Wowo Campsite in 2007-2012. While learning some admin and management skills she also set up and still runs... Click here to read on.
Phil Greenwood
Facilitator for: monthly woodland mentoring
Phil trained in outdoor leadership in British Columbia, Canada in 1997/8, followed by long term mentoring with Thomas Schorr-kon at Trackways (from participant to full instructor). "My first nature mentor was my Granny Ivy, a keen amateur naturalist. I have a keen interest to help all ages find deeper connection with both themselves and the natural world and have been working closely with children ... Click here to read more.
Phil trained in outdoor leadership in British Columbia, Canada in 1997/8, followed by long term mentoring with Thomas Schorr-kon at Trackways (from participant to full instructor). "My first nature mentor was my Granny Ivy, a keen amateur naturalist. I have a keen interest to help all ages find deeper connection with both themselves and the natural world and have been working closely with children ... Click here to read more.
Jill Parsons
Facilitator for: monthly woodland mentoring
"I spent much of my childhood on a small boat, traveling around Europe and Africa. This gave me a deep sense of awe and respect for the natural world, I experienced the power of storms at sea, the adventure of discovering new lands and cultures, and the magic of some incredible wildlife encounters. As an adult I have built on this, spending as much time living on the land as possible, deepening my knowledge, skills and sense of connection to nature.
I went on to do a degree in Applied Arts, before becoming a Secondary school Art Teacher... Click here to read on
"I spent much of my childhood on a small boat, traveling around Europe and Africa. This gave me a deep sense of awe and respect for the natural world, I experienced the power of storms at sea, the adventure of discovering new lands and cultures, and the magic of some incredible wildlife encounters. As an adult I have built on this, spending as much time living on the land as possible, deepening my knowledge, skills and sense of connection to nature.
I went on to do a degree in Applied Arts, before becoming a Secondary school Art Teacher... Click here to read on
Alex Travers (aka Feathers)
Facilitator for: monthly woodland mentoring
Alex's biog to be added shortly.
Alex's biog to be added shortly.
Catherine Fenton
"I grew up on a smallholding in rural Galloway and spent most of my childhood running around the forests and the hills, adventuring with my brother and friends. This gave me a strong belief from the very start in the importance of nature connection, of playing and learning outside, throughout childhood and beyond. After university I worked as an outdoor instructor at the Ridgeways' outdoor school in the Scottish Highlands; as a ringer on an Australian cattle station; a home school teacher in rural Malawi; and a nanny in different countries. I then found my vocation and trained to be a Waldorf teacher at Michael Hall...Click here to read more.
Anna Richardson
Anna Richardson lives and works in East Sussex. She is a mother, a forest school facilitator and trainer, working with young people of all ages. She is enthusiastic about rediscovering the uses of wild plants and the indigenous approaches to sustainable harvesting for food, medicine and other practical crafts and teaches Foraging workshops.
Over the last 20 years her interest in plants and traditional skills has developed through training, teaching and practicing Bush Craft, Plant Spirit Medicine and invaluable time spent in the field with Gordon Hillman, Professor of Archeobotany. Anna has ... Click here to read more...
Over the last 20 years her interest in plants and traditional skills has developed through training, teaching and practicing Bush Craft, Plant Spirit Medicine and invaluable time spent in the field with Gordon Hillman, Professor of Archeobotany. Anna has ... Click here to read more...
Erica Shorter
"My nature connection journey speaks of finding ourselves at home in nature, and in our own nature...
I grew up watching animals in Africa, and later roaming English woodlands on horseback. After some years of exploring far away wild places I returned to explore England and, walking some ancient pathways, I was struck by how much I had in my bag compared to our ancestors who would have been looking to the landscape to meet their needs...I was led to Trackways and my journey deepened..Click here to read more.
I grew up watching animals in Africa, and later roaming English woodlands on horseback. After some years of exploring far away wild places I returned to explore England and, walking some ancient pathways, I was struck by how much I had in my bag compared to our ancestors who would have been looking to the landscape to meet their needs...I was led to Trackways and my journey deepened..Click here to read more.
Lucy Hyde
Facilitator for:
Living it Weekly Nature Programme
Monthly Woodland Mentoring
Lucy's photo and biog to be added shortly.
Living it Weekly Nature Programme
Monthly Woodland Mentoring
Lucy's photo and biog to be added shortly.