Nature’s Clues & Signs – Grey Mare’s Tail
Grey Mare’s Tail is a nature reserve near Moffat, Southern Scotland. The reserve is named after a very beautiful 60m waterfall. In August I hiked up…
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Gradient Affects Sunrise and Sunset Times
Sunrise and sunset come earlier when you are looking uphill and later when you are looking downhill. In this photo it looks like the sun…
Plants Change Near the Coast
The closer to the coast we get, the tougher it is for plants. Once you can smell the sea only maritime species thrive in the…
Beautiful Gate Latch
I was walking through the Goodwood Estate yesterday when I came across something strange and beautiful.
Which Way Are We Looking? Budleigh Salteron Edition
My thanks to everyone who joined me for my talk on The Secret World of Weather at the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival on Friday. It…
What are Crepuscular Rays?
Crepuscular rays can be seen as the bright lines that lead away from the sun in the photo above. We see sunlight when it travels…
The Sun is Now Over the Southern Hemisphere
This morning I headed out early into the hills. It was strangely satisfying to watch the sun rise south of east for the first time…
Nature’s Clues & Signs – Polzeath
During a week’s family holiday in Polzeath, North Cornwall, we enjoyed a six-day heatwave (yes, a high pressure system sat over us). I slipped away…
What is the Planetary Boundary Layer?
From The Secret World of Weather: The lowest part of the atmosphere is the only area strongly influenced by the sun’s radiative heating of the…