How to Gauge High Winds Using Trees
The tops of trees or other fixed objects in the middle distance make it easier to gauge the effect of the wind on clouds or…
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The Smile Path
There is some overlap between natural navigation and the art of tracking. If we can tell where people and animals have been and the choices…
Comet Neowise
My thanks to Ben Davis for sending over this great pic of comet Neowise. I was lucky enough to spot the comet whilst camping on…
How to Navigate with Lombardy Poplars
There are three types of tree in any landscape: friends, guests and rebels. Every tree is native, invasive or planted. Native trees have been part…
Great Mullein Marks Roads
Cracking email in from Canada… Hi Tristan Excellent newsletter, thanks very much! Just thought I would mention something I noticed while out in the Hills…
Natural Navigation and Mapmaking – A Special Webinar
The following short video was made specially for the Royal Institute of Navigation.
Exciting Developments…
After three very hot, but satisfying days filming in the hills and woods of West Sussex, I’m delighted to be able to announce that an…
Sun Tunnels and the Solstice
A Guest Post by Nik Huggins. As nature lovers and navigators throughout the northern hemisphere celebrate the summer solstice, our minds may drift to the…
Which Way Are We Looking?
This photo was taken in West Sussex, southern England. Which Way Are We Looking? Spoiler Alert… Here comes the answer… Traditionally… The highest point of…