The Nature Instinct – paperback out now!
The Nature Instinct (this is the US edition of Wild Signs and Star Paths) has just come out in paperback! And with rather alluring new…
Find out how to read water
Category: Moon
The Walker’s Guide is now out as an audiobook!
After 3 days in a Soho booth, I’ve been released into the woods for good behaviour and… The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs…
22 Degree Halo and Contrail Shadow
My thanks to Alan Gibson, urbane forager and regular contributor to this blog, for another great image. In this picture we are looking at two…
Wild Signs Spotted in Morocco
One of the things I enjoy most about my work is when other navigators get in touch with their own observations. In the early days…
Wild Signs – Paperback Out Now!
The paperback of Wild Signs and Star Paths has been spotted in Waterstones – a strong sign that it is out now! If you spot…
The Supermoon and Tides
Tides are at the greatest range near a full or new moon and these are called ‘spring tides’. This is when the sun and moon’s…
New Book Review
The Nature Instinct (the U.S. Edition of ‘Wild Signs and Star Paths‘) has a new review. “Everywhere he looks he discerns evidence of direction, animal…
Scorpius Returns
In this image the three brightest objects in the sky are, from left to right, Venus, the moon and Jupiter. But look carefully to the…
How to Forecast Weather using Twinkling Stars
Rare is the outdoorsperson who is not happy to discuss weather omens – even if it is only to pour scorn on some theory about…