How to Read Water
Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea A New York Times Bestseller. A Sunday Times “Must Read” book. A must-have book for walkers, sailors,…
Category: Weather
The Mongolian Ger Compass
Mongolian traditional homes are structures like yurts and are known as ‘gers’. The doors of gers face south. This is a useful compass or GPS…
The Tree Root Compass
A short video explaining how we can use tree roots as a compass. There are over 20 methods for using trees to help us find…
How to Navigate with Rainbows
Many people believe that a thing must be either beautiful or practical. But nature brims with examples that manage both. Rainbows are pretty, but they…
Red Sky in the Morning, Shepherd’s Warning
Latest News: The Secret World of Weather book contains hundreds of weather signs. As the shepherds warn us, a red sky in the morning is…
The Difference Between Sunrise and Sunset
Have a look at this photo and see if you can tell whether it is a sunrise or sunset? Yes, it’s tricky. Sunrises and sunsets…
The Tick Effect in Trees
The shape of trees and their branches reveal direction. This short video shows one method, but there are over 20 others too. You might also…
Mavericks Podcast
In May I travelled to Camp Glen Dye in Kincardineshire to lead a natural navigation walk and short water-reading course. Whilst there, I was honoured…
Forestry England Outdoor Clue Mini-Films
I was in the woods yesterday with the team from Forestry England. There will be some new outdoor clue mini-films coming soon – watch this…
Nature’s Altimeter
The next time you get the chance to look across a valley to a high peak, make sure to enjoy your view of nature’s altimeter.…
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…
Nieves Penitentes – A Rare Snow Compass
Nieves penitentes are an unusual snow formation, found only in dry air at high altitudes in areas exposed to intense sunlight. In the right conditions…
New Paul Kirtley Podcast Interview
My thanks to Paul Kirtley for taking the time to interview me for his podcast recently. I was one his early ‘victims’ about four years…
The sound of walking through a wood during a thunderstorm. That’s all.
Walking in a wood during a thunderstorm
What’s the difference between ‘windthrow’ and ‘windsnap’ in trees?
And how can they help me find my way in the woods? Both ‘windthrow’ and ‘windsnap’ are names given by foresters to trees that have…
Pacific Island Navigation
There was a near perfect ripple map on a very windy West Wittering beach yesterday. The different wave patterns on each side of an island…
Observations from Narragansett
Hello Tristan, I have read your book, “The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Sign’s” with a great deal of interest. Since reading your book, I’ve…
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…
How to Find Your Way with Tree Leaves
Earlier I showed how it is possible to find your way using the colour of tree leaves. Now I’d like to show you how to…
How to Find Your Way with Scents and Smell
Wildflowers help us to navigate in so many ways. Look at the wild marjoram, Origanum vulgare, above. You may have noticed that the stems are…
A Sold Out Evening at Arundel Castle. But Why?
Some thoughts for speakers and authors. A big thank you to everyone who came to my talk at Arundel Castle on a tarmac-teasingly hot Saturday…