The Kew Bookshop
On my way to a research visit to Kew Gardens, I popped into Kew Bookshop to sign some copies of my latest book. Thank you…
Category: Weather
Nature’s Clues and Signs – Black Down
I’m back from a routine ‘sharpener’, one of the short, intense natural navigation exercises that I like to do regularly to keep my hand in…
What is a Gap Wind?
Whenever a wind is forced through a narrow gap it accelerates. This is true of all fluids, gas and liquid, it is the reason we…
Nature’s Clues & Signs – The National Gallery
During a break from recording an audiobook, I visited the National Gallery, a major art museum in Trafalgar Square, London. It has been a long-running fascination…
The Audiobook is Out Today!
The audiobook of The Secret World of Weather is out now! Normally the audiobook and hardback come out at the same time, but Covid ruined that plan. Wicked…
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival
New Event: The Secret World of Weather. Tristan Gooley will speak at the Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival, Devon, on his latest book, The Secret World of…
Animal Weather Signs in Montana
My thanks to Dean for this very interesting pair of emails from dry cow country, Montana, USA: Tristan, I’m getting to the last fifty pages…
Nature’s Clues & Signs 3 – Soho Walkabout
A couple of weeks ago I was staying in central London for a week, mainly to record the audiobook version of my latest book, The…
Some Trees Were Born to be Compasses
See this page for more on how to navigate using plants.
Nature’s Clues & Signs 2 – Brockenhurst, New Forest
Recently I visited the town of Brockenhurst, in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. The New Forest is famous for its unique landscapes of ‘forest pasture’…
The Foehn Fish
Another very interesting email from Prof. Otta Wenskus: Hi Tristan, I just read your paragraph on altocumulus lenticularis. Sadly, while Ifind them beautiful, my feelings…
Feedback from Michigan
My thanks to Tim Webb for reading my books and writing with some local feedback: I thought you may enjoy this photo. Contrails in west…
The Audiobook is On its Way!
After a tiring but satisfying week in London, the audiobook is recorded and will be published within a few weeks. It will be available through…
Nature’s Clues and Signs 1 – East Marden
Welcome Welcome to the first in a new nature’s clues and signs series. Over the coming months I will be heading out on a series…
The Secret World of Weather – New Podcast Interview
It is always a joy to be interviewed by Brett Mckay, host of The Art of Manliness podcast. One big reason for that is how…
Dew: A Sign of a Clear Skies
There are many signs within dew, but the simplest one is that you are most likely to see it after clear and cloudless skies overnight.…
A Graduation Expedition
My thanks to Ruth Street for taking the Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation Online Course and for feeding back about her ‘Graduation Expedition’: Having done…
Which Way Are We Looking? Golden Edition
Which direction are we looking in this photo taken in West Sussex, southeast UK? North, East, South or West? It’s a tough one. There are…
Indie Bookstores
Only 5 days to go until The Secret World of Weather publishes in North America. Some really nice early feedback coming in from independent bookstores…
The North American Edition has landed!
A big thank you to my publishers in the US, The Experiment, for producing such a beautiful edition of The Secret World of Weather. To…
Thank You Waterstones
Thank you, Waterstones, for all the amazing support for my latest book. In this case it’s the Waterstones on Kensington High Street, London, but there…