Lichens are a Sign of Fresh Air
I can think of no other organism with the modesty of lichens. They add richness to every outdoor scene, yet seek little recognition and get…
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Naturally Navigating Dartmoor
The Foggiest Idea by Tom Vanderbilt. Published in Outside Magazine December 2010. I’VE LATELY COME to the realization that my whole sense of direction has been slipping…
Weldon Church Lighthouse
Weldon Church in Northamptonshire used to be surrounded by dense woods that were hard to navigate and led to many poor souls getting lost. The…
Lateral Thinking
The other day a friend explained to me that they had a lovely neighbour, a dear old lady who always really entered into the spirit…
Church Alignment Research
My thanks to Leon Winnert – a double Natural Navigator course alumnus no less! – for taking the time to research church alignment in his…
The Shape of the Land
The week is already feeling full with the task of collating and writing up observations from the sail north. At the end of the month…
Snow Wonders
One of the most rewarding things about natural navigation is that it shuns any attempt by the seasons to quieten things down. There are many…
Churches and Nomads
It has been an interesting few days. I spent yesterday in the South Downs with Michelle Kosinski and the crew from America’s NBC network. Whilst…
Churches face East, don’t they?
There is a wonderful article on the orientation of churches here, from a 2007 issue of Archaeology magazine. My thanks to Doug for making me…