Reindeer Lichen and Wild Feelings
I live in the chalk hills of the South Downs. On my daily walks over these hills I am always greeted by familiar alkaline-loving flora.…
Tag: extraordinary
Natural Navigation with the Tuareg in the Libyan Sahara
The following article by Tristan Gooley was published in Navigation News in March 2010. My research to date has failed to uncover another soul who…
New Podcast Interview and Vehicle Tracks on Grass
I recently ran a course for Leanne Spencer of Bodyshot Performance. At the end of the course we did an interview for her podcast. You…
Stick Charts at the Royal Academy
Last night I was invited by the very nice people at Tourism New Zealand to the opening of Oceania, a wonderful exhibition at the Royal…
Samuel Pepys and his Moon Compass
From an entry in Samuel Pepys’ diary on Saturday 19th August 1665: So to Stanes and there by this time it was dark night, and…
The Pebbles on the Beach
Thank you to everyone who tuned in to listen to me eulogise Clarence Ellis’ book, The Pebbles on the Beach, on the Today programme on…
Fountain Rainbow
If you look closely at the partial rainbow created between the fountain and Chinese Pagoda in Victoria Park, London, you might notice that there is…
Spectator Reviews Wild Signs
The Spectator have just reviewed Wild Signs and Star Paths: “It’s a thoughtful, lyrical book about the hidden connections between flora and fauna, the landscape…
A Painting Puzzle
My thanks to Sebastien from Leipzig, Germany, for sending in this photo of a painting in the Museum of Communism in Prague. Have a good…