Grass Colour and Soil Depth
The colour of grass can indicate the depth of the soil. Towards the end of summer, especially hot dry ones, the colour of the grass…
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Clover Clues
When looking at any grassy area, it is easy to see a uniform swathe of green. But if we stop and peer, we find that…
Which Way Are We Looking? Basketball Edition
I walked out this morning into a white and frosty world to discover lots of interesting patterns in the land. Two questions: What direction are…
Which Way Are We Looking? Snowdonia
I spent much of last week exploring a part of the Snowdonia National Park in Wales that I hadn’t been to before. I took the photo…
Sign of a Barefoot Runner
My thanks to Tim Crook for his very interesting emails and for permission to share here. Hi Tristan You suggested getting in touch if we…
Nature’s Clues and Signs – Thorney Island
I’m just back from a wonderful walk, exploring the unique landscapes of Thorney Island in southern England. Most of Thorney Island is a military base,…
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…
Desire Paths
Footpaths are, to state the obvious, established routes for walkers between two points. But paths are born. First one, then two, then more people decide…
Common Centaury – Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury – Centaurium erythraea – is a small pretty flower, with five pink petals and a yellow centre. It is found in fairly dry…
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.…
Is this Grass Blue or Green?
My thanks to Peter Gibbs for another fascinating email. You can see our exchange below. If you have your own different interpretation, do please get in touch. ——-…
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor Part II
Naturally Navigating Dartmoor Part II Close to the Wind By Tristan Gooley (An edited version of the following article by Tristan Gooley was originally published…
How to Cross a Park Like an Explorer
Sherlock Holmes may have felt the mist of the moor under his deerstalker on occasion, but he had a distinct preference for indoor clues over…
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…
The Grass is Greener in Shade
It is tempting to believe that the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. After long spells of hot, dry weather in…
Navigating by Windswept Grasses
It was great to be out there on Harting Downs again, in the mist, navigating by the feel of the wind and angles of the…
Grass and Grass
The heat seems to have abated a little, but the sun has left its great big footprints all over the countryside. The baked earth is…