How to Read Water Archives - The Natural Navigator

Cluespotting in Puddles

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

My thanks to Omar and Fran for braving the elements on the course last Friday. I knew they were in the zone when they stopped…

March 4, 2019March 19, 2019

Something a little different today – a guest blog. I am very grateful to Hye Jung Kim and all the team at Project Wayfinder for…

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019

Tides are at the greatest range near a full or new moon and these are called ‘spring tides’. This is when the sun and moon’s…

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019

I took this photo from the South West Coast Path in the Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, a few days ago. In it we can see…

January 21, 2019January 22, 2019

Slick lines form on water when a very thin layer of oil spreads out across the water. The oil dampens ripples creating calmer patches. Over…

December 22, 2018December 22, 2018

Swash is the name given to the waves that rush up the beach after a wave has broken. They are intriguing little waves that inhabit…

August 15, 2018January 21, 2019

The colour of water is determined by: A) What’s under it. B) What’s in it. C) What’s on it. D) And by light levels and…

January 11, 2018January 21, 2019

Sea foam is a sign of two things: agitation and surfactants. Sea foam forms when water is whipped up by the wind or churned by…

November 24, 2017January 21, 2019

When a gust of wind touches the surface of calm water, it creates a localised patch of bigger ripples. These can be seen as a…