Choose Lichens Over Mosses for Effective Navigation
Mosses get all the press, but lichens are the stars when it comes to effective natural navigation. In the video above I look at the…
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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…
Frost Shadows and Compasses
It is that time of year when nature likes to get out her frost compasses for us to admire. I took this photo last Friday…
Tree Lichens and Royalty
————————- In these four pictures we are looking at the same beech tree. See if you can work out which way you are looking in…
Ground Moisture
Happy New Year! At times like this, I sometimes wonder what the Earth and Sun would say to each other if they could talk. They…
It’s Back in Stock!
After selling out in under 48 hours on Amazon and elsewhere, the book has been reprinted and is now available again at most shops –…
Halnaker Windmill Hill
I took this picture looking south over Halnaker Hill, the windmill can just be seen poking out at the top. On my outdoor courses I…
Weather to Go East
The two pictures above show two sides of the same bridleway signpost on the South Downs Way. The arrows both point east and there is…
Welcome to Lichen Land
Two nights ago the strong winds brought an ivy-ravaged sycamore down into our garden, destroying two fences and killing an apple sapling in the process.…
The Earth’s Rich Library
This just in… Tristan Many thanks for a fantastic day yesterday. I learnt so much and was stimulated also by the opportunity to apply what…
The Art of White Edges
This morning was filled with a breezy walk up to Halnaker Windmill. The sun was out for most of the way up the hill, but…
The Dark Side of Sun Navigation
This isn’t about the Force, although I did read recently that a lot of Scottish policemen have put ‘Jedi’ down as their religion on their…
The Many Faces of Chichester Cross
Chichester Cross is a slightly mysterious stone construction at the heart of my home town. It has been around for five hundred years or more…
Hawaiian Tropic Moss
There are three words that you are unlikely to see together in the same sentence ever again. What is my excuse here? There is a…