The Wood Anemone – Anemone nermorosa
The Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) is a pretty perennial wildflower of damp deciduous woodland, scrub, hedgerows and ditches. It has earned the nickname ‘windflower’, possibly…
Tag: natural navigation
Courses Update
My thanks to everyone who has joined the online course. The cornerstone of the course is the 12 ‘Chapters’ – twelve instructional videos: The Senses,…
New Online Course is NOW LIVE!
After months of hard work, the new Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation online course has just launched! It is a very visual course, based on…
10th Anniversary Edition of The Natural Navigator
I’m delighted to announce that there is now a new edition of The Natural Navigator in the UK. The 10th Anniversary edition has a new…
Exciting Developments…
After three very hot, but satisfying days filming in the hills and woods of West Sussex, I’m delighted to be able to announce that an…
Podcast Episode 5 – The High Seat – Out Now!
Episode 5 of my new podcast, The Pursuit of Outdoor Clues is out now and can be downloaded via most the usual places. Try this…
Natural Navigation in the Garden
My thanks to Nik Huggins for the following guest post. Covid-19 has fundamentally changed the way we interact with nature. In a few short weeks,…
Natural Navigation in the Age of Coronavirus
I hope you’re all keeping safe and well in these strange and challenging times now. I know some people a little bit worried that we’re…
Which Way Are We Looking? – Australian Edition
I receive lots of emails asking whether the natural navigation signs in the books, newsletter and on the website work in the southern hemisphere. The…
Which Way Are We Looking?
Two questions today. I took this picture yesterday. Which direction are we looking? And a tougher one: what sign is there in this picture that…
Which Way Are We Looking?
A challenging one. Which direction are we looking in this picture? There are at least 4 clues. Spoiler Alert…. Answer and explanations below. We are…
The Why and How of Natural Navigation – TEDx
A fast introduction to my journey into natural navigation, how it works and why we need it, from a TEDx talk I gave in Calgary.
Moon Phase Navigation
I’m going to be brave and briefly discuss one of the trickier natural navigation techniques: the moon phase method or moon phase compass. If you…
The Snow Shadow Compass
There are two main types of snow compass: those formed by wind and those formed by sun. Here we will look at snow compasses created…
Ascend Interview
I’m always keen to try new ways of sharing the joys of natural navigation and outdoor clues and signs. I’ve done loads of long audio…
The Truth About Moss
Moss is probably the best known natural navigation indicator in the world. It is also excellent at demonstrating how easy it is to go wrong…
Navigation Naturelle
Congratulations to Alban Cambe on the publication of his French book on natural navigation – “Navigation Naturelle’. Regular readers may recognise the name – Alban…
Back from Crete
Just back from a natural navigation expedition in Crete. In summary: a sweaty success. More to follow in email newsletter etc. ———————————- Update: The lessons…
The Difference Between Mist and Fog
I recently took the opportunity to do a little natural navigation exercise on Dartmoor. There was heavy rain and plenty of mist and fog. I’ll…