Not Quite Full Moon Rising
Another very enjoyable Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation course at West Dean College on Saturday. There were sailors, walkers, a forager and an army officer…
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Moon and Latitude
Another very enjoyable Beginner’s Guide to Natural Navigation course at the Royal Geographical Society yesterday. The diversity of interests and experiences never fails to amaze…
New Review
A detailed review of the book has just been published on Nick Gallop’s Skills for Wild Lives website, which is well worth a visit anyway.…
The Outdoors Show
Thanks to everyone who came to hear my talks and buy the book at the Outdoors Show yesterday. I will be giving the talks again…
A Flower Pot Compass
There is a really good attempt to give a flavour of the whole subject of natural navigation in an article in the Independent today by…
Unfriendly Winds
I landed back at Gatwick last night following an accidental visit to Tenerife. The wind has been my friend on so many occasions recently, a…
Gayathri Tiffin Room
My book is on the printing presses – this is very exciting and an excuse for a quick plug in my blog! In the book…
Just Back…
… from a fortnight’s family break in Phuket, Thailand. Apologies if anyone has been trying to contact me without luck, my phone would not let…
Wensleydale
I got back late last night after a very full day in the Yorkshire Dales. I was doing a shoot with the Escape to the…
BBC Countryfile
Recovering from a full and fun day filming with Jules Hudson and the team from the BBC’s Countryfile program. We were out on the South…
Libyan Sahara
Just back after a fantastic and physically intense fortnight in the Libyan desert. This photo of me scaling a dune was taken after nine hours…
The Generous Trees
The more I study natural navigation, the more indebted I feel to trees. There are few environmental conditions that they do not make some effect…
Sun Patterns and Natural Randomness
Time for a bit of ramble. At the heart of natural navigation there is potential for conflict. If the sun did not behave with rational,…
Rosy Fingers or Urban Glow
Everyone who starts their day outdoors welcomes dawn, but for natural navigators it is an important time that should be both enjoyed and absorbed. Sunrise…
The Lure of Kingley Vale
Yesterday afternoon I was driving back home from Chichester when the car took over and lead me to the West Stoke car park. This wild…
The Near New Moon and Sunrise
Dawn is a critical and exciting time for the natural navigator, it sets up the day. It is also a time of rapid change, I…
GPS (Global Piglet System)
[] The worlds of technology, navigation and nature convened in a mildly surreal way over the past month. Satellite navigation development, like all things space-related,…
Cats and Hats
Those who have been on a course will know the strange pleasure that I get from connecting seemingly unrelated things through natural navigation, so here,…