The Nature Instinct
The Nature Instinct has been published in the US! “A captivating guide to finding one’s way in the wild.” —The Wall Street Journal “An imperative…
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Spectator Reviews Wild Signs
The Spectator have just reviewed Wild Signs and Star Paths: “It’s a thoughtful, lyrical book about the hidden connections between flora and fauna, the landscape…
New Event, Advance Notice – Hay Festival
New Event, advance notice: An illustrated talk on Wild Signs and Star Paths at Hay Festival, Thursday May 31 at 5.30pm More info: https://www.hayfestival.com/p-13987-ristan-ooley.aspx UPDATE:…
Proof Arrived, Contents Pages Snapped
The proof of ‘Wild Signs and Star Paths’ has just been delivered. I’m more than a little excitable – no coffee required this morning. If…
Men, Women, Navigation and Radio 4
The latest issue of Navigation News (The magazine of the Royal Institute of Navigation) contains an opinion piece I wrote on two contentious subjects. I’ve…
Family Camping in Extremis
Each year we travel with 3 other families to the southwest coast of the Isle of Wight for some traditional British camping. This is definitely…
Flutes, Forces, Fires and Force 7s
I was interviewed by Susan Gray on behalf of the Ramblers yesterday. We chatted over tea, blasts of icy December air and then some more…
Pillar to Post
It has been quite a restless few days. Last Saturday I spent the morning in London as a guest on BBC Radio 4’s Excess Baggage.…