Which Way Are We Looking – Night Walk
I went for a very enjoyable night walk in the South Downs last night. What direction are we looking in the photo above? Answer… We…
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Downpour Dodging
Yesterday it was time put my body where my pen was. I had a lot of fun picking a route through the South Downs that…
Navigating the South Downs with Everyday Adventure
A fun day of natural navigation and outdoor clue hunting in the South Downs recently with the Everyday Adventure team. You can read all about…
Eric Ravilious and the Duck’s Bottom Effect
The English artist, Eric Ravilious (1903 -1942), is loved by many of us who tramp the same chalky hills of the South Downs that he…
Bronze Age Burial Clues and Puzzle
On the weekend we went for a walk through the last of the snow in the South Downs. We reached a line of Bronze Age…
Guy Roots on Wild Cherry
A wonderful example of guy roots acting as a compass on this unusually tall wild cherry tree in the South Downs. In the top picture…
BBC The One Show
I did a bit of instructing for BBC1’s The One Show last Friday. If you missed it you can catch up on iPlayer (for a…
Ivy Root Compass
On a walk in the South Downs earlier today, I came across a beautiful example of an ‘ivy root compass’. For a full explanation of…
Ramblings with Clare Balding
In 2010 I was honoured to lead Clare Balding on the first ever night walk for her wonderful Radio 4 series, Ramblings. Yesterday we were…