Dawn Chorus Going Global
There will be an international collaborative radio dawn chorus programme going out on BBC Radio 4 from about 1am UK time tonight. It runs until…
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Tag: south
Snowdrops – Galanthus nivalis
Galanthophiles will have spotted that the snowdrops are out. The ones near me are showing a strong preference for pointing south. The direction flowers point…
Snow and Gorse
It is that time of year when we get to enjoy snow and ice natural navigation clues. In the south of England there hasn’t been…
Daisies Pointing South
A nice example of daisies pointing south. Seen from above this effect is often hard to spot, but when our eyes are level with the…
Credit where it’s due… in the Chianti vineyards
I end a lot of my courses, walks and talks with the joke, “You’ve now unwittingly signed up to be part of my extended research…
Lavender – lavandula
Lavender enjoys full bright sunlight, so it will not be found on the north side of walls, trees or anything else throwing lots of shade.…
Deducing Direction from Dog Defecation
This is not an April Fool’s post. Instead this is about the most extraordinary piece of research that I have come across in many years…
Chichester
I took this photo in Chichester the other day, at midday. Chichester has four main streets, North, East, South and West. (A fairly appropriate home…
Prickly Lettuce, A Compass Plant
Prickly lettuce is known to some of its navigating friends as the ‘compass plant’ and to its Roman friends as ‘lactuca serriola’. In truth it…