Nieves Penitentes – A Rare Snow Compass
Nieves penitentes are an unusual snow formation, found only in dry air at high altitudes in areas exposed to intense sunlight. In the right conditions…
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How to Find Your Way with Tree Leaves
Earlier I showed how it is possible to find your way using the colour of tree leaves. Now I’d like to show you how to…
Clues and Signs in Trees – New Animation!
Here is the third in the short series of short animations. Hope you enjoy! If you missed the Water one, you can find that on…
Signs in the Sky – New Animation!
Here is the second in the short series of short animations. Hope you enjoy! (If you missed the Water one, you can find that on…
How to Read Water – New Animation!
Here is the first of a short series of animations that I will be publishing over the coming weeks. Hope you enjoy!
Newcastle Alumni at The Athenaeum
My thanks to Newcastle University for inviting me to speak to my fellow alumni at the prestigious Athenaeum Club last Thursday. And thank you to…
How to Capture the Sun
I’m just back from Kincaldineshire. A big thank you to the extraordinary Charlie and Caroline Gladstone for inviting me to run a couple of mini…
How to Make a Compass out of a Tree Stump
Very nice email in with a helpful photo: I was stargazing this past week in the Davis Mountains in Texas. I had been pointing out…
How to Find Direction Using Tree Bark
The wind, rain and sun do not affect all sides of trees equally. This creates patterns on the trees’ bark that we can use to…