Gen Z Can’t Navigate Without Apps, Study Finds
A Carmoola study of 2,000 UK drivers revealed not only widespread gaps in car maintenance knowledge but also a growing weakness in navigation skills, particularly…
Tag: urban natural navigation
Navigating with Trees in Cities
London plane trees are tall, broad-canopied trees with mottled bark that flakes away in patches of cream, grey, and olive. This gives their bark a…
Navigating Marrakesh
I’m recently back from a natural navigation research trip to Marrakesh in Morocco. Proper deep-end urban navigation challenges in the souks! Photos and videos of…
Start Walking North-West… Finish Facing?
In this video of a stroll through the town of St Ives in Cornwall we are walking north-west at the start. See if you keep…
Which Direction is the Train Heading?
The video above was filmed from a train in England. Watch it a couple of times and see if you can work out which direction…
Which Way is the Wind Blowing?
The video above is taken from St Mary the Virgin’s church rooftop in the town of Rye, East Sussex, UK. Which direction is the wind…
Urban Fox Signs
My thanks to everyone who came to my talk at the Cruising Association last week. For news about upcoming talks, please subscribe to my free…
Edinburgh Clues & Signs
I was recently in Edinburgh to give a talk to celebrate the Royal Institute of Navigation‘s 75th Anniversary. I’ve just added my favourite clues, signs and…
Urban Picture Puzzle
This picture was taken near the middle of the day in London. What direction are we looking? Clue: look for the circle and the square.…
Desire Paths
Footpaths are, to state the obvious, established routes for walkers between two points. But paths are born. First one, then two, then more people decide…
The Many Faces of Chichester Cross
Chichester Cross is a market cross – the building that symbolises the heart of the market square in my nearest town of Chichester, West Sussex.…
Going with the Flow – Navigating Paris with help from the Seine
I have just received a fascinating email from Alban Cambe, a natural navigation instructor and writer in France, I learned a new trick to navigate…
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…
Architectural Navigation Clues
In rural and urban areas, buildings can help us to find our way. Take a look at the picture above of a building at the…
Urban Natural Navigation
The following article was written by Tristan Gooley in October 2011 for the BBC News Online magazine. It caused quite a stir and comments were switched…
Urban Natural Navigation
A couple of days ago I got off the train in London Victoria station at about 6.40pm. I knew the place I needed to get…