Which Way Are We Walking?
North, East, South or West? And why? Answer… Spoiler Alert… Notice the green algae and mosses growing on the right side of the roof, showing…
Tag: walking
Woodland Trust Podcast
I recently went for a woodland walk with the BBC journalist Adam Shaw. We talked about the clues and signs we can look in trees…
Wayfinding with Rosebay Willowherb – Chamerion angustifolium
Rosebay willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) is tall late-summer wildflower with distinctive pink-purple flowers that grow in tall spikes from July-September, with spirals of lance-like leaves. It…
Under Every Footstep
A guest blog by Catherine Speakman (Tess of the Vale) History seeps into the soil with the fall of every leaf. All over the world…
The Foehn Fish
Another very interesting email from Prof. Otta Wenskus: Hi Tristan, I just read your paragraph on altocumulus lenticularis. Sadly, while Ifind them beautiful, my feelings…
The Secret World of Weather
How to Read Signs in Every Cloud, Breeze, Hill, Street, Plant, Animal, and Dewdrop The weather changes as we walk around a tree or turn…
The sound of walking through a wood during a thunderstorm. That’s all.
Walking in a wood during a thunderstorm
Summer Walking Book Reviews
I recently wrote a review of three walking-themed books for the Wall Street Journal. The books covered were: The Salt Path by Raynor Winn O…
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 Navigate Using Snow Strips
As is my habit at this time of year, I like to get out early after any overnight snow. The tracking opportunities are spoiling and…
Wildflower Puzzle
What direction are we facing in the picture above? ———– Very little in nature is symmetrical. Not even the sun. Our natural navigation ability blossoms…
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…
Fun guys to be around
UPDATE: My sources tell me that the first is a Magpie Inkcap (Coprinopsis picaceus) and the second is Green Elf Cup/Wood cup/Stain (Chlorociboria aeruginascens). My…
Uckfield Festival
Great to see so many willing to take on the heat of the summer on Sunday at the Uckfield Festival. My day started with a…
Lightness and Darkness
I went for a walk in the South Downs yesterday afternoon. The air was cold, there were still chunks of ice lining the north-facing side…
Winds of Change
We had some old friends staying this weekend and decided to laugh in the general direction of the forecasts and go for a walk in…
Wedding Wombling
I have just spent a lovely weekend in the Brecon Beacons part of south Wales. The main reason for heading to Wales was a school…