How to Sense Invisible Animals
We can sense invisible animals by keeping a look out for the ‘shimmy’. The shimmy is my name for the way we can sense animals…
Tag: Wild Signs and Star Paths
Why Do Animals Stop Moving and Freeze?
This morning I was walking into wind and surprised a deer. After a couple of quick hops away it then froze and stood motionless. This…
Wild Signs in Taiwanese
Wild Signs & Star Paths (The Nature Instinct in the US) is now out in Taiwan.
Analysing Deer Behaviour: Flight, Refuge and Jink
I was looking over one of the local hills from the cover of some undergrowth, when I spooked a herd of fallow deer. They were…
Fast Recognition and Optical Illusions in Nature
Our brains are pattern-recognising machines. This is true everywhere, but not least in nature, where it honed these skills over millions of years. Bird calls,…
Fallow Deer Flight and Refuge Behaviour
My latest book, Wild Signs and Star Paths, explains how it is possible to predict an animal’s next move. By following a simple stepping-stone approach,…
How to Navigate with Lombardy Poplars
There are three types of tree in any landscape: friends, guests and rebels. Every tree is native, invasive or planted. Native trees have been part…
Wild Signs and Star Paths – Full Book INDEX
Below is a full index from the book Wild Signs and Star Paths. (Published as The Nature Instinct in the USA.) WILD SIGNS AND STAR…
Fast Recognition of Wild Shapes
I took my younger son exploring a couple of days ago. We were looking for wildflowers and using natural navigation to roam across a wild…
The Nature Instinct: New Podcast Interview
This is probably the best interview I will ever do about my latest book (The Nature Instinct in US / Wild Signs and Star Paths in UK). Brett…
The Port Eliot Festival
A huge thank you to everyone who came to my talk on Wild Signs and Star Paths at the Port Eliot Festival. What a great…
Wild Signs Spotted in Morocco
One of the things I enjoy most about my work is when other navigators get in touch with their own observations. In the early days…
Wild Signs – Paperback Out Now!
The paperback of Wild Signs and Star Paths has been spotted in Waterstones – a strong sign that it is out now! If you spot…
How to Find Your Way with Butterflies
Butterflies can help us find our way, all we have to do is to take an interest in their habitats – and the fussier the…
A Rabbit’s Tail is a Sign
My thanks to Dana and Carol Elmer for their fascinating observation and email: For years, my wife and I would walk a two mile route…
Wild Signs and Star Paths
52 Keys that Will Open Your Eyes, Ears and Mind to the World Around You 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 Published in North America as The Nature Instinct ‘Beautifully written……
Spectator Reviews Wild Signs
The Spectator have just reviewed Wild Signs and Star Paths: “It’s a thoughtful, lyrical book about the hidden connections between flora and fauna, the landscape…
New Wild Signs Images
To all those who have bought Wild Signs and Star Paths, Thank You. I have added more supporting images to this page. Enjoy! And please…
Wild Signs has arrived!
I have a copy of Wild Signs and Star Paths in my hands! This is not my first book, but this moment still stirs. It…
Wild Signs and Star Paths
The cover of my new book is released today! The book is out on 17th May (UK) and later in the summer (US). More info…