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…
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Tag: woods
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…
Which Way Are We Looking?
I took the dogs into the woods for their walk this morning. Whilst trying a shortcut through some understory trees and undergrowth, something gave me…
Is this Grass Blue or Green?
My thanks to Peter Gibbs for another fascinating email. You can see our exchange below. If you have your own different interpretation, do please get in touch. ——-…
BBC Sky at Night
Tristan Gooley teaches BBC Sky at Night presenter Chris Lintott how he finds his way through the woods at night using the stars and a…
A Classic Early January Sign
Whilst taking our dog for his constitutional walk in the woods this morning, my eyes were drawn down to a strange pattern amongst the broad,…
Moss on the North Side of Trees
No single piece of natural navigation is better known than ‘moss grows on the north side of trees’. It therefore sometimes surprises people when I…
The Snowdrop Theory
The Winter Clues Competition draws to a close tomorrow (still 24 hours to enter). For reasons I will explain in a few weeks, I’m not…
A Night Walk in the Woods
Last night the conditions felt right for a walk in the woods. There were plenty of clouds, but large gaps suggested that the stars would…