Natural Navigation for Children
The following is a transcript of an article written for Wildlife Watch, the Wildlife Trust’s junior members’ magazine, by Tristan Gooley in April 2009. Have…
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The Colour of the Sea
The Colour of the Sea A Riddle. A Story. by Tristan Gooley The following story is a bit of fun, if you’re looking for a…
Why do we get disorientated?
The following is an excerpt from the article by Tristan Gooley in Navigation News September 2012: I enjoyed the recent contributions in Navigation News on…
How to Cross a Park Like an Explorer
Sherlock Holmes may have felt the mist of the moor under his deerstalker on occasion, but he had a distinct preference for indoor clues over…
Index of How to Read Water
HOW TO READ WATER – FULL INDEX Page numbers in italic refer to the illustrations. Abergavenny 43Abharah, Captain 5–8 Aborigines 34–5abyssopelagic zone 109 Acapulco Olympics…
Tidal Streams and Tidal currents
Some Thoughts on the difference between the terms ‘Tidal Streams’ and ‘Tidal Currents’ In the chapter, Currents and Tides, in my book, How to Read Water,…
Describing Places: A Small Act of Giving
The following article by Tristan Gooley was first published in The Idler Magazine in early 2016. Many years ago, a good friend and I were on a…
Some Thoughts About Reading Water
Whenever we see water it looks familiar. It doesn’t take very long to work out that we are looking at a river, lake or patch…
Wild Signs and Star Paths Contents Pages
CONTENTS PAGES OF THE BOOK WILD SIGNS AND STAR PATHS Introduction PART I – ANCIENT AND NEW Wild Signs and Star Paths THE SUN ANVIL Wild…
WILD SIGNS AND STAR PATHS IMAGES
A collection of images for readers of the book, WILD SIGNS AND STAR PATHS. NB. These are not images from the book (which has its own…
How to Read Nature
How to Read Nature is an American edition of the UK book ‘How to Connect with Nature‘. There have been some changes to the text and…
Friends of the Lake District Blog July 2018
Friends of the Lake District Blog by Tristan Gooley. July 2018. Over the years it has been a privilege and a pleasure to give talks…