The Natural Navigator

byTristan Gooley

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Starting with a simple question - 'Which way am I looking?' - Tristan Gooley blends natural science, myth, folklore and the history of travel to introduce you to the rare and ancient art of finding your way using nature's own sign-posts, from the feel of a rock to the look of the moon.

In this fully updated edition you'll learn why some trees grow the way they do and how they can help you find your way in the countryside. You'll discover how it's possible to find North simply by looking at a puddle and how natural signs can be used to navigate on the open ocean and in the heart of the city. Wonderfully detailed and full of fascinating stories, this is a glorious exploration of the rediscovered art of natural navigation.

The Natural Navigator is a wonderfully stimulating book. Tristan Gooley sidesteps technology to celebrate our own powers of observation, and suggests that the art of natural navigation is something we should never have forgotten

Michael Palin

About Tristan Gooley

Tristan is an author and natural navigator. Tristan set up his natural navigation school in 2008 and is the author of award-winning and internationally bestselling books, including The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs (UK 2014), The Secret World of Weather (2021) and How to Read a Tree (2023), some of the world’s only books covering natural navigation. His books have been translated into 20 languages. He has spent decades hunting for clues and signs in nature, across the globe, and has been nicknamed ‘The Sherlock Holmes of Nature’. He is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed singlehanded across the Atlantic.
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  • Imprint: Virgin Digital
  • ISBN: 9780753523117
  • Length: 304 pages
  • Price: £9.49
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