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The Walker's Guide to Outdoor Clues and Signs: Explore the great outdoors from your armchair Paperback – 21 May 2015

by Tristan Gooley (Author)

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'It's like being given some sort of magical text... eye-opening and invaluable.' India Knight, Sunday Times

'Even the intrepid Bear Grylls could learn a trick or two from this book' The Times

The ultimate guide to what the land, sun, moon, stars, trees, plants, animals, sky and clouds can reveal - when you know what to look for.

Includes over 850 outdoor clues and signs for you to enjoy the wonders of the outdoors from your living room.

This top ten bestseller is the result of Tristan Gooley's two decades of pioneering outdoors experience and six years of instructing, researching and writing. It includes lots of outdoor clues and signs that will not be found in any other book in the world.

As well as the most comprehensive guide to natural navigation for walkers ever compiled, it also contains clues for weather forecasting, tracking, city walks, coast walks, night walks and dozens of other areas.

Print length

448 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Sceptre
Publication date

21 May 2015
Dimensions

15 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm
ISBN-10

1473621992
ISBN-13

978-1473621992
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It's like being given some sort of magical text... eye-opening and invaluable. -- India Knight ― Sunday Times Magazine

In terms of sheer did-you-knows per page it is one of the richest, densest, most rewarding books on nature I have read in a long time...its joy in deduction is infectiously delightful. -- James McConnachie ― Sunday Times

Learning so much in The Walker's Guide, the new book from Tristan Gooley, that I might have to take another long walk ... ― Nicholas Crane

I for one will never look at the British countryside in quite the same way again. -- Stephen Moss ― Countryfile Magazine

Gooley can show the most moonstruck how to interpret their surroundings. Even the intrepid Bear Grylls could learn a trick or two from this book. ― The Times

Anyone interested in walking out of doors at any time would be well advised to read this excellent book. ― The Royal Institute of Navigation

As with his earlier, equally important The Natural Navigator , this text is densely packed with information, engagingly and clearly written ... Every outdoor-lover should have at least one Tristan Gooley book in their library. He's attained national treasure status, as useful and educative as he is endearingly unique. -- Jim Perrin ― The Great Outdoors magazine

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THE WALKER'S GUIDE to the outdoor clues and signs, their meaning and the art of making predictions and deductions offers the chance to turn every walk into a rewarding game of detection.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1444780107
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sceptre; Digital original edition (21 May 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1473621992
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1473621992
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15 x 2.9 x 19.8 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 3,170 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 5 in Biological Sciences References
- 13 in Travel Reference & Tips
- 27 in Nature References

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2018

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Firstly, I very nearly DIDN'T buy this book due to reference that the author was arrogant / patronising etc. But I so wanted to access the expertise that potentially last behind the personality. Thank goodness I did buy it. I didn't think the author was arrogant or patronising at all - dry humored, for sure! But I'm rather a fan of such and therefore found myself only further entertained and appreciative of the content - which btw is excellent!

Secondly, the content is super! Indeed it may be one of those rare gems that I now need to go purchase a hard copy version of.

So, if your own ego is in good shape, sufficient to survive the personality of a.n.other, and you genuinely seek to be better informed about the natural world around you, do add this gem to your collection!

102 people found this helpful

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Wendy

A view of the world around

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2019

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I found this book fascinating. There was so much information to take in I would need to keep it for regular reference, but the prospect of learning how to calculate directions and distances from looking at the sun and stars has always appealed to me. Learning about the ground beneath your feet from the plants and the prospect of one discovery leading to another is so interesting. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to walk with a feeling for adventure but also learn to appreciate what is seen and the relevant natural interaction.

28 people found this helpful

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Erin Long

Great concept, not very reader friendly

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 May 2020

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The concept is great, but it's exceptionally wordy. It flits from half explaining one thing in a very wordy way to another. Things in general are not well explained and I do feel like the author comes across a bit arrogant. Sometimes I feel like he wants to tell you more about the many places he's been than stay on track with the book's concept.

It also describes where it should show. Making reference to how flowers look, or just naming them isn't very useful as I have to go and google each and every one. There aren't enough diagrams, especially considering it is a book which is trying to tell you about signs. Some diagrams which are explicitly trying to show you clues to ascertain a compass point, do not have compass points on the drawing which isn't very helpful.

I would buy it as the information is useful, but it's not the most fun read and I was really expecting it to be!

15 people found this helpful

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Review fish

Not a terribly user friendly or practical guide

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 June 2019

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I had such great hopes for this book, particularly as I've started doing long country walks again recently. There is a lot of information here and I diligently read the first few sections, but I am losing the will to go on. Maybe what I wanted / hoped for / expected was something more user friendly and less verbose - a table would be simplifying it too much, but possibly tick lists or a quick reference summary? As it stands it is not terribly practical and as I probably won't finish it, I'm sure I'll miss out on lots of useful info.

17 people found this helpful

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Klis

Fascinating!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2016

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I have really enjoyed reading this book. There have been a ton of moments during which I thought to myself "Huh, so that's why..." or "wow, that's awesome!"

There is a true wealth of knowledge to be obtained, and whilst some of it might not be relevant to you and your environment directly, it makes for some very interesting reading nonetheless!

35 people found this helpful

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G. Sivertsen

Another brilliant work from this author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 July 2018

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Another brilliant work from this author, If you are someone who enjoys a stroll away from towns then please read this first class work. Your powers of observation will improve dramatically

11 people found this helpful

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Simon Fryer

Living in the countryside i thought i knew a lot about it, but i was in for a surprise.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2020

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This is a delightfully rewarding book to read and is laid out in such a way that you can take it as a reference or as a narrative. Practically every page taught me something new and presented it in such a way that i immensely enjoyed looking out to 'prove' what i was reading and was well rewarded.

I can see the trees in my garden, or the wildlife on walks in a different light now. The illustrations where provided are practical and effective.

Some of the authors observations may seem trivial but the way he has written and collected them is enlightening in itself and has certainly encouraged me to explore his work further. There is a lot of detail to encourage deeper research about a topic without it becoming too heavy handed so the work can cover many areas.

The observations are based in the western hemisphere (which suits me) but there is also some investigation and stories of the authors adventures and nature in other climates which i found authentic and very interesting.

10/10

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William Lamb

Great for dip reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2018

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I haven't read it from cover to cover yet but I have dip read it and have learnt many interesting things about the natural world: one such aspect is how to use the natural world as a compass.

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