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Tristan Gooley - The Hidden Seasons

Explore the seasons through the prism of nature's clues and signs with the help of natural navigator and ‘Sherlock Holmes of Nature’, Tristan Gooley. The bestselling author of How to Read a Tree and The Walker’s Guide will reveal the little-known gems to look for each month in this richly illustrated talk. The Hidden Seasons shows us how to read the clues most miss and inspires us to explore nature’s signs for ourselves, giving rich insights into our turning year. The seasons will never look, sound or smell the same again.

This event can be watched in the venue OR from a live virtual stream (link will be provided via email on the day).
Date Wednesday 5th November 2025
Time 7:30 PM
Doors Open 7:00 PM
Venue High Street Baptist Church

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Venue Ticket and signed copy of The Hidden Seasons are currently available to members only.
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Virtual tickets for Tristan Gooley - The Hidden Seasons.

Virtual Ticket - excluding Book are currently available to members only.
Click here to look at our membership page.

Virtual Ticket and signed copy of The Hidden Seasons are currently available to members only.
Click here to look at our membership page.

Spring is the time of wildflower signs, unique cloud shapes and curious animal behaviour.

Summer is a time of coastal clues, astronomical extremes and secret grass patterns.

Autumn is a time for reading leaves, deciphering scents and investigating fungi.

In winter, we learn to read snow, deepen our star knowledge and use rare methods to find clues in overlooked places, including indoors.

ABOUT

TRISTAN GOOLEY is an award-winning and international bestselling author. Through his journeys, teaching and writing, he has pioneered a renaissance in the rare art of natural navigation. Tristan is the only living person to have both flown solo and sailed singlehanded across the Atlantic.
His previous title, How to Read a Tree, was a Sunday Times Bestseller and a Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month pick, selling 100,000 copies across all formats. Readers are embracing his vision of the natural world in ever increasing numbers.