Join us for an evening with award-winning and international bestselling author Tristan Gooley as he talks about his latest book How to Read a Tree.
Do two trees ever appear identical? No, but why? Every small difference is a clue.
Each tree we meet is filled with signs that reveal secrets about the life of that tree and the landscape we stand in. The clues are easy to spot when you know what to look for, but remain invisible to most people.
In How to Read a Tree, you’ll discover the simple principles that explain the shapes and patterns you can see in trees and what they mean. And you’ll learn rare skills that can be applied every time you pass a tree, whether you are in a town or a wilder spot.
As the author of the international bestsellers The Walker’s Guide to Clues & Signs and How to Read Water, Tristan Gooley knows how to uncover the phenomena worth looking for. He has been instructing people in the art of reading trees for two decades and this book includes signs that will not be found in any other book in the world.
Once you have learned to see these things it is impossible to unsee them. We will never look at a tree the same way again.
Through his journeys, teaching and writing Tristan Gooley has pioneered a renaissance in the rare art of natural navigation. Learn how to find your way in nature as we celebrate the publication of How to Read a Tree. We’re delighted to welcome Tristan to Oswestry!
‘Tristan Gooley has done trees the greatest service. In this gentle, enchanting book he leads us into their language – how to spot their natural tendencies and individual foibles, recognise their responses to stress and ingenious strategies to survive. And with these insights he arouses an even deeper affection and concern for trees – our friends and allies, with whose fate our own is inextricably bound.’ * Isabella Tree *
‘You will never look at a tree in the same way again after reading this mesmerising book. Gooley drops learning as lighty as blossom falls in spring.’ * John Lewis-Stempel *
Tickets: £8 without book (Admits One, ticket redeemable against a signed copy of How to Read a Tree) or £20 with book (Admits One, includes a signed copy of How to Read a Tree)