How to Read a Tree: Clues & Patterns from Roots to Leaves

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You’ll never look at a tree in the same way again: learn rare skills and the secrets of trees and landscapes with Tristan Gooley

Gates Hall, Lymington Community Centre

Play on Words Festival 2024

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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 this talk from Tristan Gooley, author of 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 <a href="https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/the-walkers-guide-to-outdoor-clues-and-signs/" title="https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/the-walkers-guide-to-outdoor-clues-and-signs/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Walker’s Guide</a> and <a href="https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/how-to-read-water/" title="https://www.naturalnavigator.com/books-and-library/how-to-read-water/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">How to Read Water</a>, 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. 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.Run by ArtfulScribe in partnership with <a href="https://www.imaginariumbooks.co.uk/" title="https://www.imaginariumbooks.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">the Imaginarium Bookshop</a>. <blockquote>We live by a wood, so I thought I knew all about trees. Tristan Gooley’s How to Read a Tree: Clues &amp; Patterns from Roots to Leaves taught me otherwise and most engagingly.</blockquote><blockquote>Allan Mallinson, Country Life</blockquote> <blockquote>‘It was a lightbulb moment! I thought I knew my local woods – I walk there almost every day. But it’s a thrill to see it through fresh eyes, to develop a much deeper understanding.’</blockquote><blockquote>Peter Gibbs, Chair BBC Gardeners’ Question Time</blockquote>This talk takes place in the Gates Hall at the Lymington Community Centre, a seven minute walk from Lymington Town train station.