The Hidden Seasons
- Author Tristan Gooley
- Narrator Tristan Gooley
- Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date 18 September 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 2 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Nature and the natural world: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Walking, hiking, trekking.
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'A brilliant guide to the signs and wonders of the natural world . . . the author's alertness and expertise are impressive, and he makes a beguiling and inspiring guide . . . wonderful.' - DAILY MAIL
'Gooley preaches attention to patterns in nature like a sommelier describing wine.' - NEW YORK TIMES
'Another triumph from our unsurpassed expert on how to read the signs of nature. Indeed, his best book yet, which is saying something!' - John Lewis-Stempel, author of MEADOWLAND
'A book to savour month by month as the seasons turn. Loved it!' - Lara Maiklem, author of MUDLARKING
'The Sherlock Holmes of Nature' - BBC Radio
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When we know what to look for and what it means, seasonal moments that were once hidden shine brightly.
In The Hidden Seasons, Tristan Gooley shows us how to read the clues that the sun, moon, stars, plants, fungi, animals, water and weather give us - but that we continually miss, because we don't know how and where to look.
Autumn is a time for reading leaves, deciphering scents and investigating fungi. 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. And in winter, we learn to read snow, deepen our star knowledge and use rare methods to find clues in overlooked places, including indoors.
As with Tristan Gooley's bestsellers The Walker's Guide, How to Read Water and How to Read a Tree, The Hidden Seasons inspires us to explore these signs for ourselves, giving us many rich insights into our turning year. Soon we will be able to anticipate and celebrate daily changes that few notice, however surprising they may be.
And the seasons will never look, sound or smell the same again.
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| Narrator | Tristan Gooley |
| Duration | 9 hours and 2 minutes |
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| ISBN | 9781399733571 |
| Format | x-book® |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Genre | Nature and the natural world: general interest, Trees, wildflowers and plants: general interest, Walking, hiking, trekking |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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