From 5 April, passengers arriving on the Settle–Carlisle line can continue their journey into the heart of the National Park with new DalesBus connections and without the need for a car 🌿 🚌 https://ow.ly/exIp50YBL7e 🚉 https://ow.ly/sGwy50YBL7f #YorkshireDales #PublicTransport

A couple of #FingerpostFriday 's from the lovely Healey Dell near Rochdale, north of Manchester, on a new @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route from Heywood to Whitworth.

One of my favourite childhood books.

1980s pencil hair slides/barettes are back in stock. www.presentandcorrect.com/products/pen... Bald? they work as paperclips too.

The perfect match…

2,403 people have already taken the flight free challenge. Not because flying is evil. Because when you look at the evidence, staying grounded is the most effective climate action most of us can take. Could you join them? 👇 flightfree.co.uk

Pictures from a @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk on Saturday with a friend who has sight loss. Hazel Grove, Marple, Romiley, Hazel Grove #Manchester. She relished the challenges of cambered muddy paths with tree roots, and sloping cobbled paths. #VisuallyImpaired Please #UseAltText

Farmyard patterns

Looking for inspiration for car-free daytrips over the Easter holidays? Check out the wonderful Good Journey website, which has hundreds of suggestions. Many offer a discount if you arrive by public transport! www.goodjourney.org.uk

Three inviting paths from @slowwaysuk.bsky.social routes Eccleston to Parbold to Coppull in #Lancashire. And one very uninviting! Bonus information in the Alt Text.

A selection of footpath furniture from #SlowWays walks Eccleston to Parbold go Coppull in #Lancashire.

Hike Maker now has a lifetime purchase option for those subscription haters 😊 The monthly and yearly plan prices were also reduced recently. Might be worth a revisit if you’re into #walking #fitness or just #exploring apps.apple.com/gb/app/hike-... #indiedev #walking #outdoors #maps #hike

Do this yesterday. There’s countless specific ways you could do it and I’ll happily settle for any of them. news.sky.com/story/ed-mil...

Just the shadow of a #ThickTrunkThursday with bonus celandines. #WildFlowers

Whalley Viaduct in #Lancashire has 48 arches. It is 620m long and 21.3m above the River Ribble. It's magnificent! #Railway #Architecture #Bricks #Bridges

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Carved wooden misericords in St Mary's and All Saints Church in Whalley #Lancashire for #Woodensday. #Church #Architecture

Councils in Wales have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions. Join Living Streets campaign to bring side road zebras to streets across the UK – we all deserve to cross side streets safely! @livingstreets.bsky.social act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/188243/...

Beautiful geometric tiled floors in St Mary's and All Saints Church in Whalley #Lancashire. #TilesOnTuesday #TuesdayTiles #Tiles #Church #Architecture

The beautiful interior of St Mary and All Saints Church in Whalley from #SlowWays route Whalley to Clitheroe Whacli4. It was full of interesting features. #Church #Architecture

Whalley Abbey Gatehouse from #SlowWays route Whacli4 to Clitheroe #Lancashire. A lovely area to explore.

Natural sculpture. Near Clitheroe #Lancashire from #SlowWays route to Whalley. A lovely area!

#SundayYellow #BloomScrolling

Garden birds in the blossom

⚠️ A new law now means dog attacks or chasing livestock can result in unlimited fines, and police have stronger powers to seize dogs that pose a risk. We encourage everyone to please keep dogs on a lead, especially now it's lambing time 🙏 📸 Stephen Garnett | #YorkshireDales

Mind the Gap #Steamtrains #Trains @kwvrfriends.bsky.social @worthvalley.bsky.social At Keighley Station, West #Yorkshire

Oooh, I bet @chrisgpackham.bsky.social would enjoy this!

An interesting idea for @bettertransport.bsky.social to look into, maybe?

Some unusual #UKCanals features on the Rufford branch of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal from a recent @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk from Burscough to Tarleton #Lancashire. Details in Alt Text.

A wild bee enjoys the nectar of a buttercup flower (Ranunculus ficaria)... 🐝🍯

Three similar #FingerpostFriday posts from @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Southport to Burscough.

Three views of a suspension footbridge (referred to as a swing bridge by some). On @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Burscough to Eccleston. It had a nice bounce to it as I crossed!

Stepping stones and narrow footbridge combination at Eccleston #Lancashire on @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Burscough to Eccleston.

Not sure where to begin when planning overland travel? We’ve gathered our top recommendations for finding routes, destinations and journey ideas. Read the guide on our blog: flightfree.co.uk/post/how-to-... #ClimateCrisis

Can't wait for this event next week: 12 adventurers sharing their travel stories, all without flying, including yours truly and the amazing Alastair Humphreys. In aid of my charity Flight Free UK. Please come if you can! We're streaming it online if you can't get to London. Tickets 👇

If anyone would like to discover what The Fierce And The Dead is all about you can download an album, that has singing on it here for nowt (just put 0 in the amounts) for the next few days X thefierceandthedead.bandcamp.com/album/news-f...

Four views from a lovely but slightly challenging @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route from Heywood (first Slow Ways visit by any reviewer 🙂) to Bury, north of Manchester. Woods above the River Roch of Rochdale.

This is always fun! Lots of accessible local talks about all sorts of science and innovation. Several talks per session. All over the country. And the world too. With fun quizzes. I won a Pint of Science glass! (Through luck rather than skill, I admit!)

Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy. This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis. 44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.

#MondayMotivation from #Lancaster Castle. The castle is well worth a visit. So much history!

A pavement map from the City of London for #MapMonday.

A bit dank this morning in #Royden but the forecast drizzle failed to show. Fascinated by the intersection of tree and fence.

Parents and carers – we need your voice! 📋 We’re gathering the views of families across the UK to understand the barriers faced when walking and wheeling to school. Take our short survey to be entered into a £200 gift card draw. Have your say 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/parentWOW

#SignsOnSunday #SundaySigns

Some more pictures from @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Southport to Burscough. It was a glorious day, full of big open blue skies, in the flatlands of west #Lancashire.

Some pictures from @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route Southport to Burscough #Lancashire. It was such a glorious day that I didn't get grumpy about the long main road section!

Of course it's okay for utility vehicles to park badly. NOT! #BadlyParked #BadParking #CrapParking Everyone else was at further up too 🤨

The sunlit view from #Wigan Wallgate Station. On my way to walk @hikinghistorian.bsky.social 's @slowwaysuk.bsky.social route from Southport to Burscough the other day.