Some changes to busses this weekend due to the planned road closure at Lawrence Hill. Busses to & from Hanham & Kingswood diverted through Barton Hill. www.firstbus.co.uk/bristol-bath...

Providers – got questions? Everything you need to know about registering a walk is here → www.bristolwalkfest.com/providers-2/ Don’t miss the 27 Feb deadline to get your walk in the printed programme! 🚶‍♀️ #BristolWalkFest #MagicOfWalking #NationalWalkingMonth #BristolEvents #LoveBristol

For #NationalSnowdropDay "The Snowdrop's Call" by Elizabeth Emra, published in 1830. www.troopers-hill.org.uk/emra/#snowdr...

This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

The Canal and River Trust is entrusted to look after our precious waterways . The restoration of our canal network has been a real success story creating new habitats for wildlife, access to nature to millions of people and building new communities on and around our waterways.

Meet Marco, who tells us how, one public toilet at a time he and the Edinburgh Thriving Green Spaces team are breaking down barriers to spending time outdoors. His story shows how small changes can make green spaces welcoming for all. naturetownsandcities.org.uk/meet-the-nat...

We're investing almost half a million pounds to improve Bristol and Bath Railway Path! With improved lighting, safety and accessibility, it's on its way to becoming one of the best traffic-free routes in the whole country 🚲

I submitted a walk for this on behalf of Friends of Troopers Hill earlier today. Looking forward to seeing the full programme when it is published.

Expressing probabilities could be the key for improved weather-based decision-making, according to new Met Office research. Read more in our news release ⬇️ bit.ly/4qfyZYv

@oneplacestudies.bsky.social does this qualify as a #OnePlaceStudy of #TroopersHill #Bristol ? Lots of info on the Emra, Sommers and Butler families. www.troopers-hill.org.uk/history.htm

Happy February! Welcome to most underrated and fastest improving month. You start in the depths of winter and end waking up in the light to the sound of birds singing, to the sight of snowdrops, daffodils and early blossom in the trees #BigFebruary

Good to see mainstream coverage of “deplaytion” - the loss and decline of neighbourhood playgrounds, and of a tolerance of children’s neighbourhood play. It’s critical that this issue is taken as seriously - in terms of children’s mental health - as social media. Thanks @anooshc.bsky.social.

Excellent thread on a complex issue, well worth a read. Reform of the law is certainly needed.

My friend Dee is a parent at this Bristol school and wrote an open letter to Keir Starmer (in comments). www.theguardian.com/education/20...

🎉 Bristol Walk Fest 2026 is coming! Our small but mighty team is busy planning a month of walks across the city. Providers: register by 27 Feb → www.bristolwalkfest.com/providers-2/ Walkers: sign up for updates → www.bristolwalkfest.com/participant-... Get ready to celebrate the #MagicOfWalking! 🌿

We keep banging on about council funding because the end result is this very real, very depressing fraying of the social fabric. Newcastle needs to save £200k so the park cafes close, the staff is let go, and another community anchor goes. To save pennies. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

It has been a long wait but the sale of the land near Bath, UK has finally gone through. We now own 81 acres of land on the banks of the River Avon which we are calling Warleigh Nature Reserve. New website on the way, but for now you can sign up here for email updates! warleighnaturereserve.org

Civic Society blue plaques have been unveiled for two rather different Bristolians: youth worker and councillor Bert Abrams in Knowle and vicar's daughter and author, Elizabeth Emra in St George. Details on our website: www.bristolcivicsociety.org.uk/what-we-do/b...

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. Full statement: bit.ly/46dT0HF

Love having this in my timeline. Whatever is happening in the world the sun will rise tomorrow; and at this time of year it will hang around just that bit longer than the day before, actually 178 seconds longer tomorrow.

Honestly, it’s difficult for many Ukrainians, yet people choose craziness, no one is ready to give up

Horseshoe Bend - the sharp crook in the Avon near Shirehampton is a notoriously tricky stretch of water to navigate and has been the cause of many boats running aground. It is also why ships built in Bristol have been limited to around 98m (320ft) in length - about as long as the SS Great Britain.

This is a great report, but I think misses one important factor, which is the lack of informal outdoor facilities for girls in parks and recreation grounds. They don't use most current provision - MUGAs, skate parks etc, because these spaces are dominated by boys, feel unsafe... 1/n

👏👏👏👏 to everyone involved here. All politicians do walking at/with a camera films, but *sprinting* directly at a camera that keeps up is a whole new genre (!) If there isn’t a ‘making of’ to go with this later, I will eat my Green trainers.

Nowhere in Bristol has the 'Raise the Flags' campaign been more contentious than in Bedminster. Local councillor @ellief.bsky.social says she came to her view over this after speaking at length to both sides. Have a read of her opinion piece here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

I want the world to listen. What russia is doing now by attacking Ukraine’s energy and heating infrastructure in the middle of winter is an attempt to break us, to make us give up and to erase us as a nation. But no. We stand. It’s cold. It’s dark. We are not heroes. We stand.

Only 14% of blue plaques celebrate women so huge thanks to @robcrewshole.bsky.social and Susan Acton-Campbell for working to install one to commemorate the life and work of writer Elizabeth Emra in my ward of St George Central.

Credit where credit’s due to CRT & contractors Crouch Recovery & WM Plant Hire for the speed the three stricken boats have been recovered from ‘that’ hole. Less than 3 weeks. Special mention for Aimee who operated ‘The Spider’. Photos courtesy of Court above the Cut, Taylor’s Aboard, WM Plant Hire

Good to see this work taking place on the important work of Hannah More in Bristol and Somerset.

Brilliant to see on YouTube that both boats were winched out of the breach yesterday. Excellent video here. youtu.be/9ErDrPh4hD8?... Great work by CRT & their contractors #UKcanals

Excellent day yesterday with the Lord Mayor unveiling a Bristol Civic Society blue plaque for Elizabeth Holmes (née Emra) in St George #Bristol www.troopers-hill.org.uk/emra/Plaque1... @caralavan.bsky.social @robbryher.bsky.social

Really interesting report into some of the barriers which prevent people getting the wellbeing benefits from being in green space in an urban setting. #Bristol #Bath

The distinct building on Cheese Lane, Bristol was built in 1969 as a shot tower. Liquid lead was dropped into water where it formed spherical ammunition. A previous (now demolished) tower was built over the Redcliffe Caves in 1782 and was the first lead shot tower in the world.

What happens when you ask teenage girls what they want in parks? They tell you. They ask for places to sit together, to feel safe but not watched, to be active without competition and to connect with nature. They are not unrealistic. They are just not usually asked. Always ask. #MakeSpaceForGirls

I’ve often read how people described hearing their drone, their missile (the one that hit their home). Tonight, I thought I heard my drone. Only one window opened slightly from the blast wave. The others are fine. Victory (still a cat) reacted perfectly, she ran and hid so fast. Everything’s fine.

A little of what Abi Finch and I got up to last year as Green Councillors in Bristol - and yes, I have been playing with new software, so sorry if I took it too far.

Here's an old-fashioned link to an old-fashioned "blogpost" (!) with my personal assessment of the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood (EBLN) trial scheme data, and what I think we should do about it. tl;dr - it's worked, and changes can make it work even better. robbryher.com/2026/01/02/m...

In 1937 a dual carriageway was built diagonally across Queen Square, in hopes of lessening Bristol’s traffic woes. At its peak, 20,000 cars were driven across the park daily, The road was closed in 1992 and all traces of the carriageway were removed by the end of the millennium.

It was a great evening, wonderful atmosphere.

Inaccessible Places!

The Express is furious about this because the moment you show those who repeat anti-immigration rhetoric the real human stories their narrative collapses. The “immigrants” are people. Our friends, colleagues and family. And it’s this nation of neighbours that is what makes Britain great.

"sets up shell companies that breed snails"

@playingout.bsky.social children were never asked if they would like to give up their natural playgrounds - the streets - and be cooped up indoors or cooped up in cars

We are looking for girls aged 12-18 who want to have their voices heard regarding parks. We are creating a video and would love them to be part of it. Find out more: www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/be-part...

The next in a series of blog posts about our work with @robertweetman.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy on pedestrian friendly side road junction design. In this post, Robert takes a deeper dive into the factors which influence pedestrian friendliness. robertweetman.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/f...

By the way, the Christmas tree in Kyiv is almost ready. I saw it yesterday. The official opening is coming soon (no announcements, of course)