You don't have to drive to access countryside walks. Railwalks is on a mission to create a national network of walks accessible by rail. May is national walking month; the perfect time to try out a new route using the train. Learn more 👇
railwalks.co.uk

I just signed RiverActionUK's petition calling on political leaders to rescue our rivers and freshwaters to health for nature and people by 2030. Will you join me and add your name? #RescueBritainsRivers you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/rest… via 38 Degrees

Birdsong is booming right now 📢 Here's our Southern Reserves Officer, Scott, with three easy songs to listen out for. Which other birds do you know by their song?

#Birdsong #BirdID #Cumbria #LakeDistrict

#WindowsOnWednesday viewed from #WallsOnWednesday . #Chester Walls to be specific.

Book 7 of the #NicholsonWaterwaysGuide completed. 😁

Books 1 & 3 almost there. Book 2 a work in progress. 4, 5 & 6 not started.

Part of my walking the UK waterways quest.

#ThickTrunkTuesday tree slowly consuming a #Milestone on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal near #Chorley . Canal & River Trust Slow Ways #LifesBetterByWater

It sounds like a boring topic, but air conditioning is more important than you realise.

First: there are 2 billion air con units in the world and they account for 10% of all electricity we use.

Second: it has revolutionised architecture and totally reshaped global politics...

Our path network is a national treasure 🙌🏽 But blocked paths & broken stiles block us from unleashing its potential!

One way you can help is to report problems when you find them 📢🥾🚫

How to report ▶️ ramblers.org.uk/go-walking-hub…

Highway authority map ▶️ ramblers.org.uk/highway-author…

For #PostboxSaturday in Tattenhall #Cheshire at the start of my Slow Ways walk to #CHESTER

god, there is so much misinformation going around about labour's recent pledge to 're-nationalise' the uk's railways. as a rail worker and someone who is very pro public services being publicly owned, here are my thoughts 🧵

Get walkin’ on the brand-new, 28-segment, 177-mile epic walking adventure that is… the DENVER ORBITAL TRAIL! It completely encircles the metro region, showing off everything from Denver Mountain Parks to the High Line Canal in Aurora. Learn more at DenverOrbital.org!

Church in #Gargrave Slow Ways for Ecclesiastical Cones

#FingerpostFriday near Gargrave Slow Ways #PennineWay

Antarctica without ice

Second - #SlowWays has been collaborating with the new #Railwalks project, which aims to connect all of the UK's train stations with walking routes.

As part of that some volunteers have been planning a #Penzance (for Land's End) - #Thurso trail that links stations the whole way.

Why not save yourself the stress of driving - and the environment - by using Scotland's railways to reach a great walk?

In our latest feature, sponsored by @scotrail, we've picked out 10 more great walks you can reach by train.
walkhighlands.co.uk/news/our-picks…

A rather lovely old shop front in #Llangollen from Slow Ways walk from Chirk. Kathryn Morrison

Train beats plane hands down on emissions, but what customers really want to know is the cost.

So how do train fares compare to planes on the UK's busiest air route? Simon Calder investigates...
independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

Both ends of the #WalesCoastPath , Chester and Chepstow, but I admit I haven't walked much of the path between them. I let the train take the strain. I did reach both towns by Slow Ways though.

#FingerpostFriday with rickety bridge, near Aust on Slow Ways route from Bradley Stoke.