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Mary Oz
@maryoz.bsky.social
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I'm an avid Slow Ways walker.
I like train travel, astronomy, canals, maps, graphs, prog rock and a bit of jazz, beer, remnants of the past, countryside furniture...
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#Sunset as I approached Northwich on my recent @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walks.
Looking along the River Weaver towards a yellow glow in the sky, reflected in the water. Concrete path with iron railing on this side, and boats moored on the opposite bank. View along a footpath through a park between a huge stone viaduct and a river. Orange sky and green grass. Some school kids walking in the distance.
December 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Green and brown of early winter. #Nature
Tree stump covered in green moss, surrounded by fallen beech leaves. Tan coloured beech leaves clinging on to the branches of a small tree. Teasel seed heads on one bank of the River Weaver. On the opposite bank are industrial buildings from salt mining. There are some green plants floating on the water. Wiggly curtain crust or turkey tail fungus growing from the end of a log.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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#SilentSunday
I love the muted colours in this scene near Ambleside #LakeDistrict
Looking through the woods across a small pond with two ducks on it. Trees on the opposite side are reflected, with a tan brown background possibly from beech leaves. Everything is in muted browns and greens except the tree trunks in the foreground which are darker.
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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I think this is viburnum, but I had to look it up! The water droplets act like tiny lenses. #Rain #Nature #SilentSunday
Close-up of four small bright red berries with water droplets hanging from each of them. The background is out of focus.
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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After that beautiful winter sunlight last week, it was dreary rain on yesterday's first @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk from Middlewich to Winsford. #UKCanals
Stonework on the towpath under a bridge and up past a lock on the Shropshire Union Canal Middlewich Branch, worn down by two centuries of feet, human and equine. Perspective view along the canal towpath, gravel path between grass sides. On the left is the rain rippled, muddy brown canal. On the right is a hawthorn hedge, no leaves remaining but it's heaving with red berries. View along the towpath towards a brick bridge, with a narrow boat heading towards us along the Shropshire Union Canal. In Winsford Town Park, a small pond with a bench behind it. There's some green pondweed within the greyish brown water and there are ripple rings from raindrops.
December 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Google SatNav is excellent for public transport. Just change the Directions mode from car! It tracks where you are, and vibrates when you get near your stop.
So many drivers are scared to use buses, even with a free bus pass. Try this!
@bettertransport.bsky.social @ianwalker.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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flightfreeuk.bsky.social
Did you know that a return flight to New York causes the same emissions as driving a car for an entire year? Let's stop sweeping the climate impact of flying under the rug 🌎
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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goodbinary.bsky.social
One for #AdoorableThursday
#photography #LakeDistrict
Photo of the end of a shed next to a lake. The door is weather wood and is green towards the bottom with algae the roof is slate but is covered in moss
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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I'm not sure if these sheep are meant to be here...
Two Herdwick sheep trotting across a sunlit road in front of a whitewashed house.
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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#MorningWalk was a very wet Groombridge to Wadhurst on the #SussexBorderPath. Much time off route including a loop around Crowborough and a couple of laps of Boarshead.
December 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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An hour ago, on Sunk Island in East Yorkshire, the sky lit up with #aurora. Dancing pillars and vivid reds to the naked eye, despite the almost full Moon! Welcome to winter! 💃
Aurora borealis over a tree-lined driveway with a particularly sharp pillar stretching past the Plough Aurora borealis over a tree-lined driveway as activity started to ramp up Aurora borealis over a tree-lined driveway, the reds visible easily to the naked eye Aurora borealis over a tree-lined driveway as activity reached a peak and a second band of green appeared above the red
December 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Another one from a walk around Grasmere in the summer.
#silentsunday #grasmere #landscape #photgraphy
Photo looking across a grassy field to the edge of a lake where two trees, one large and the other, maybe a fifth its size stand. Beyond, the still water of the lake and hills on the far bank against blue skies.
November 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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I don’t miss the heat of this last summer but I do miss the plants and flowers
#gardening #photography #bloomscrolling
Close up photo of a paper like purple flower to the right. Behind is a large bush of the same and in the distance shaped topiary and the top of an old stone tower against a wispy blue sky
December 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Here’s #LookingAtYou

#BirdsInFlight #BirdOfTheDay #Bird #EastCoastKin
A European Robin in mid-flight against a clear blue sky, wings fully spread with visible feather detail and slight motion blur, facing the camera directly to reveal its vivid orange-red breast.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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I've been nominated for the Great Outdoors Awards campaigner of the year for my work on #SlowWays. The award is for "campaigns or campaigners who who stand up, speak out and act on the issues that matter to walkers". I'd love your support. Please vote > www.thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/news/the-gre...
The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026: vote now!
Please take the time to get acquainted with your The Great Outdoors Reader Awards 2026 nominees and vote now - each one counts!
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December 3, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Some more gorgeous crisp winter light from a short @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walk from Chapel Stile to Ambleside #LakeDistrict
A gravel path in the shade on the right of the picture, and a sunlit river on the left. Trees in the shade in the foreground and bright blue sky behind. A view across a small lake with snowcapped mountains in the distance. A couple sitting on a bench are soaking in the view. Small trees, lit from behind with their shadows reaching towards the camera. Green grass, blue sky, and a river bordered by yellow reeds. A small, dark lake reflecting deep green conifers, with the orange sun glinting through them at the corner of the photo.
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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#ThickTrunkTuesday
#Nature
Close-up of a tree trunk completely wrapped up by a web of ivy trunks, making a pleasing pattern.
December 2, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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markonthemaps.bsky.social
@ledbydonkeys.org dunno if you wonderful lot were responsible for this poster spotted apparently in south london before sadly quickly removed…?
Of course it would be terrible if we were to spread it on social media!
December 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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#Bridges on the Lancaster Canal in clear, low winter sun. #UKCanals @slowwaysuk.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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ourworldindata.org
A diverse range of mammals once roamed the planet. This changed dramatically with the arrival of humans, who have become the dominant species through our own population, as well as the animals we breed and raise for food.

What is the distribution of the global mammal kingdom today?
The visual representation illustrates the global biomass of various animal groups, emphasizing the dominance of humans and livestock. Humans constitute 36% of total biomass, depicted by a grouping of figures representing people. Livestock and pets collectively make up 59% of biomass, represented below humans. Within the livestock category, cattle are noted as the largest contributors at 38%, followed by sheep at 4%, buffalo at 6%, and goats and pigs, both at 3%. Horses, asses, and dogs each account for 3% and 2% respectively. Wild mammals, positioned at the bottom, represent only 5% of total biomass, illustrated by animal figures. The footer includes data sourced from Lior Greenspoon et al. in 2023, regarding the global biomass of wild mammals as published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The organization, Our World in Data, is credited for its role in providing research and data pertaining to global issues.
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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#SilentSunday near Lancaster #UKCanals #reflections
Late afternoon in low winter sunlight looking along the Lancaster Canal at reflections of tree trunks.
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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dsixbass.bsky.social
Anyone know of any South Liverpool or town based book clubs?
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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#FreakyFriday
An array of hovering white squares are spread out across a very blue sky, filling most of the picture. There are some trees and buildings along the bottom of the frame.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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#FungiFriday
November 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM