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Owler Nook
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When wanting to safely cycle to work gets really out of hand. Stockport and Manchester.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 11h
Oh dear, is someone moaning about the forthcoming ANPR in Stockport?
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 14h
I love it when my feed is two apples discussing the tastiness of apples 🍎 🍏

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Orchard Notes @orchardnotes.com • Replied to Adam I'm going to say "probably", based on personal experience. Egremont Russets from the supermarket are often dry, soft and bland. Whereas the ones I was picking at work yesterday are juicy, crunchy, sharp-sweet, with a definite honey note, absolutely delicious Adam @adapples.bsky.social • I got a little butterscotch.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h
Should this be January 2027?
Runs September 1 2025 to 4 January 2026
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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 4d
Making it easier for ppl to be active as part of everyday life should be a public health priority

“The best medicine isn’t found in a pill bottle or an operating theatre – it’s movement”

“Exercise is good medicine for the whole body: it has documented benefits across more than 26 chronic diseases”
Joint pain or osteoarthritis? Why exercise should be your first line of treatment
Globally, osteoarthritis affects nearly 600 million people. Yet fewer than 50% are offered the one proven treatment: exercise.
theconversation.com
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 15h
I'm confident it's all over the Rethink GM Facebook page too.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 16h
As you'd expect from a recovering professional pedant, I checked the plural before posting.

Delighted to learn that one suggested option is memento moris, which has the potential to be something even more sinister.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 16h
I realise this is probably a sign of internet poisoning, but I'm beginning to see these Paddington statues as memento mori.
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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 16h
The new 2km route Connects to 3 other Cycleways and includes:
🦓🚦new zebras & new signalised pedestrian crossing points
🚲 protected tracks on George Street
💈💈Traffic filters

And I love the new Paddington Bear Statue!!
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 16h
'Politically correct' rather than woke – how retro!
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Macc Sustainable Travel @fhvjhvgvb.bsky.social · 18h
CEC opens consultation on the Local Transport Plan.

Local Transport Plan share.google/MKrTiAgGbgG7...
Local Transport Plan
Submit your views on the latest vision for transport in Cheshire East and view transport development plans for your local area.
share.google
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 19h
Visiting Dinorwig Power Station felt like we were descending into a Bond villain lair.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 19h
Orange: existing Bee Network routes
Red: Poor NCN route that requires a dismount, a narrow alley and no protection along a rat run
Green: Proposed Seymour Grove scheme
A map showing the Seymour Grove proposals alongside the existing Talbot Road and Chorlton Cycleway Bee Network schemes and the poor-quality NCN 55 route. The Seymour Grove route would be more direct, much safer and more likely to be used by people especially at night.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20h
I own eight Animal Collective albums but know about four songs by name. Clicked on the video just to see if I recognised it (I did!).
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20h
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20h
Is this the wrong moment to remember that the Nobel Prize for Economics is not, in fact, a Nobel Prize?
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20h
PS I've chosen option one (lanes on either side of the road), because there's evidence that bidirectional cycle lanes increase collision risk for cyclists where they cross side roads.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20h
Please, if you live nearby, travel this way or would like to travel this way, respond to the consultation by this Wednesday (there are multiple conflicting deadlines and this is the soonest).

Let's get this one over the line.
Seymour Grove: A Street for All - Trafford Council's Citizen Space - Citizen Space
Find and participate in consultations run by Trafford Council
trafford.citizenspace.com
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 20h
Seymour Grove – it's a missing link in the walking and cycling Bee Network.

The good news: it's getting another consultation, with two good options proposed.

Bad news: it's getting the usual kneejerk backlash.
Two images showing the different design options for Seymour Grove. In option one, there are protected cycle lanes on either side of the road. In option two, there is a two-way (aka bidirectional) cycle lane on the right-hand side of the image. Both images show a Cyclops junction.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 21h
I don't know well enough to say if that's right of wrong, but it certainly feels contrary to the purpose of the law.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 21h
So they're arguing that, even though they have the data, it will cost them so much money to provide it that they want to charge you for it?
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d
We have a new record for weekly cycle counts!
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Oxford Road Cycle Bot @oxrdcyclebot.bsky.social · 1d
On Sunday 12th October 2025 there were 1,557 cyclists northbound and 1,378 cyclists southbound.
A plot showing daily cycle traffic data over a two week period ending Sunday 12th October 2025. There were 39,866 cyclists northbound and 35,866 cyclists southbound in total over this period, with an average of 3,271 cyclists northbound and 2,970 cyclists southbound per day. The busiest day was Tuesday 30th September 2025 with 3,904 northbound and 3,623 southbound cyclists.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d
Appreciation of llamas?
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d
'I am a good laugh' maybe?
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d
Someone who doesn't use autocorrect but probably should.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d
Just one more lane.
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🏰meg⚔️ @Birthright Audiobook! @impavid.us · 4d
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
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Owler Nook @owlernook.bsky.social · 1d
On behalf of my family: no.
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