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Pat Walshe
@yutoriwalking.bsky.social
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Interested in hiking, cycling, photography.

Like the concept of Yutori ゆとりConsciously slowing down to allow us to savour the world around us with no goal except to see and be. Spaciousness.
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yutoriwalking.bsky.social
14 wonderful km up on the #Ridgeway It’s a landscape that feeds the soul
February 14, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
Someone told me lately "Bluesky is just like Twitter." I argued that was untrue on the basis that last time I had a Twitter account most times I got a new follower their bio said "single & looking for fun" & here when I get a new follower it tends to say something like "professor of rare moths".
February 12, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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sarahdesigns.bsky.social
It would be silly not to mention...

1 card £4.50
Any 2 cards for £7.25
Any 3 cards for £10
Any 4 cards for £11.50

FREE UK P&P!

www.etsy.com/shop/SarahRo...
This is a photo of 3 brightly coloured, decorative greeting cards on a wooden table with some flowers. This is a photo of greeting cards, reproduced from my original linocuts. They're on a wooden table with a small posy of flowers.
February 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
yutoriwalking.bsky.social
What a wonderful time of the year
February 9, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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hedleythorne.bsky.social
Brightwell Barrow, from the Oxfordshire Series by Anna Dillon @annadillon.bsky.social This will also be a familiar viewpoint to Paul Nash fans, but I think Anna's version here is far better. More information and prints below;
annadillon.com/brightwell.html
February 7, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
Where do bumblebees go in winter? And how do they know when to return in time for spring? 🐝🔮
February 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
This month look out for early emerging Tree bumblebees 👀

Tree bumblebee queens can be seen during some winter months, but this species is more noticable in the summer when males fly around nest entrances, waiting to mate with new queens as they emerge🧡

Have you seen your first bumblebee of 2026?
February 7, 2026 at 8:50 AM
yutoriwalking.bsky.social
A favourite walnut tree on a local hill.
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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postalpathsguy.bsky.social
I'm glad to report the paperback edition of my book, The Postal Paths is out soon - the 12th March (2026). You can pre-order here: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/post...
Out in paperback on 12th March: The Postal Paths
February 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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folkonfoot.com
Up 16 places in this month’s Official Folk Albums Chart is the album “Troubled Horses” from @martynjosephwales.bsky.social. It features heartfelt and moving songs like this.

▶️ Watch the full Chart Show here: youtu.be/UxtdKN4OOxk
February 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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venetiajane.bsky.social
1st-2nd February is Imbolc, a Gaelic festival celebrating the impending lambing season and the birth of new life. A Scottish legend tells that the arrival of snowdrops infuriates Beira, Queen of Winter, so she brings frost and snow as she battles to keep her hold. #FolkloreSunday
Close-up of three white entwined snowdrop flowers hanging from slender green stems, their nodding blooms softly lit against a blurred green and white background with pale speckles of light.
February 1, 2026 at 11:21 AM
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yorkshiredales.org.uk
Applications for Up Skill, Down Dale 2026 are OPEN!

A free 12‑month volunteering programme for 18–24yr olds in/around the #YorkshireDales. Monthly Saturday sessions, travel support + no experience needed!

Apply by 25 Feb 👉 on our website

📩 [email protected]
January 30, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
Swift bricks will be installed in all new buildings in Scotland after the Scottish parliament voted in favour of a law to help endangered cavity-nesting birds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law
Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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christownsend.bsky.social
This is an exciting adventure story! #hiking www.christownsendoutdoors.com/2026/01/book...
Book Review: Hiking The Yukon Quest by Dr Mark Hines
The Yukon Quest is a 1000-mile dog sled race from Fairbanks in Alaska to Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory. It’s regarded by many as the tou...
www.christownsendoutdoors.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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yorkshiredales.org.uk
We are looking for a part-time Information Advisers to join our teams at Malham and Grassington Visitor Centres, on a permanent basis. More 👇

https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/vacancies/
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM
yutoriwalking.bsky.social
Jeez. I hope the two rescued hikers do pay what they owe and return the torches to Mountain Rescue.
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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birdzandbees.bsky.social
Just dropped a new video! Putting the OM system 50-200mm f2.8 IS PRO lens to the test for capturing birds - is 200mm sufficient, and how's the weather-sealing? Head to macro_action on YouTube and let me know your opinions.
OM1 mkii and 50-200mm shot at 200mm SS1/2500 F2.8 ISO2500
January 23, 2026 at 9:02 PM
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hedleythorne.bsky.social
The track from Freedom Wood down to Bix Bottom, and the ruins of St James church. #chilterns
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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carltonreid.com
When nicking a bike got you five years in the slammer. (From CTC Gazette, May 1900.)
FIVE YEARS FOR A CYCLE THIEF.—Harry West, otherwise Scott, has been sentenced to five years penal servitude at Peterborough Quarter Sessions for stealing a bicycle. He had been previously more than once convicted of a similar offence, and was being looked for from Khyl, Worcester, Pembroke, and Buckingham. He asked the Court to sentence him on all offences so as to avoid re-arrest. After some demur the Court acceded to the wish, and undertook to represent to the Home Office and the police the fact that they had taken other crimes into consideration in the
January 22, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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venetiajane.bsky.social
In old England, an ale-pole or ale-stake, set like a flagpole or suspended outside an inn, marked that fresh ale was on sale. Often dressed with ivy, long linked to Bacchus, the Roman god of drink and revelry, it called passers-by to stop and share the cheer 🍺
#FolkloreSunday
A collage exploring the alepole tradition. At left and top right are 17th-century-style illustrations of alepoles and hanging ale signs, showing poles and suspended greenery used to signal ale for sale. At centre and bottom are close photographs of ivy, one climbing tree bark and one rimed with frost, linking the practice with evergreen plant lore. Illustrated sources from The History of Signboards by Jacob Larwood and John Camden Hotten (1866).
January 18, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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linda2.bsky.social
I have just completed my research on where to find starling murmuration in the UK. Some of you just might be interested. Tips on camera settings too.

#starlings #murmurations #nature

revellphotography.com/where-to-see...
Where to See Starling Murmurations in the UK: Complete 2026 Guide
Best locations for starling murmurations across Britain. Top viewing sites, timing, photography tips, and equipment recommendations. Updated for 2026 season.
revellphotography.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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hikinghistorian.bsky.social
Sizewell princely cemetery reveals more Anglo-Saxon secrets
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sizewell princely cemetery reveals more Anglo-Saxon secrets
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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tannisdavidson.bsky.social
It was buzzing in @uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social today with #WaspLove on full display with a visit from Shona and Tam Reppe and @waspwoman.bsky.social herself! See World of Wasps exhibition before it closes on Jan 24.
Waspy dressed visitors flank UCL’s wasp woman Seirian Sumner in front of Peter Ayres’ wasp nest sculptures in the Grant Museum of Zoology.
January 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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drlygo.bsky.social
Anna Troup and her husband Richard, outside the Border Hotel at the iconic wall as she takes the title of winter Spine Race winner 🏆

#SpineRace
Anna is smiling broadly, leaning on Richard’s shoulder and looking up at his face with joy (and perhaps relief) on her face
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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drlygo.bsky.social
Sebastian Raichon reaches the wall, becoming the 2026 winter Montane Spine Race winner! 🏆
268 miles & 39,000 feet of climb in awful conditions. An incredible achievement & an example of grit & determination. He confirmed it was indeed,brutal!

Huge congratulations Sebastian! 🙌🏻

#SpineRace
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM