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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

🐐 7 reasons to back How to Grow a Goat! ⭐ Daily outdoor activity ideas 🌳 More outdoor play, less screen time 💚 Healthier kids 🌈 FREE for every UK family 💫 Cultural impact 🏫 Reaching more schools & children 💰 Your donation could be DOUBLED! Join the herd! 🐐 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro...

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How to Grow a Goat: Help Kids Grow Up Outdoors!

Want to help kids grow up healthier, happier, kinder - and enjoying themselves outdoors more? Us too!

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

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How to Grow a Goat: Help Kids Grow Up Outdoors!

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Good Ways 🚶🏽‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🚴‍🏇🏾 @goodwaystogether.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

What makes a great route? 🌿 Quiet lanes, wheelchair access, birdwatching, great views or a good coffee stop? We're building useful route tags for Good Ways. What would YOU search for? Share your ideas! 👇 goodways.org/2026/10/16/u...

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Update 25: Help us generate lots of useful route tags - Good Ways

What would you like Good Ways for? Ancient Trees, Big Dogs, Toilets and Wild Swimming? Or Wheelchairs, Street Art, Coffee, Buses and Sea Views? We want everyone to be able to find routes that are good...

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

105 supporters 68% raised 6,814 primary schools We've just a week left until our all-or-nothing crowdfunder comes to an end! If you've not chipped in yet, please do! Every £1 could be match funded to £2 and help us reach another two schools. Take a look! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro...

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How to Grow a Goat: Help Kids Grow Up Outdoors!

Want to help kids grow up healthier, happier, kinder - and enjoying themselves outdoors more? Us too!

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

📣 Parents & teachers: Imagine every family at your school enjoying free daily outdoor activities, together - with something for every stage of childhood. 🌱 Help us bring this to every UK school. Back us from £1 and share with yours! 💚 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro... Please share!

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

100 supporters already! 🐐💫 Help How to Grow a Goat bring FREE daily outdoor activities to millions of families! Our goal? Reach all 30,000 UK schools. Just £1 helps us reach another school. Aviva Foundation is matching first donations up to £250! Join us 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro...

Image 1 – Ideas: Take Notice and Discover
Three iPhone mockups displaying the How to Grow a Goat app against a bright yellow-to-orange gradient background. Colourful activity cards encourage users to follow a snail and get to know a spider, featuring playful black line drawings of goats and animals.

Image 2 – Ideas: Play and Connect
Three iPhone mockups showcasing activity cards in the How to Grow a Goat app. A bright pink card suggests organising a game of three-a-side football, while a turquoise card encourages lying under a tree and watching the leaves, with information about the activity's benefits.

Image 3 – Planned Activities and Growth
Three iPhone mockups showing the app's activity planning and progress-tracking features. The Planned screen displays colourful upcoming activity cards, while the Growth screen features achievement icons, a goat illustration, 708 completed activities and a breakdown of activities by category.

Image 4 – Growth Visualisation and Activity History
Three iPhone mockups showcasing the app's progress and history features. One screen displays a circular visualisation made of colourful concentric lines representing completed activities. Another shows a chronological timeline of past activities, with brightly coloured cards, completion dates and star ratings.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Lots of apps aim to get you scrolling more. How to Grow a Goat will get your family exploring more! Back our crowdfunder and help get daily outdoor activities to thousands of kids! Every single £1 helps. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro... Thank you if you have already contributed ❤️🐐✨

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How to Grow a Goat: Help Kids Grow Up Outdoors!

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Back our project to deliver daily outdoor activities to thousands of families! It it would be brilliant to have your support. Every extra person and point helps! A big thanks to everyone who's already contributed! Check out How to Grow a Goat 🐐! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro...

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is brilliant! Thank you to everyone who's chipped-in or shared this. So pleased.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This is brilliant! Thank you to everyone who's chipped-in or shared this. So pleased.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

⭐ How to Grow a Goat ⭐ Free daily outdoor activities for families across the UK! That's the dream. Help make it happen! Find out more and back us here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/how-to-gro...

Three brightly colored illustrated activity cards featuring cartoon goats. The teal card reads “BE CREATIVE — Make yourself a cosy nest,” showing a goat beside a nest; the pink card reads “TAKE NOTICE — Let a dapple of light dance on your skin. Can you feel it?” with a goat surrounded by rays; the orange card reads “PLAY — Organise a three-a-side game of three-sided football,” showing a goat standing on a football. Each card includes a difficulty level marked with dots and a hashtag at the bottom.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

There are only 216 months of childhood. We shouldn't try to fill every second, but sometimes a good idea at the right moment can give a child one more way to grow. I very much hope you like the look of our new project... ...How to Grow a Goat ✨ Daily outdoor activities for kids 🐐 ❤️

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you follow me, please follow #GoodWays too! 👇 💚

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Interested in long distance walking projects in the UK? Come and hear from epic Slow Wayers @maryoz.bsky.social who's fractionally doing LEJOG + John Scott who hilked all National Parks in one go. Be inspired! Join us on Zoom: www.tickettailor.com/events/sloww... #SlowWays

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Select tickets – Long Distance Walking Projects with Mary Austin & John Scott – Zoom

Long Distance Walking Projects with Mary Austin & John Scott – Zoom, Thu 22 Oct 2026 - We at Slow Ways love a long-distance walking project! Join us for this special event with John Scott and Mary Aus...

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Good Ways 🚶🏽‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🚴‍🏇🏾 @goodwaystogether.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

OK, we love walking, wheeling, cycling, riding, paddling, swimming and getting out and about outdoors. If there was a starter pack made just for us - which people, groups and organisations would be in it? Who should we (and our friends) be connecting with and following?

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Enjoy any of these? ✅ Walking ✅ Wheeling ✅ Cycling ✅ Horse riding ✅ Paddling ✅ Skating ✅ Outdoor swimming Want to make it easier for others to enjoy them too? Please follow along! We'd love for you to join the #GoodWays journey!

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Our team has really enjoyed sharing the very first version of the #GoodWays app this week. It's super early days of an exciting journey. We need lots more people to get involved to help test and improve it. If you're in the UK or Ireland and enjoy either 🚶🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🚴‍🏇🏾 please join in goodways.org !

Four people watching sunset from the coast path in Bude, Cornwall. The bottom half of the image is grassland. The top half is sky. In the middle is the horizon with the sun, the people and a small amount of sea.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Calling everybody in the UK, Ireland and Channel Islands who love walking, running, cycling and riding!

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Thanks to people from across Britain the #SlowWays network includes over 10K walking routes stretching for 150,000km + contains 3M+ words of guidance for fellow walkers ❤️ Now we want to do this for every neighbourhood in the UK, Ireland + Channel Islands for 🚶🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🚴‍🏇🏾 Join #GoodWays >>> goodways.org ⭐

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"John Scott reached Nairn after walking from Cromer through three countries, 15 National Parks and London National Park City - testing a proposed trail he believes could become Britain’s answer to the Appalachian Trail." Inverness Courier www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/scottis... #SlowWays

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Scottish walker ends journey in Nairn after becoming the first person to walk new National Parks trail

A 65-year-old Scottish walker has ended his journey in Nairn after becoming the first person to walk the proposed Slow Ways National Parks Trail.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Bravo John! How wonderful. Excited to see who takes inspiration from your efforts and follows in your footsteps. So pleased for you.

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The brilliant John Scott is just a day away from completing the #SlowWays National Parks Trail challenge! Great to have this coverage in the Times www.thetimes.com/uk/environme... And see our story here buildstories.slowways.org/john-scotts-... Fancy doing the challenge yourself?

Newspaper page from The Times, Monday, August 3, 2026. The main headline reads, “Trailblazer’s 2,300-mile trek links all national parks.” A large photograph shows John Scott, an older, white-haired man with a beard resting on rocks with a walking pole and backpack, overlooking green hills in Scotland. A smaller image shows a Lake District landscape, and a map traces his walking route from Cornwall to northern Scotland.

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A massive congratulations to John Scott on becoming the first person to complete the Slow Ways National Parks Trail! Brilliant!!! Read our story buildstories.slowways.org/john-scotts-... A big thank you to everyone who contributed and helped John along his way. Tempted to give it a go?

John Scott standing outside the Town County Buildings in Nairn, wearing a backpack and a smile.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Afraid not. Slow Ways connecting neighbouring towns and cities with the best available A-B walking routes. Good Ways will enable people and organisations to share routes and networks that have other purposes... covering more modes, needs, interests, shapes, place and for more people.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

What if it was easier to find the best paths and routes? Good Ways is our new citizen project and app to make that happen for 🚶🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🛶🏊🏽‍♀️🚴‍🏇🏾 Sound good? We are looking for people across 🇬🇧🇮🇪🇯🇪🇬🇬🇮🇲 to help and would love for you to join in. Please take a look and share goodways.org Happy to answer questions.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Been following #SlowWays? I've some exciting news about a bigger and more inclusive project for helping people find, share and enjoy great 🚶🏃🏾‍♀️👩🏻‍🦽🏊🏽‍♀️👩🏽‍🦼🛶🚴‍🏇🏾 routes. I’d love to know what you think. And if it resonates, please join in! goodways.org ⭐ @slowwaysuk.bsky.social @goodwayspeople.bsky.social

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

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Tim Ryan @timryan111.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Some pics where the Cambrian Way meets Slowways!

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David Sanderson @davidmsanderson.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

First day back on the @slowwaysuk.bsky.social alongside @beeryhikerhugh.bsky.social and Ken since the 5 year anniversary of starting the reviews. A stroll from the charm of Kegworth via runways and warehouses then wide open spaces of Leicestershire and Derbyshire to the magic of Melbourne

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Please support and share this important and potentially very powerful petition. Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
Created by Christopher Packham
Closes on 20 November 2026

The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing on the scale of these risks. Government should hold an emergency briefing from leading experts.

These risks could have serious consequences across UK society, with threats to health and food supply - which could become irreversible if without urgent action. Many people are unclear how these risks may affect them, and information in the public domain is often misleading.

A credible national briefing from independent experts would give people clear, trusted guidance on what these risks mean in practice, and what we can do - both together and individually - to prepare and respond.

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Wow - John Scott's half way into his #SlowWays National Parks Trail challenge! How awesome is this? Well done Scott. buildstories.slowways.org/john-scotts-...

A map of the Slow Ways National Parks trail snaking through all of Britain's national parks. The map shows that John has pass through the Broads, London, South Downs, New Forest, Dartmoor, Exmoor and Pembrokeshire Coast and is currently on the coast of Mid Wales.

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Dan Lovering @ledburygas.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

On Friday, the Midlife Crisis Walking Club completed a 22.5 mile walk from Ledbury to Worcester, including the Ledmal 3 route from @slowwaysuk.bsky.social and the St Wulfstan Day Way pilgrimage from Malvern Priory to Worcester Cathedral. We all had a lovely time apart from the blisters.

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Planning a walk this Easter? Why not make it a #SlowWays hike!? The Slow Ways network includes over 10,000 routes that stretch for neatly 150,000km. Thanks to people across Britain, this map shows the 2,382 routes that have been triple-checked and verified. Plan a walk here beta.slowways.org

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We've a new legend and route styles that make it easier to see and find great Slow Ways! Have a try here beta.slowways.org

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Looking forward to the weekend already? Got any adventures planned? #SlowWays #Devon #SauntonSands

Photo from the top of a sandwich dune looking down onto two people walking on Saunton Sands beach.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Looking forward to a big year of exploring, expanding and strengthening the @slowwaysuk.bsky.social walking network + a new project that's even bigger! Kicked off with a NY hike from #Paignton to friends in #Totnes. beta.slowways.org/Route/Totpai... #SlowWays #Totpai

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Join our #BusAndBack challenge in 2026! It’s a great way to discover new places, help our mission to find the best A to B routes and celebrate the benefits of bus-based adventures. Find out more buildstories.slowways.org/bus-and-back Where will you go? #SlowWays

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

We're looking forward to hearing about people's #BusAndBack walking adventures in 2026. buildstories.slowways.org/bus-and-back/ We're slowly going to share a thread of ideas. We'd love to see yours too! First, how about #TfL's 389 in #Barnet? At 1.5 miles, is this the UK's shortest route? 🧵

TfL bus map of the 389 route going through Barnet.

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Dan Raven-Ellison @danravenellison.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

100K views and counting for #EarthIn100Seconds! If you had the power to swap 1% of one kind of land use for another, which would you choose and why? Who do you think should watch the film, or would find it useful? Please share it with them! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yHz...

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Earth in 100 Seconds: Revealing Humanity's Global Footprint | National Geographic

YouTube video by National Geographic

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Slow Ways @slowwaysuk.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

Where are you exploring this weekend? #SlowWays #Dartmoor #Devon

A view across Dartmoor moorland, with rolling hills, dark skies and a tor.

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