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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. Cycled JOGLE in 2011

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Alan Cleaver @postalpathsguy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I feature in my book (The Postal Paths) the path over Shap in #Cumbria: A beautiful but tough 15 mile route. Now Shap's BirchwoodCafe has created, The Postman's Challenge, along the route. The website includes route details and GPX data. Walk or run it! thepostmanschallenge.com
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The Postman’s Challenge — Take on the loneliest post round, in Shap, Cumbria
Walk or run the old Shap postman's round: a heritage route through Swindale and Wet Sleddale on the eastern edge of the Lake District, starting and finishing at Birchwood Cafe.
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annacycles.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
On Friday 16th October I'm doing a talk about our LEJOG in memory of Tim McKenna at the Cycle Touring Festival. It's online so you can tune in from wherever you are. It will be a poignant but hopefully joyful talk about why we all loved Tim so much 💚 cycletouringfestival.co.uk/whatson/
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What’s On – Cycle Touring and Bikepacking Festival
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Email from Netflix advising of a “price update coming soon” It’s actually a 33.4% price increase from £5.99 a month to £7.99 starting 3 November.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The reality of Britain’s food poverty crisis: ‘Everything is so expensive, I only eat one meal a day’. 14m people face food insecurity. High rents, water, energy, food prices & low incomes create a crisis. No curbs on profiteering 50 families have more wealth than 34m people. Must redistribute.
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Inside Britain’s food poverty crisis: ‘ I only eat one meal a day’
Millions of Britons are worrying about the cost of food as prices continue to rise. Albert Toth reports
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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🧵8 Posts: High on the windy ridge above the Spen Valley, beside Walton Cross Farm at Hartshead, stands a remarkable survivor from Yorkshire’s medieval past. At first glance, it appears to be little more than a weathered block of grey gritstone. Yet this is the surviving base of
The surviving base of the Walton Cross, an Anglian high cross probably dating from the late ninth or tenth century. The shaft and cross-head have long since disappeared, leaving only the richly carved socket stone.  Image: Tim Green CC BY-SA 2.0
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Falling asleep to... • Kenneth Steven •
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
@edent.tel @openbenches.org thought you might like this one
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So lovely to see a handful of Clouded Yellow butterflies roosting in the last rays of the days sun.
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These are just beautiful images
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Autumn is slowly making its way to the Netherlands. Time to work more on my Mushrooms in their Natural World Series.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Visited my local woodland today where this time last year I'd already found many mushrooms & fungi. Not surprisingly due to the dry summer they're behind schedule this year - barely saw any! Did see this nice little muscid fly on one. Trying focus stacking but need software recommendations...
A little orange fly on the top of a mushroom, which is beige.
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Another Northumbrian sunset. We have loved our time in Northumberland ❤️
A photo of a sunset. The sky is coloured burnt orange as if on fire …painted with dark clouds
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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fantastic turnout by campaigners in Liverpool, protesting the Merseyrail e-bike ban. Politicians seem unified... will we see a rethink? I hope so 🤞 Thanks to @cyclinguk.bsky.social for their help 😎
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A beautiful end to the day. Watching the sunset from St Cuthbert’s way near where pilgrims drop down to Beal. The sunset on one side and views of Lindisfarne and Bamburgh Castle on the other, in the last rays of the sun. I’ve fallen in love with clouds on this holiday. ❤️
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Rain Hayes @rainhayes.com · 17/09/2026
I'll have a UV Floral exhibit at the Autumn Lights Festival in Oakland, Oct 15 - 17. (Plus the 2027 calendar, cards and prints for sale.) This event is a total sensory delight, and so much fun for all ages. I'd love to see you there. It does sell out, so plan ahead!
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15th Anniversary Autumn Lights Festival
Autumn Lights Festival is happening for 3 magical nights: October 15, 16, and 17, 2026!
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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The results are in 🦋📢 A huge thank you to the 101,565 of you who took part in this year's #BigButterflyCount! While many widespread butterfly species had a good summer, drought and record heat could impact next year’s populations. Read the full results 👉 buff.ly/V75ZHi7
A Peacock butterfly feeding on buddleia. Text overlay reads 'The results are in' with Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count logo in the bottom right. Image by Gundula Vogal
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s so wonderful to be back in Northumberland. A beautiful golden end to the day with views of Holy Island and Bamburgh Castle (smartphone only)
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Currently enjoying an Arts & Heritage festival up on the Yorkshire coast, in fabulous Staithes We came across a lovely young A level art student, Harry. It’s his first exhibition It’s a pity university arts courses are being severely impacted by govt funding cuts isn’t it @andyburnham.bsky.social
A photo of a small painting of Andy Burnham by Harry Dunn

Instangram harrysart24
TikTok harrysart24
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." ~ Jane Goodall
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I love when communities plant flowers. They create moments of joy and calm in a busy world.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

Recent events in England now reveal the practical difference between terrorists and protesters. It would seem that terrorists peacefully hold placards and get immediately arrested, while protesters wear black uniforms and balaclavas and disrupt infrastructure and do not get arrested.

How did we get into this mess? How have we placed ourselves in the position where terrorism legislation is used to detain and prosecute peaceful protesters, while those adopting the terror tactics of private armies seem to be free to do as they wish?

The reason is that for some time British politicians have not taken terrorism legislation seriously, and that ministers have got into the habit of misusing terror laws for easy targets.
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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Time we spent
Wastwater, Lake District
27mm, f/8.0, 1/80 sec
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Fascinating. Africa's plan for an 8,000-kilometer wall of trees against the Sahara kept dying in the ground for years, and the approach that finally worked came from farmers in Niger who regrew 200 million trees without planting a single one, because they protected what was already trying to grow
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Absolutely loved @skinnylister.bsky.social at #BunkFest What a blast
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
PHOTOGRAPHY PLANNING TOOL Moon Planner: Calculate moonrise, moonset, azimuth, illumination, and moon phase for a location. photosignal.app/tools/moon-p...
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Moon Planner | PhotoSignal
Calculate moonrise, moonset, azimuth, illumination and phase for photography planning.
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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · 02/09/2026
Global heating will reach at least 1.8C under even the most optimistic future, according to a UN report that warns every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city submersion. www.theguardian.com/environ...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Earth will cross the 1.5 degrees warming limit that everyone agreed to in the Paris Accord. Thank all those politicians that delayed and weakened the vital climate policies, and still do. It’s not them who’ll pay the price, but you and your children. apnews.com/article/clim...
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Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming.
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@cyclinguk.bsky.social to challenge Merseyrail e-bike ban 👏 www.cyclinguk.org/news/cycling...
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Cycling UK to challenge Merseyrail e-bike ban
Merseyrail recently announced that it would ban electric bikes from its entire network – a move that will have a devastating impact on e-bike users. Supported by the Cyclists’ Defence Fund, we are set...
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TM Upchurch @tmupchurch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Leonard Cohen's writing and Sir Tom Jones singing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTWy...
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Sir Tom Jones brings Coaches to TEARS with this INCREDIBLE performance | The Voice UK
YouTube video by The Voice UK
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Bumblebee Conservation Trust @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
September is your last chance to see many of the UK’s common bumblebees ⌛🐝 This month, many bumblebee nests will naturally come to an end and new queens will settle down to hibernate over the winter 👑💤 🔎 Brush up on your bumblebee identification skills: ow.ly/o6B950ZClyE
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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The full story of my eclipse shot including the plan and video is now on my website: www.albertdros.com/post/the-lightho…
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VenetiaJane’s Garden @venetiajane.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Summer slips into autumn, and the rose undergoes a magical transformation: as the petals fall away, ripening hips take their place, glowing like fairy lanterns. An old weather saying foretells what might follow: “Many hips and haws, many frosts and snaws.” #FolkloreSunday
Collage celebrating rose hips, with three photographs showing clusters of vivid red and orange hips among green rose leaves. Alongside them is an illustration of a winged fairy perched among rose hips, by Cicely Mary Barker, from ‘The Autumn Fairy Book’ (1926).
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Loved seeing Hummingbird Hawk Moths around the place this year. Such a challenge to photograph and much learning to do!
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A stunning image ❤️
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bees have eye hairs that shield them from pollen. I took this image with my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro lens and a Raynox DCR-250 (2.5x). #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #eastcoastkin #bees #photography
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The beauty of broken landscapes Old slate mines. Wales. March 2024.
A photo of grey slate slabs that have tumbled down a mountain side. A tall, beautifully made wall stands to the right heading down the slope.A photo of mounds of grey slate left in the open of mountains in Wales
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Have a fabulous weekend. The butterflies have all but gone … till next summer …
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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We talk to Richard Ackroyd (from my book) about Frome's 20-year campaign to connect just three miles of route that will link to a traffic-free path going all the way to Bath. After a new mile last year, on the pictured stretch, there's just one mile to go lauralaker.substack.com/p/fromes-mis...
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Frome's Missing Links
Part of the audio accompaniment to my Rural Path Campaigner Toolkit
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
One year today at this time I was just waking up from prostate cancer surgery. I’m cancer free & life is fab. Fellas, if you’re in the at risk group or have symptoms please consider a simple PSA blood test - it could save your life as it did mine. prostatecanceruk.org/prostate-inf... Be well
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I want my music made with heart and soul. AI has neither.
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
2/ If you did NOT confirm, your only choice was to select 'confirm later' or ignore it entirely. 1. If you ignored it are you still getting the red dot notification nag? 2. If you selected 'confirm later' are you still getting the red dot notification nag?
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
1/ In the UK? A iPhone user or iPad user? In June 2026, did you receive a red dot notification on your settings icon, that if selected took you to a process to 'Confirm You are 18+' and in which Apple stated that 'UK law requires you to confirm you an adult to change content restrictions'. 2/
A screenshot of a red dot notification in iOS settings sent by Apple to 'Confirm you are 18+'A screenshot of a request on iOS to confirm you are 18+ because UK law requires it
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Fresh details revealed of the vast 850-acre AI data centre proposed for Great Torrington in north Devon - great use of FOIs by local campaigners & CPRE Devon www.midweekherald.co.uk/news/2649177...
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New documents reveal scale of 40m-high halls in giant Devon data centre plan
Plans for a vast AI data campus have come under fresh scrutiny after campaigners obtained documents they say reveal detailed site designs were…
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
No two days are the same up on a local Iron Age hill fort. Sometimes you literally have to slow down and go with flow
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Walks that gladden the heart and feed the soul.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A shithole nation isn’t a poor country that can’t feed its children. It’s a rich country that refuses to do so.
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Pat Walshe @yutoriwalking.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
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What is El Niño and how is it influenced by climate change?
El Niño and La Niña are two phases of the naturally occurring climate phenomenon called the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), which leads to the most dramatic year-to-year variation of Earth’s clim...
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Pat Walshe - Privacy Matters 🇮🇪🇬🇧🇪🇺 @privacymatters.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
A photo of a a sunset over calm water looking out from Greencastle pier Northern Ireland. Swirling clouds and the setting sun are reflected in the still waters
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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Weekend Blessing ✨️ May a stillness find you, comfort you with solace, and provide a launchpad to many happy moments where the mind is unburdened, allowing all that you are overcoming to dissolve into nothingness. Evening in Eggedal 🎨 Christian Skredsvig
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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 21/08/2026
This Hnefatafl gaming board is around 1,000 years old and carved from yew. It is decorated with a fusion of Irish and Scandinavian art styles. It was found during Hencken's excavations at Ballinderry Crannog, Westmeath, and you can see it on display in the National Museum of Ireland. #Ireland
An early medieval gaming board in a museum case. The board is a square of carved yew, with coils of Hiberno-Norse decoration around the border. The centre of the board is sunken and flat, with a series of small peg holes in a grid pattern. A carving of a human head is at the top of the board.
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