Owler Nook
@owlernook.bsky.social
Award-winning active travel campaigner
Stockport and Manchester
Stockport and Manchester
Pinned
Owler Nook
@owlernook.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Deeply chuffed to have won People's Active Travel Champion at the 2025 Walk Ride GM Awards.
Thank you to everyone who voted for me!
Thank you to everyone who voted for me!
2023 Bluesky was a very different place. Much quieter too.
I've just read someone on here making a heartfelt apology on the off chance their comment was misinterpreted, and the OP was 'no it's fine', and I'm already enjoying it more than Mastodon.
February 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM
2023 Bluesky was a very different place. Much quieter too.
I dunno what Waterstones is telling publishers, but it's entirely offputting to see multiple authors begging for pre-orders all in a very short period of time.
February 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
I dunno what Waterstones is telling publishers, but it's entirely offputting to see multiple authors begging for pre-orders all in a very short period of time.
It's a motorbike. The reporter even names the brand (Sur-Ron) in the article.
Do better, MEN.
Do better, MEN.
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
It's a motorbike. The reporter even names the brand (Sur-Ron) in the article.
Do better, MEN.
Do better, MEN.
Reposted by Owler Nook
All people at my work place do is complain about the parking, it's relentless. But suggest they use the free bus, or cycle, or walk and it's instantly shouted down as a stupid suggestion which will never fix the issue. I know people who can see the site from their house, and still drive.
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
All people at my work place do is complain about the parking, it's relentless. But suggest they use the free bus, or cycle, or walk and it's instantly shouted down as a stupid suggestion which will never fix the issue. I know people who can see the site from their house, and still drive.
We need to add 'the dangers of nostalgia' to the school curriculum.
If you’ve been lucky enough to have never seen Corned Beef of my Childhood, your luck has just run out. And don’t think you’ve escaped, ALT text users, you’re getting it too.
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
We need to add 'the dangers of nostalgia' to the school curriculum.
Reposted by Owler Nook
It's been a bit weird seeing my old home town of Denton in the national news so much. As a child, I grew up in the Dane Bank area until the age of 10 and we had strong family connections to here. My grandparents lived most of their lives there, having bought a 1930s semi there from new 🧵
February 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
It's been a bit weird seeing my old home town of Denton in the national news so much. As a child, I grew up in the Dane Bank area until the age of 10 and we had strong family connections to here. My grandparents lived most of their lives there, having bought a 1930s semi there from new 🧵
Reposted by Owler Nook
Sorry no, this is actually a terrible idea, but it's one that's understandable. @peterwalker99.bsky.social wrote a great piece explaining why a few years ago www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why free hospital parking isn't as good as it sounds | Peter Walker
It sounds like an inarguable idea – indeed the Daily Mirror and Jeremy Corbyn are in favour – but the more you look into it, the worse an idea it becomes, writes Guardian political correspondent Peter...
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Sorry no, this is actually a terrible idea, but it's one that's understandable. @peterwalker99.bsky.social wrote a great piece explaining why a few years ago www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Owler Nook
There is speculation that the introduction of driverless cars could lead to jaywalking laws in the UK
65% of Britons would oppose making jaywalking a minor offence, including 41% "strongly opposed"
Only 24% are would support such rules
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
65% of Britons would oppose making jaywalking a minor offence, including 41% "strongly opposed"
Only 24% are would support such rules
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
February 16, 2026 at 5:02 PM
There is speculation that the introduction of driverless cars could lead to jaywalking laws in the UK
65% of Britons would oppose making jaywalking a minor offence, including 41% "strongly opposed"
Only 24% are would support such rules
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
65% of Britons would oppose making jaywalking a minor offence, including 41% "strongly opposed"
Only 24% are would support such rules
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
More evidence that local Facebook groups, especially closed ones, are an active threat to democracy.
Dispatches from the #GortonandDenton by-election: local community Facebook groups are being flooded with some really dodgy 💩.
One for my neighbours in Levy and for investigative journalists - not sure whom to talk to about it.
See a few screenshots here, and 🧵on why I think it's sus below.
One for my neighbours in Levy and for investigative journalists - not sure whom to talk to about it.
See a few screenshots here, and 🧵on why I think it's sus below.
February 16, 2026 at 11:02 AM
More evidence that local Facebook groups, especially closed ones, are an active threat to democracy.
Saturday must have been a blip.
On Sunday 15th February 2026 there were 1,097 cyclists northbound and 89 cyclists southbound.
February 16, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Saturday must have been a blip.
Reposted by Owler Nook
Please fill in this consultation to make a pretty dreadful roundabout in Buxton a bit more favourable to active travel!
To those of us who live in or travel to/through #Buxton, if you're not aware there is a consultation which ends next Friday (20/2/26) on remodelling the A6 Fairfield Rd/Bakewell Rd junction to include crossings for cyclists and pedestrians... 1/
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/have...
www.derbyshire.gov.uk/council/have...
A6/A53 – Buxton Gateway consultation - Derbyshire County Council
We're collecting your views on the A6/A53 junction in Buxton, which is an important gateway into the town.
www.derbyshire.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Please fill in this consultation to make a pretty dreadful roundabout in Buxton a bit more favourable to active travel!
Reposted by Owler Nook
In my work on side road junction designs, we came up with a model which can be simply measured.
If rules H2/170 are a good thing (they are) what are the conditions we need to create where drivers are "likely" to give way to pedestrians?
If rules H2/170 are a good thing (they are) what are the conditions we need to create where drivers are "likely" to give way to pedestrians?
What makes side road junctions pedestrian-friendly?
ForewordThis post has a companion written by Robert Weetman. We have been working collaboratively on something which we think needs to be more widely known, but we also thought it might be fun and …
cityinfinity.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
In my work on side road junction designs, we came up with a model which can be simply measured.
If rules H2/170 are a good thing (they are) what are the conditions we need to create where drivers are "likely" to give way to pedestrians?
If rules H2/170 are a good thing (they are) what are the conditions we need to create where drivers are "likely" to give way to pedestrians?
Just to complicate things further, the rise of WFH has had a huge impact on our travel patterns. If you think congestion is bad now, just imagine it with nobody working from home.
Every time someone talks about working from home/return to the office I need to know three things: 1) are they a landlord/are they sympathetic to the landlord class 2) are they a micro manager and 3) how nice is their house if they're PRO wfh
February 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Just to complicate things further, the rise of WFH has had a huge impact on our travel patterns. If you think congestion is bad now, just imagine it with nobody working from home.
Are we back?!
On Saturday 14th February 2026 there were 1,280 cyclists northbound and 1,002 cyclists southbound.
February 15, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Are we back?!
Reposted by Owler Nook
The Winter #Olympics continue! ⛷️
🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️
💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇
🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️
archive.org/search?query...
#8bit
🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️
💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇
🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️
archive.org/search?query...
#8bit
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The Winter #Olympics continue! ⛷️
🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️
💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇
🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️
archive.org/search?query...
#8bit
🏂 Celebrate gaming history by revisiting 1985’s "Winter Games" from our classic software collection ❄️
💾 #SoftwarePreservation is how we go for the Gold! 🥇
🕹️ Play it on your favorite vintage platform ⤵️
archive.org/search?query...
#8bit
Reposted by Owler Nook
First of 3 new bridges getting added to our cycle infra this year finally opened its eastern ramp
bsky.app/profile/kevj...
(First and last primarily leisure upgrades, middle filling a much needed gap in the core network).
bsky.app/profile/kevj...
(First and last primarily leisure upgrades, middle filling a much needed gap in the core network).
www.broxtowe.gov.uk/viaductrampo...
2026 turning out to be the year of the active travel bridge in Nottingham urban area!
Bennerley Viaduct eastern ramp ✅
Waterside Bridge - Late Spring
Britannia Mills Bridge - Summer
2026 turning out to be the year of the active travel bridge in Nottingham urban area!
Bennerley Viaduct eastern ramp ✅
Waterside Bridge - Late Spring
Britannia Mills Bridge - Summer
Bennerley Viaduct ramp officially open!
12/02/2026 - Bennerley Viaduct’s new Eastern Ramp has officially opened to the public this week, marking a key milestone in the development of the Bennerley Viaduct site funded by Kimberley Means Busi...
www.broxtowe.gov.uk
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
First of 3 new bridges getting added to our cycle infra this year finally opened its eastern ramp
bsky.app/profile/kevj...
(First and last primarily leisure upgrades, middle filling a much needed gap in the core network).
bsky.app/profile/kevj...
(First and last primarily leisure upgrades, middle filling a much needed gap in the core network).
Reposted by Owler Nook
One week left to have your say on what is shaping up to be an excellent scheme for walking, wheeling and cycling from Salford Crescent to Media City 👇 🧵
February 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
One week left to have your say on what is shaping up to be an excellent scheme for walking, wheeling and cycling from Salford Crescent to Media City 👇 🧵
Eugh.
(Reni is from Gorton, incidentally.)
(Reni is from Gorton, incidentally.)
February 13, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Eugh.
(Reni is from Gorton, incidentally.)
(Reni is from Gorton, incidentally.)
One of the fundamental problems with Stockport politics is that both residents and councillors believe that the median voter is a car.
February 13, 2026 at 11:42 AM
One of the fundamental problems with Stockport politics is that both residents and councillors believe that the median voter is a car.
1,800 followers!
To celebrate, I'd love to hear the good news for active travel near you.
To celebrate, I'd love to hear the good news for active travel near you.
February 13, 2026 at 9:40 AM
1,800 followers!
To celebrate, I'd love to hear the good news for active travel near you.
To celebrate, I'd love to hear the good news for active travel near you.
They're arguing about chicanes that were installed SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.
Let’s not blame the council. Let’s blame the real villains here - shit drivers.
Chicanes criticised as 'ridiculous' on North East street
A set of chicanes on a suburban Stockton street is failing to slow down traffic and is causing more accidents than it prevents, say residents.
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
They're arguing about chicanes that were installed SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO.
@steveessex.bsky.social Hi Steve. Do you have access to your DMs here? I have a question for you.
February 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
@steveessex.bsky.social Hi Steve. Do you have access to your DMs here? I have a question for you.
A depressing number of responses are essentially 'We never had any in the first place'.
A quick Bluesky survey for UK folk.
Is your local authority still creating Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)?
Is your local authority still creating Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs)?
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
A depressing number of responses are essentially 'We never had any in the first place'.
Now into the fourth week of incomplete data - the longest ever break for Oxford Road.
I'll be contacting TfGM again today. I'd be grateful if others did too.
I'll be contacting TfGM again today. I'd be grateful if others did too.
On Wednesday 11th February 2026 there were 2,330 cyclists northbound and no data for cyclists southbound.
February 12, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Now into the fourth week of incomplete data - the longest ever break for Oxford Road.
I'll be contacting TfGM again today. I'd be grateful if others did too.
I'll be contacting TfGM again today. I'd be grateful if others did too.