We're creating a network of
#SlowWays
walking routes that connect all of GB's towns and cities.
During lockdown 700 volunteers created over 7,000 routes.
This autumn we need 10,000 people to help explore and test them. Up for it? Follow us. We'll follow back.
Coming soon ๐
We're creating a network of
#SlowWays
walking routes that connect all of Great Britain's towns and cities.
During lockdown 700 volunteers created over 7,000 routes.
Later this year we need 10,000 people to help explore and test them. Up for it? ๐๐๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ
Let's create a thread of enticing paths in as many different counties as we can!?
Out walking? Reply to this tweet with a photo of a path and name the county where it was taken. To get started, this is in
#Devon
. ๐
Slow Ways is a new national walking network that connects all of Great Britain's towns and cities.
Over 100,000km of routes have been drafted by volunteers, but now we need to walk, test and review them all.
Up for helping once we're out of lockdown?
๐
"Those who think more walking should be part of our lives now have a new tool. Maps do not just describe the world, they can often help change it."
Great to see this on
@BBCNews
today. Thank you for exploring some
#SlowWays
with us
@DavidSillitoBBC
!
"โThe idea is to create a trusted national walking network that inspires and supports people to walk more, for more purposes and, crucially, to go further.โ
#SlowWays
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We're creating a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britainโs towns and cities.
Up for helping?
#SlowWays
is now live > ๐ฃ
Thanks to Jess Mountfield and Jo Riley for volunteering to make this animation for us. ๐
Where will you go? ๐
We're delighted to share that the
#SlowWays
website is now live!
Help to create a national network of walking routes by walking a route or ten near you!
Find out more and get involved at ๐
We can't wait to launch
#SlowWays
, but we've still got important work to do so we'll be launching in January. It's going to be a great start to 2021
See more details about our plans and ways to get involved in our latest newsletter that's just gone out:
We're looking for people in every town & city in Great Britain to help create a national walking network.
During the first lockdown volunteers drafted over 7000
#SlowWays
walking routes. We now need to check them all!
Will you help by walking a route or sharing this thread?๐งต/1
Wow. Getting people onto our website has been like selling tickets for Glastonbury. If you've struggled to get on, please do come back later... unlike Glastonbury, we've got space for everyone. Thanks for your patience.
Let's create a beautiful thread of inviting paths from across Great Britain!
How many different counties can we cover before the end of the bank holiday weekend?
Reply below! ๐
This is
#Devon
๐โญ๐
We're soft-launching the
#SlowWays
website tomorrow!
Tell your friends - and let's create a new national walking network that people can use and enjoy for generations to come.
To help simply:
๐๐ฝ Choose
๐ถ๐พโโ๏ธ Walk
๐ Review
one of 7000+ routes across GB.
We should be able to walk safely, directly, clearly and enjoyably between all neighbouring towns and cities.
That's what the
#SlowWays
are all about.
This autumn we need 10K people to help test 7K routes that were drafted by volunteers during lockdown >>
What if there was a network of walking routes that connected all of Great Britain's towns and cities as well as thousands of villages?
We're collaborating with people from across GB to make that happen in 2021. Up for helping us?
#SlowWays
๐
What if there was a trusted network of walking routes that connected all of Great Britain's towns and cities?
With thanks to people from across GB, that's what we're making. This thread ๐๐พ shares how we're getting on.
So far volunteers have suggested 8,000+ routes! ๐ 1/9
Let's create a thread of beautiful
#snowways
in lots of different counties!
This picture was taken by
@nsummers1234
in
#Herefordshire
.
Reply to this tweet with a snowy path and let us know which county it was taken in.
#SlowWays
#UKSnow
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In light of the current situation with Covid-19 we have reluctantly decided to delay the launch of Slow Ways.
Youโll appreciate that we do not want to put anyone at increased risk or pressure by launching the initiative at this time.
Wow! 5,000 people have followed us since our first tweet about the
#SlowWays
project this morning. We'll follow back when Twitter allows.
Thank you for all the interest and enthusiasm.
We can't wait to get exploring, enjoying and testing them all with you! More soon. ๐๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐
โThe idea is to create a trusted national walking network that inspires and supports people to walk more, for more purposes and, crucially, to go further.โ
#SlowWays
๐
It's brilliant connecting with so many people who are interested in (and excited by!?) the
#SlowWays
project.
9,174 people, groups and organisations have followed us in the last week. We've now followed 1/3 of you back and will eventually get to 100%...
Thank you. ๐๐๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ
Free this weekend?
Like walking?
Why not help make a new national walking network that connects all of Great Britain's towns and cities?
Launching this Friday
#SlowWays
Want to help create a network of walking routes that connect all of Great Britain's towns and cities?
Keen to know more about
#SlowWays
and when we're launching?
Here's our latest newsletter
#SlowWays
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Want to help make a new national walking network that connects all GB ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ towns & cities?
We've 100,000km of walking routes to check and we need your help.
Invite your friends - We need all the feet we can get!
Sign up We launch on Friday April 23 ๐
Love landscape pictures of paths going off into the distance... This one was taken by
@cherylsp_
.
Have you got a good one to share? Let's create an inspiring thread.
#Blackburn
#Lancashire
#SlowWays
๐
#SlowWays
are usually named using the first three letters of the two settlements they connect. As a result we have some charming
#SlowWays
names.
Winkin = Winchester to King's Sombourne
Wobble = Woburn to Bletchley
Poowim = Poole to Wimborne
Wooded = Woodstock to Deddington
We're looking for thousands of people to help with
#SlowWays
in 2023.
Know someone who enjoys walking, running or wheeling who might like to check a few routes?
Know someone with lots of followers who could help? ๐ข
Please point them in our direction!
The following town and parish councils are supporting
#SlowWays
!
Charlton Kings
Colne
Colwall
Dartmouth
Freeland
Ledbury
Leigh and Bransford
Leintwardine
Modbury
Rogiet
Tavistock
Wilpshire
Wokingham Without Parish
Why not ask your council to join them? ๐
We are absolutely delighted to have secured game-changing support from the
#NationalLottery
๐ค
@TNLComFund
to help bring
#SlowWays
to life for people and communities across Great Britain. ๐๐ฝ๐๐๐ง๐ฝโ๐ฆฝ๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ๐ณ
Find out more here:
We can't wait to launch
#SlowWays
and start exploring the routes together!
We are reviewing government restrictions across England, Scotland and Wales and are going to make a decision on when (and how) we will launch soon.
Sign-up to stay updated at . ๐
For inspiration, we want to create a list of films about people who have gone on walking journeys. We're looking for both short independent films and longer features.
Do you have any recommendations?
"We're creating a new footpath infrastructure not just for ourselves, but for future generations. For that we're going to need all the help we can get."
#SlowWays
on
@BBC_Travel
๐
Wow. 8,287 people have followed us since our first tweet this week.
Made by volunteers, here's how the
#SlowWays
walking network is looking so far. We'll be able to use the
#SlowWays
to walk between neighbouring settlements or combine them for long distance journeys. ๐๐๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ
โWeโre very fortunate to have so many footpaths across the country, but they are a bit like a big pile of spaghetti on a plate. There is clear value in having a National Cycle Network, so why not have something similar for walkers & runners?"
@BradtGuides
This is what we have to endure daily to walk 250 metres to the sidewalk to Killorglin town. Broken white line on two blind bends and an 80kmh limit with no hard shoulder - we have to wait four years for an improvement?!!!
Up for 10 minutes of micro-volunteering?
We need to check 6,935
#SlowWays
names to find any that are rude or charming. It's a big job, but not if a few people get involved.
Why not brew yourself a โ๏ธ and help out? All the details are here: Thank you! ๐
Like walking?
We're creating a walking network that connects Great Britain's towns and cities - and we'd love your help.
People have already shared 8000 potential
#SlowWays
routes. In 2023 we need to get them all checked!
Up for helping? ๐
#GiveAHike
Apologies if you can't get onto our website just now. Slow Ways was on the BBC News and ITV News and 10pm and it's being overwhelmed.
Please do come back soon, we'd love for you to be involved!
We're looking for some talented people to join the
#SlowWays
team. Can you help us find them?
Story, Imagination and Culture Lead
Community Growth, Diversity and Nurturing Lead
Chief Operating Officer
๐
The
#SlowWays
walking network connects about 2,500 towns, cities and villages across Great Britain.
Some routes are more direct than others. The straight lines on this map show connections as the crow flies. The wiggly lines are routes drafted by volunteers using
#OSMaps
.
Thank you to everyone who came to our
#SlowWays
for Groups webinar this evening!
We'll be posting the video on YouTube in the next couple of days if you could not make it.
Remember - We're launching on April 23rd! ๐
Everyone follow Jude. He's 11 and spending his summer walking 200 miles from Yorkshire to Westminster.
He's using the walk to lobby Ministers to take stronger action on the climate emergency through a carbon tax.
Follow Jude at
@carbontaxwalk
๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ
The Slow Ways walking network uses a collaborative and iterative design process.
1. Choose a route
2. Walk it
3. Review it
4. Know a better way?
5. Add it
And then someone else will
1. Choose your new route
2. Walk it
3. Review it
And wonder if they know a better way.. ๐
#SlowWays
are named after the two places they connect. As an example, Beaconsfield - Slough is called Beaslo. There are lots of other charming Slow Way names including:
Pudlee
Wolrus
Lickin
Whewoo
Winkey
Oldnew
Catgod
Sunsea
Potfox
Winken
Can you write something with these? ๐
Lots of people are interested in using
#SlowWays
to walk from
#JohnOGroatsToLandsEnd
. There's lots of ways to make this epic journey! Have you got plans? Looking at this Slow Ways map.. which way would you go? ๐
How can you help create a new national walking network for Great Britain?
Spread the word and then from Friday:
๐บ๏ธ Choose a
#SlowWays
route
๐ถ๐พโโ๏ธ Walk it
๐ Review it
We've 7,000 routes to check that stretch for 100,000km. That's a big challenge for 2021!
OPPORTUNITY ALERT! CALL OUT FOR CREATIVES AND GROUPS!
As part of our Tales from a Slow Way project, we're looking to commission creatives & groups to co-produce original stories situated on
#SlowWays
!
Interested? Find out more:
We're looking for people in every town and city in Great Britain to help create a national walking network with over 7,000 routes.
Could you walk and review your local
#SlowWays
this summer?
It's easy. Search for your town choose a route and walk it!
The
#SlowWays
walking network is designed around triangular shapes that connect neighbouring towns, cities and many villages.
The triangles make it easier to see, imagine, plan and enjoy walks - especially over longer distances.
cc
@chhcalling
๐๐๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ
This
#NationalWalkingDay
, let's create a thread of good-looking and inviting paths, trails and ways!
Let's see how many places we can include? This is
#Devon
.
This decision is a huge step backward for the right of everyone to access nature ๐
We support the long-established precedent of wild camping across
#Dartmoor
Commons & weโll fight with
@dartmoornpa
to defend our rights of access & overturn this result.
We want to connect with lots more people who love exploring the UK's paths, trails and ways.
However you enjoy getting around - like, share or reply to this tweet and we'll follow you. Follow us too if you'd like ๐.
We'd love recommendations too. Who should we follow?๐๐ซ๐๐พ
"Getting away from it all along one of life's
#slowways
.. might just be the panacea we all need in these mentally challenging times."
@danriversitv
Many thanks for the coverage
@itvnews
.
Know someone who might like to get involved? ๐๐๐ถ๐ฟโโ๏ธ
โWe are combining local knowledge with technology to give recommendations to people. Itโs a citizen-built national walking network, made by citizens for citizens.โ
@DanRavenEllison
@thetimes
#SlowWays
Free at 1pm or 7pm today?
@DanRavenEllison
is going to be giving a webinar on
#SlowWays
. Our launch has been delayed because of lockdown, but this is an opportunity to learn more about the initiative and how you can get involved See you later? ๐
This network of 932
#SlowWays
connects all of Britain's cities with walking routes.
The purple sections have been triple-checked by volunteers already, but the green ones still need checking.
Know any local people or groups who could help with a bit!?
๐
Here's how we are getting on with creating the monster
#SlowWays
National Parks trail!
3,873.3km
253 routes
169 reviewed
28% verified
Up for an adventure that helps to create something epic? Why not help?
Take a look ๐
๐ขBIG NEWS!
Like๐ถ๐๐พโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฆฝ๐ดโ?
Ever wish there was an easier way to go? Us too.
Thatโs why we're creating
#MakeWays
, a NEW project to map where new and better are needed!
We'd love your help.
Please find out more back the campaign + share!
Thank you!
Here's a map of the
#SlowWays
for you to enjoy.
The triangular shapes will make it easier to see, imagine, plan, navigate and share routes.
The straight lines are not the routes themselves. They represent the connection between neighbouring settlements.
Got any photos of inspiring and inviting paths?
We're looking for a small number of pictures for our new website showing paths in both urban and remote places - and those in between.
Do you have anything good we could include? Please reply to this message, email or PM us! ๐๐
#SlowWays
in numbers so far:
Routes 7,738
Distance of all routes 113,279km
Distance reviewed 8,814.4km
Route surveys 136
Place surveys 935
Route reviews 821
Downloaded distance 65,873km
We're on a mission to create a trusted national walking network > ๐
Walkers Wanted! We're looking for people in every town and city in Great Britain to help create a national network of walking routes.
This
#NationalWalkingMonth
, why not donate a walk, review a
#SlowWays
route & connect a town to the network?
#WalkThisMay
Take a break and watch The Forgiving Path ๐ฝ๏ธ.
Inspired by
#SlowWays
, this new film by David Mathias features
@BrisStepSista
, Bertie Burnell, artist
@HazelMountford
and poet Penny Stapleton.
Comment+Share ๐๐ซ๐
Here are some options for using the
#SlowWays
to walk from
#Swansea
to
#Norwich
.
Each leg ends in a town, city or large village with places to eat, sleep or jump on public transport.
Which two places would you like to use the
#SlowWays
to walk between?
We're creating a network of
#SlowWays
walking routes that connect all of GB's towns and cities.
During lockdown 700 volunteers created over 7,000 routes.
This autumn we need 10,000 people to help explore and test them. Up for it? Follow us. We'll follow back.
Coming soon ๐
The
#SlowWays
are designed around a pattern of triangles that make it easier to see, imagine, plan, navigate and share journeys.
The map on the left includes the structure of the network. The map on the right just shows the draft routes. ๐
Who'd like a giant
#SlowWays
map of Great Britain?
Co-created by people across Great Britain and designed by the brilliant
@urbangoodcic
, we'd love your support with this crowdfunder to inspire and support more walking.
Find out more ๐
๐๐ซ๐๐
Love this animation of
#SlowWays
made by ITV News.
The walking network has been mapped by volunteers, but now we need thousands of people to help walk, review and verify them all.
It's a big challenge for 2021!
Know someone who'd like to help? ๐๐๐๐ผ
Have you been out walking? Lots of the UK's paths are looking really gorgeous this long-weekend, right!?
Let's create a thread of inviting paths and see how many different counties we can include? ๐๐๐
We'll start. This was taken on
#SlowWays
in
#Devon
today. ๐๐
After discovering that 22% of our followers take secateurs โ๏ธ with them on walks to help pass through overgrown paths... What other unusual useful things do you take when going for a walk?
"What if people walking Slow Ways routes used these pathways as wildlife transects across the country?"
Read
@bardseyben
โs step-by-step beginnersโ guide to recording wildlife and contributing to citizen science projects, plus tips for the nervous
Slow Ways numbers update!
7,760 routes
113,643km ofย routes
1,014 route reviews
11,155km of reviews
2,036 waylists
230 route surveys
983 place surveys
8 verified routes ๐๐ฝ
Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. ๐๐
Find out more >>> ๐๐ฝ