The Lakes Mike
swim | cycle | run | canoe | ski | mountaineer | ambassador for thin air, genepi & tartiflette
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The Lakes Mike's Starter Pack
Must follows, not exhaustive, but will get you an eclectic mix of mountains, cycling, photography, humour, and even a light touch of news
@lakedistrictnpa.bsky.social
England's largest National Park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover spectacular landscapes, picturesque villages, a warm welcome and a rich cultural heritage. https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/
@lakesmatt.bsky.social
Living my best life 😎 in’t #LakeDistrict 🏞️ Part-time butler 💁🏻♂️ to our Dachshunds 🌭 All 📸 and 🤔 my own, unless reposting 🔁
@stephupnorth.bsky.social
Live with a Border Collie. Cycling, walking, hiking, street drumming, photography, reading, drinking tea, eating cake.
@jenhenders.bsky.social
Love walking & wild camping in the great outdoors, completed Cape Wrath Trail solo for a significant birthday! Love being out in my van, Louise & taking time to fill my memory box. (No DM)
@torekeland.bsky.social
Trial, Transactional, and Appellate Lawyer. Computer Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Crypto Law torekeland.com CFAA: http://tinyurl.com/2bvrnasy
@actionhappiness.bsky.social
Movement of people taking action to build a happier and kinder world together
@treesforstreets.bsky.social
Charity led national street tree sponsorship scheme. We help residents work with their councils to plant more urban trees. Let’s fill our streets with trees - https://treesforstreets.org
@theguardian.com
The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com 🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com 🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
@bylines.scot
Powerful citizen journalism from Scotland | Regulated by IMPRESS bylines.scot Write for us with stories you feel that matter with our editorial support. Email us at editor@bylines.scot
@ukhealthclimate.bsky.social
UKHACC brings together health professionals to advocate for responses to climate change that protect & promote public health. Find out more: https://ukhealthalliance.org/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://action.ukhealthalliance.org/page/69209/subscri
@planningshit.bsky.social
The Real Shit Planning. A celebration of all the Shit Stuff imposed on our environment. Perpetrated by Architects, Planners, Surveyors, Engineers & other environmental ne’er do wells.
@anotherjon.bsky.social
Fell wanderer, ecosocialist, gobshite. Riding bikes, growing veg, walking spaniels: these things make me happy. He/him. 🌳 🚴♀️🚶♀️🚶♂️👩🦽 🌳
@lizziehelenmay.bsky.social
A Scots lass in London - Urban Walker - co-author Edinburgh The Walk, the first long-distance walk route round the city
@teamwalking.bsky.social
𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 & 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒐𝒏𝒔 High quality, professionally run hill skills courses, hiking adventures and outdoor experiences.
@northwestbylines.co.uk
Powerful citizen journalism from North West England. Regulated by IMPRESS contact us on editor@northwestbylines.co.uk
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Powerful citizen journalism from Yorkshire | co-creational media | regulated by IMPRESS https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/ To volunteer as a writer, editor or behind the scenes, email editor@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@walklakes.co.uk
https://www.walklakes.co.uk Our aim at WalkLakes is to help you make the most of walking in the Lake District. We do that by searching out the best walks we can find from gentle to challenging and also by putting you in touch with other walkers.
@sharonkennedy.bsky.social
Freelance Outdoor instructor, walker, climber, nature lover, mountain rescuer, dog fan. Owner of www.team-tortoise.co.uk/ Director Mountain Training England. BASP first aid instructor.
@supertanskiiii.bsky.social
Tan Smith. Political Commentary, Pisstaking. Satire. Dystopia Warner. Writer. Photographer. Hate Tories? You’ll love me. She/her. YouTube https://youtube.com/@supertanskiii?si=4VUI_s-l7bfc1obT You can shout a coffee here https://ko-fi.com/supertanskiii
@westwoodbooks.bsky.social
Bookshop in England’s official Booktown www.westwoodbooks.co.uk
@kendalmountainfest.bsky.social
The world's largest cultural gathering for the Outdoor sector. FILMS • SPEAKERS • BOOKS • ART• PHOTOGRAPHY• WORKSHOPS • BASECAMP BRAND VILLAGE • SPORTS ACTIVITIES Festival dates: 20 – 23 Nov 2025 Watch Festival films online via – Kendal Mountain Player
@yorkshiredales.org.uk
The Dales has many moods; wild, windswept, calm, peaceful, with valleys of hay meadows, dry stone walls and barns. One of the country’s most picturesque places. The official National Park Authority BlueSkySocial account
@normab.bsky.social
@only-1life.bsky.social
Keen on the outdoors and photography, real ale and a bit of painting and drawing thrown in. IQ of a bowl of fruit🤔👍
@showcasecumbria.bsky.social
A community platform showcasing all things great about #Cumbria www.showcasecumbria.co.uk
@abbyaug.bsky.social
Retired primary school teacher escaping from Twitter. Interested in reading, walking, running, photography, history, gardening, knitting and education. Loving being a grandmother. Hope to return to EU one day.
@daffodil01chase.bsky.social
Triathlon, open water swimming, springer spaniels. Parkrun 🌳 Breastcancer survivor. 🐾 🚴♀️ 🏊♀️ ⛹️♀️
@lizziwake.bsky.social
All’s well that ends well. Author of Sketching a Year in Lakeland (Pub: https://www.inspiredbylakeland.co.uk/collections/books/products/liz-wakelin-sketching-a-year-in-lakeland
@herdwicksheep.bsky.social
Iconic, smiley sheep from the Lake District, just spreading the love https://yewtree-farm.com/herdwick-experience/ Come along on a Herdwick Experience!
@movingslowly.bsky.social
Moving slowly and fixing things… The artist formerly known as @tlwforcumbria (Let’s see how long this lasts)…
@kendalrotaryclub.bsky.social
Connecting with our local community at home and abroad and helping wherever possible. Come and join us. People like us do things like this.
@vickyinglis13.bsky.social
Sailor, adventurer, wildlife guide, writer and travel blogger. Ocean Wanderer. Occasional Viking. Mother of penguins. Living the wild life. Views are my own Aberdeenshire / Antarctica / Arctic www.thesevagabondshoes.org
@catherinemmunro.bsky.social
Author & anthropologist. Human-animal relationships, landscape & identity. Book - The Ponies at the Edge of the World https://ko-fi.com/catherinemunro
@alpineclublib.bsky.social
The Alpine Club Library - devoted to mountains, mountaineering and the history of both. Part of @alpineclub.bsky.social Open to visitors & club members on Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays.
@andrews-walks.bsky.social
I enjoy walking, photography and wildlife, and combine these interests in my website of 1,000+ walks in the Lake District and elsewhere in the UK and Europe: https://www.andrewswalks.co.uk/
@frankhennessy.bsky.social
Love Mountains, Beaches, Travelling. Used to own and run an independent outdoor gear shop. Munro Completist now climbing the Corbetts and other mountains.
@grasdialectplays.bsky.social
Researching & sharing information about the extraordinary village plays performed in Grasmere from 1893 to 1937. Most were written and produced by Eleanor Rawnsley (nee Simpson); all were in Westmorland dialect. #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #GrasmereDialectPlays
@voicesbyzane.bsky.social
Voice Actor (w/ SourceConnect), Mountain Jew. He/Him. It's pronounced "Shact". Opinions are my own. Probably going to block you. Nothing personal. Picture by @tinted-mint.bsky.social
@kerrysr.bsky.social
Father and husband, retired Primary school Head, NWAS Community Trainer, Enhanced 1st Responder & 1st Aider. Usually found outdoors! Wainwrights 214/214 Cumbria/ Lake District
@robertogario.bsky.social
Climbing, MTB, fell running, outdoor swimming, hiking/camping, SUP Kendal, UK
@benbrown94.bsky.social
A passion for hiking, running, camping, photography and travelling. Wainwrights: 214/214. Munros 59/282. #NUFC fan ⚫⚪
@walking-books.bsky.social
Independent publisher and retailer of UK walking guides. walking-books.com
@winkley.bsky.social
Forged in Lancashire. Burnished in Liverpool. Slowly and happily corroding in Cumbria.
@scarthcruddle.bsky.social
Live in Cumbria. Work in the electricity industry. Love my family and my dawg.