Posting elsewhere usually now under bbobillsmothers. Sheffielder & winner of a national @Active_ATA award for writing about walking, running & cycling.
Joined February 2020
- Tweets 1,790
- Following 192
- Followers 931
- Likes 3,850
362 Photos and videos
David Bocking retweeted
"You need to make it so that people can actually feel it’s their space and they can enjoy it. But you don’t need to manicure it to within an inch of its life."
Why we should be letting a thousand flowers bloom, by @WalkRunRideShf
sheffieldtribune.co.uk/let-a…
3
4
335
David Bocking retweeted
Out There News just in - Gaia sculpture and On The Edge #CPRE garden to move from #ChelseaFlowerShow to Park Hill flats - (photo RHS / Neil Hepworth) - open.substack.com/pub/abitbl…
ALT CPRE On The Edge garden at Chelsea Flower Show, with Gaia sculpture resting among trees and plants - photo RHS / Neil Hepworth
3
7
134
David Bocking retweeted
Sheffield's 🌳🐦⬛🚶🚴🏞️ 🗞️notpaper for #TheOutdoorCity is in the top 60 worldwide rising in news category for Sstack mags, again. Latest post here: abitblackoverbillsmothers.su…
ALT Birder looking for birds against a dawn skyline at Sheffield General Cemetery
2
2
47
David Bocking retweeted
Apr 14
For some politicians, these tiny dragon-like creatures are responsible for stymieing economic progress in the name of biodiversity.
But one project in the wetlands of east Sheffield shows how Great Crested Newts and human beings can live side by side.
sheffieldtribune.co.uk/is-th…
1
2
303
David Bocking retweeted
Mar 29
This is what courage looks like: going on the record to talk about how you were pressured into paying over £25,000.
After six months of our reporting on Andrew Milne, Denise wanted to go public. Read her story in the link below.
1
7
14
1,942
Mar 29
Sunday at Bill's Mother's: 29th March 2026 - opening the Porter riverside, public footpaths & the #PeoplesNetwork , persistent Pine Martens - open.substack.com/pub/abitbl…
3
4
85
David Bocking retweeted
Latest What's On Out There 🌳🚶🏽🚴🏻🏃🏽🐞🦉listings, links & news for #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity - abitblackoverbillsmothers.su…
ALT Dog jumping in the snow at dawn above Sheffield streetscape
2
3
102
David Bocking retweeted
A Gull Guide for @sheffieldtrib - ta @shefbirdstudy and @andydeigh for the photos - sheffieldtribune.co.uk/sheff…
ALT Gulls feeding on rubbish at a Sheffield recycling centre - Photo Andy Deighton
3
6
480
David Bocking retweeted
Today's 🌳🚶🏽🦉🗞️post for #Sheffield - how #Volunteering makes #TheOutdoorCity with £2m / year of free labour - also #MuddyMother & lots more: open.substack.com/pub/abitbl…
ALT Graphic showing how Sheffield has almost 130 Friends Of groups compared to 5 for Nottingham, 40 for Birmingham and just over 20 for Leeds
2
3
224
David Bocking retweeted
Another niche exclusive: First artist's impression of the rewilding Sheaf in the new #Sheffield #Castlegate park abitblackoverbillsmothers.su…
ALT Castlegate Park artist's impression - ta Sheff Council, Sheaf & Porter Rivers Trust & others
1
2
2
234
David Bocking retweeted
13 Jun 2025
Using our City Cycle Hub is about making active travel easier it's not just about keeping your bike secure. Because we manage the space we can offer users more and we've started a new service free to hub users today.
russellsbicycleshed.co.uk/ne…
#sheffield #cycling #activetravel
3
2
659
David Bocking retweeted
Springwatch in #TheOutdoorCity #PeakDistrict - news that @ChrisGPackham & team are running this year's show from Longshaw. See why at: abitblackoverbillsmothers.su…
ALT Walkers at Longshaw with hills behind
7
5
261
David Bocking retweeted
Today we joined the top 40 in the international #Substack 'rising news' category. Thanks to all subscribers. This week's issue: open.substack.com/pub/abitbl…
1
2
135
David Bocking retweeted
Latest What's On Out There for #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity - pls share & subscribe - open.substack.com/pub/abitbl…
ALT Peacock butterfly on Blackthorn in the Shire Brook Valley
1
1
61
David Bocking retweeted
22 Mar 2025
Recent burning on incredibly steep slopes at Midhope #Peakdistrict and a series of drainage ditches (Grips) on Thirlstone moor put #Sheffield at risk of flooding. #ReclaimOurMoors and let's have community ownership for #NaturalFloodManagement - keeping water on the Moors
3
20
41
2,012
David Bocking retweeted
7 Mar 2025
If you are visiting the city centre for some of the Festival of the Outdoors events this year why not sign up to use our secure cycle hub in the heart of the city and keep your bicycle safe and dry while you enjoy yourself #theoutdoorcity #outdoorcity welcometosheffield.co.uk/vis…
2
5
564
David Bocking retweeted
The notpaper for #Sheffield #TheOutdoorCity - open.substack.com/pub/abitbl… Thanks @WildSheffield @shefbirdstudy @SheffLitterPick @FriendsBrook
2
3
124
15 Jan 2025
My post on e-🚴 & illegal ⚡️ 🏍️for @sheffieldtrib subscribers - @CycleSheffield @russ_cycle_shed @SheffCouncil @adifferentgear @cinspkevinsmith - sheffieldtribune.co.uk/ebike…
4
6
324
David Bocking retweeted
New post for full subscribers (preview for all): #winter #trees #natureemergency #streettrees - tinyurl.com/BBOBMWinterTrees
ALT Dawn Redwood tree on cover of Here's A Tree In Winter post
6
5
296