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A boy and a girl wearing helmets are on bikes outside their school gates.

Northern Ireland

Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel puts spring in step of schoolchildren

Girl in blue coat and white helmet smiling at the camera while she cycles to school

Sustrans and Halfords to launch report into children’s walking and cycling

A year of impact: Tees Valley Walking and Cycling Hubs

New sustainable technology on Milton Keynes path tackles flooding

A group of cyclists travelling on Swansea promenade on a sunny day, with the beach in the background.

Wales

Active travel in Wales: A critical investment for 2025 and beyond

How active travel will help get Britain building

Wera Hobhouse MP

South West England

Resilient Pathways - Enhancing Bath's beloved Two Tunnels for a sustainable future

Yorkshire and the Humber

How Saltaire became one of the first 15 minute neighbourhoods

a woman with a handcycle on a mountain path

Personal stories

London

Helping disabled people experience the joys of cycling: Katie's story

A man sat on a recumbent trike on the side of a road smiling with sunglasses on. There's a body of water on the other side of the road

Personal stories

Removing barriers has made my local Network route more accessible: John's story

Debbie, a recumbent trike rider, cycling along the canal into Gloucester

Personal stories

How accessible cycling helped me regain my independence: Debbie’s story

A woman sits on Barry Island promenade looking away from the camera toward the sea. Beside her is a parked e-bike.

Personal stories

Wales

Vale domiciliary care workers finding it easier and quicker to travel on e-bikes

UK-wide

Cycling through spring showers

A woman pushing a pram in a residential area on a rainy day smiling and looking down at a small child wearing a school uniform who is looking up and smiling back

UK-wide

How does walking and cycling help to protect the environment?

A cyclists rides through the snow on a shared path with walkers

UK-wide

Winterproof your ride

Two women walking and talking with bikes in winter

Our 2025 New Year's resolution ideas

National Cycle Network route collections

UK-wide

9 of our favourite farm shops on the National Cycle Network

The Major Oak Tree in Sherwood Forest, England, propped up with wooden poles to support the weight.

National Cycle Network route collections

UK-wide

Ancient trees on the National Cycle Network

Cyclists on traffic-free path near Longleat

National Cycle Network route collections

UK-wide

Our favourite cycle routes for a long weekend

Front doorway of pub with blackboards and road bike leaning against the door

National Cycle Network route collections

UK-wide

The 15 best Sunday lunches on the National Cycle Network

women on scooters

Policy positions

UK-wide

Our position on e-scooters

Three people walking alongside their bikes and scooters in the centre of Edinburgh on a pedestrianised street

Policy positions

UK-wide

Our position on 20-minute neighbourhoods

Policy positions

UK-wide

Our position on access controls for walking and cycling paths

School children holding up a sign that says "How can we reduce air pollution?"

Policy positions

UK-wide

Our position on improving air quality

Scotland

Neurodivergence and active travel: addressing the barriers

Scotland

Out and About: LGBTQIA+ Experiences of Active Travel in Scotland

Scotland

Supporting neurodivergent children to walk, wheel and cycle to school

Two people riding trikes on the Foss Islands Path in York on an overcast day

The positive lasting impact of barrier removal on the National Cycle Network

Connecting communities along the Trans Pennine Trail

Two men wearing high-vis vests and helmets stood with their bikes smiling on a section of the Network

Welcome Ways: How free cycles can change lives

Connecting the Lune Valley Greenway

London

Creating safer school streets on main roads: a case study in Islington, London

A girl cycles along a segregated cycle lane during the autumn time through Embankment in London, with other people cycling behind her in the background.

Policy consultation submissions

Our response to the Battersea Bridge safety improvements scheme

Policy consultations 20% car reduction

Policy consultation submissions

Scotland

Our response to the Scottish Government’s 20% Car reduction route map consultation

Our response to the Scottish Government’s STPR2 consultation

Policy consultation submissions

Scotland

Our response to the Scottish Government’s STPR2 consultation

Policy consultation submissions

Scotland

Our response to the Scottish Government’s NPF4 consultation

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