Helen Todd
Retired in 2024 from Ramblers Scotland; Chair Planning Democracy; board member Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre; volunteer with Spokes; Hon Fellow Scottish Env LINK.
Interested in walking, cycling, mountains, Scottish politics, CND, climate change, gardening.
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- Well worth a listen. Lack of funding for paths, signage, bridges - and conflict resolution - impacts badly on the public AND farmers & land managers. In fact the Scottish Govt does allocate funding for 'land access' but it's £8.1m shared among 32 local authorities and hasn't changed since 2008.
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- Reposted by Helen Todd🚲 edi.bike | issue 130 | 2nd Feb '26 Scottish Budget Spin, Smoke and Mirrors Hide Huge Active Travel Underfunding; ‘Monster Bikes’ Bill gets First Parliamentary Reading; Transport Committee Round-up; plus events, infrastructure, route closures & more: buttondown.com/edi.bike/arc... #edinburgh
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- Reposted by Helen ToddPlease spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Complaints to the press are part of a healthy media culture. But vexatious complaints on this scale are designed to tie up resources & reduce the effectiveness of The National's journalism. Why is the paper seen as such a threat? Surely the world can cope with ONE independence-supporting newspaper!
- Reposted by Helen ToddSeven sacks of dead Pheasants dumped by side of road in S Lanarkshire. Dodgy ethics aside, no need to worry about the mandatory biosecurity measures that everyone, including gamebird shoot managers, are supposed to comply with, eh? #AvianFlu New blog ⬇️ raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/26/s...
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- Reposted by Helen ToddCannot reccomend this strongly enough. For me personally so many elements of fascism whenever it emerges in the world seem to have a seed in the fossil fuel economy, the outrageous lies of climate denial. Fighting against fossil fuels = fighting against the tools of fascism.
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- Made my first visit to the site of the Craigallion fire today. A perfect excuse to share this lovely article about the history of the place by David Lintern on @walkhighlands.co.uk. All of us who enjoy the outdoors in Scotland should know about this history. www.walkhighlands.co.uk/news/the-fir...
- Reposted by Helen Todd147 Hen Harriers confirmed 'missing' or illegally killed in UK since 2018 - most of them on or close to grouse moors. Data extracted from reports by Natural England, RSPB, HSE, various Police forces, National Wildlife Crime Unit. #RaptorResearch 🌍 raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/21/1...
- Reposted by Helen Todd"Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse" - wow, the wording in this isn't pulling its punches
- Having campaigned for years to get planning controls over hilltracks (via @scotlink.bsky.social when I worked for @ramblersscotland.bsky.social), it's galling to see unauthorised & damaging tracks still being built. Here at Tinto, hardly a remote location! parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/01/18/t...
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- Love going away on these Red Rope trips! I'm pretty sure I would've stayed at home given the poor weather forecast last weekend. But the commitment got me out - and up my first mountain of 2026.
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- Below the clouds and inside the clouds yesterday, two different worlds. Climbing the Corbett Beinn Chuirn from Glen Cononish on a great @redropescot.bsky.social trip.
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- Reposted by Helen ToddBLOG - Wildcat Haven Enterpsies CIC has been dissolved following liquidation still owing me £60,000. andywightman.scot/2026/01/wild...
- Reposted by Helen ToddChart admirably demonstrating the climate trend It's leading to record wildfires, floods, rising seas, extreme storms & typhoons, harvest failures And whilst the tech is around to curtail the problem, humanity, right now, just isn't doing so www.ft.com/content/e995...
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- Reposted by Helen ToddHere's the other side of the story you won't read in today's headlines about the cost of meeting net zero targets. The reality is the IEA report is deeply flawed and based on some pretty blatant cherry-picking of clean tech costs. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524063...
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- Reposted by Helen ToddDECEMBER 2025 UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4927 landholdings (76.77% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income. New subscriptions welcome - they start at £5. whoownsscotland.org.uk
- Snow in Edinburgh! (Briefly)
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- A bit of a surprise to find this interview on my feed today. I’d forgotten all about it! Recorded back in March 2025 on a litter pick walk with Drylaw Neighbourhood Centre volunteers along the off-road path (hence the weird gloves)
- "It's an absolute godsend" ✨ This New Year, why not discover your local #NationalCycleNetwork routes? Get where you need to go whilst boosting your health and wellbeing 🔋 Find your nearest traffic-free path 👉 buff.ly/QGjhglg
- Latest on the 7-year Radical Road closure. Deadline to comment on an application for permanent fencing is 13 Jan. Hopefully @ramblersscotland.bsky.social is on the case - and anyone else who is fed up with this blocked historic path in Holyrood Park parkswatchscotland.co.uk/2026/01/02/h...
- First blue skies over Edinburgh in what feels like ages, it’s been overcast & depressing for days. What a contrast today - great to see ☀️ but it was a cold one! ❄️❄️ Sunset in the Pentland hills.
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- Wonderful #solstice eve walk in the Pentland hills with @redropescot.bsky.social pals. Glorious sunshine, and great to be up high following the ridge from Carlops to Flotterstone, with views on both sides. If only winter days in Scotland were always like this!
- Reposted by Helen ToddFOURTH White-tailed Eagle disappears - RSPB offers reward for information leading to a conviction for this one or any of the other three. New blog ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/19/f...
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