We’re revealing the Finalists in each of the Singletrack Reader Awards 2021 categories. Thanks to all of you for your nominations, and to our awards sponsors, Kona Bicycles. Here’s who made the cut for the Best UK Environmental Initiative.

This is about the ground beyond our trails. Whether it’s care for the wildlife, awareness of our impact on the environment, keeping bikes out of the bin, or encouraging less impactful access to trails, we want to hear about who is making it happen.

Cargodale

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At the start of the first lockdown, there was a scramble by many to access online food deliveries. Seeing that local businesses were left out, that many couldn’t get delivery slots, and that all these deliveries were going to create a lot of traffic, Beate Kubitz hired a cargo bike and set about seeing how many local deliveries she could manage. That first step has grown into a fleet of cargo bikes that has covered over 5000 miles and made over 2,500 deliveries, keeping vans off the road and generating interest in cargo bikes as a viable form of transport in the area.

Lakes Litter Tribe

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Inspired by the work of Trash Free Trails, and motivated by seeing litter out and about during lockdown, the Lakes Litter Tribe started as a group of friends and has grown to be a virtual social media army of litter pickers who share their finds and efforts on Instagram. Boosted by each others’ presence, they’ve ventured far and wide into the Lake District to clean up paths and streams – and along the way they’ve even discovered the joy of mountain biking.

Trash Free Trails

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