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Photo of the day archive: our favourite photo each day

Here you can browse the archive of our Photo of the day, shown on the front page each day and Tweeted to our followers each day.

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The chosen photo is always selected from those taken on the same month and date as the current day.

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Showing items 1 to 100 from total of 3,909 items. Ordered by date descending.

Photo of the day on Photo Year taken Caption (by us, not the user) Categorisation
24th Sep 2021Photo #15549524th Sep 2020Cycle and wheelchair space on a franchised local train at GroningenOther:
Infrastructure
general
23rd Sep 2021Photo #7090523rd Sep 2015Floating bus stop in the new segregated cycle track on Hills Road, CambridgeCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
22nd Sep 2021Photo #11088022nd Sep 2019Uphill in OsloRoad environment:
Infrastructure
road
21st Sep 2021Photo #15435921st Sep 2020Pedestrian/cycle bridge, AmsterdamCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
20th Sep 2021Photo #15430920th Sep 2020Cyclists leaving the Pontsteiger-NDSM ferry, Amsterdam, past the queue to board.Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
19th Sep 2021Photo #5294119th Sep 2013Suburban cycling in Thornton Road, GirtonRoad environment:
Infrastructure
road
18th Sep 2021Photo #15391518th Sep 2020Cycleway, route signs and two-tier parking at Leiden Central stationCycle parking:
Infrastructure
cycleparking
17th Sep 2021Photo #15168117th Sep 2020Sign for NCN route 51 in HarwichRoute sign:
Infrastructure
routesigns
16th Sep 2021Photo #11062816th Sep 2019Double decker / two tiered racks at Northampton Station.Cycle parking:
Infrastructure
cycleparking
15th Sep 2021Photo #5323315th Sep 2013Contraflow cycling in PartenkirchenRoad environment:
Infrastructure
road
14th Sep 2021Photo #15154914th Sep 2020Link from Walton Well Road to the rear of Oxford stationCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
13th Sep 2021Photo #15627013th Sep 2020Pizza by bikeBicycle:
Good practice
bicycles
12th Sep 2021Photo #10214912th Sep 2018Road island grabbed for a bit of bike parking, in Berkeley Square.Cycle parking:
Infrastructure
cycleparking
11th Sep 2021Photo #9360811th Sep 2017Pennyfarthing StreetRoad environment:
Infrastructure
road
10th Sep 2021Photo #9356810th Sep 2017On carriageway cycle parking, adjacent to a signalled crossing in Salisbury.Cycle parking:
Infrastructure
cycleparking
9th Sep 2021Photo #1105579th Sep 2019The footway is totally blocked, so everyone walks on the cyclewayObstruction:
Problem
obstructions
8th Sep 2021Photo #1102048th Sep 2019Absolutely gigantic oversize barriers lead to a very poor quality gravel path.Obstruction:
Problem
obstructions
7th Sep 2021Photo #1613107th Sep 2019Cyclist protesting on the Nordtangente section of the motorway around Oldenburg.Other:
Event
general
6th Sep 2021Photo #1582956th Sep 2019Modal filter. Uferstraße, HamburgCycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
5th Sep 2021Photo #931035th Sep 2017Looking rather beautiful, Bottoms Reservoir in Longdendale seen from ncr 62.Other:
Infrastructure
general
4th Sep 2021Photo #1104454th Sep 2019NCN66 alongside Manchester Road in Bradford.Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
3rd Sep 2021Photo #1510243rd Sep 2020I posted a couple of weeks ago about obstructive vegetation, and now it's gone!Obstruction:
Problem
obstructions
2nd Sep 2021Photo #1107492nd Sep 2019Transport options in Bingley.Road environment:
Infrastructure
road
1st Sep 2021Photo #1100411st Sep 2019There's a shared path alongside the A1123, but it changes sides several times.Cycleway:
Problem
cycleways
31st Aug 2021Photo #6099231st Aug 2014Rising bollards - access for buses and bikes only at the Love's Farm developmentRoad environment:
Good practice
road
30th Aug 2021Photo #15064230th Aug 2020A useful link in Timperley but lacks a proper surface for the path.Other:
Infrastructure
general
29th Aug 2021Photo #11000729th Aug 2019Combined pedestrian and cycle crossing, Caen, Normandy.Road environment:
Good practice
road
28th Aug 2021Photo #15087728th Aug 2020Sideroad priority cycle crossingCycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
27th Aug 2021Photo #9211427th Aug 2017Impassable 'pram arms' form an exclusionary barrier on a cycle route.Obstruction:
Problem
obstructions
26th Aug 2021Photo #15073426th Aug 2020NCN72 public art at North ShieldsCycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
25th Aug 2021Photo #9532225th Aug 2017This underpass under a railway could do with some attention.Track:
Infrastructure
track
24th Aug 2021Photo #10550024th Aug 2018Modal filtering, UtrechtCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
23rd Aug 2021Photo #15246923rd Aug 2020Moody skies over Margate in this view from Grenham BayOther:
Infrastructure
general
22nd Aug 2021Photo #10532922nd Aug 2018Route LF2 heading south from MechelenCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
21st Aug 2021Photo #15660021st Aug 2019Cycle parking needed, as informal parking blocks the pavementCycle parking:
Problem
cycleparking
20th Aug 2021Photo #15709620th Aug 2020Lane was coned off but traffic flowing fine, maybe roadspace can be reallocated.Road environment:
Good practice
road
19th Aug 2021Photo #11408919th Aug 2018Williamsburg BridgeCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
18th Aug 2021Photo #10430018th Aug 2018Underpass to Brugge (Bruges) stationCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
17th Aug 2021Photo #16132817th Aug 2019Unstrut cycleway near SchönfeldDutch-style cycleway:
Good practice
dutchcycleways
16th Aug 2021Photo #6070516th Aug 2014NCN75 on North St Andrew StreetRoad environment:
Problem
road
15th Aug 2021Photo #10334315th Aug 2018No Entry Except Cycles, RouenGeneral sign/notice:
Infrastructure
signs
14th Aug 2021Photo #10161014th Aug 2018Perhaps someone at the council has a business making these barriers?Obstruction:
Problem
obstructions
13th Aug 2021Photo #10252513th Aug 2018Cleaning the cycleway west of St Helier after the Battle of FlowersOther:
Event
general
12th Aug 2021Photo #8359812th Aug 2016Water melon bike!Bicycle:
Infrastructure
bicycles
11th Aug 2021Photo #10244311th Aug 2018Cyclist on a Saturday morning ride around Jersey.Road environment:
Infrastructure
road
10th Aug 2021Photo #8386110th Aug 2016Some people enjoying the new Hills Road cycleway.Cycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
9th Aug 2021Photo #1486529th Aug 2020The new 'Dutch-style' Fendon Road roundabout.Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
8th Aug 2021Photo #1513998th Aug 2020Watch out for Cyclists sign at the A168 roundabout, BoroughbridgeGeneral sign/notice:
Infrastructure
signs
7th Aug 2021Photo #1513357th Aug 2020CTC winged wheel and National Cyclists Union sign, AskriggGeneral sign/notice:
Infrastructure
signs
6th Aug 2021Photo #1013046th Aug 2018A new cycleway between North Radcliffe and Bury.Cycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
5th Aug 2021Photo #1497485th Aug 2020New stretch of NCN routes 10 and 72 alongside the new A595, DistingtonCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
4th Aug 2021Photo #1095454th Aug 2019A choice of shared-use steps or shared-use pathway on the seafront at Gourock.Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
3rd Aug 2021Photo #853973rd Aug 2016Tour group on bikes in the park of VersaillesTrack:
Infrastructure
track
2nd Aug 2021Photo #1494042nd Aug 2020Pass Cyclists Safely on NCN route 6 - a busy cycle route out of KendalGeneral sign/notice:
Infrastructure
signs
1st Aug 2021Photo #1492391st Aug 2020Two-way cycling on Penny St, LancasterCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
31st Jul 2021Photo #14889031st Jul 2020Crossing on new two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
30th Jul 2021Photo #15659330th Jul 2019Dangerous illegal parking in contraflow cycle lane.Enforcement:
Problem
enforcement
29th Jul 2021Photo #8499429th Jul 2016Cyclists using the wheeling channel up to the Hohe Brug, MaastrichtCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
28th Jul 2021Photo #14638928th Jul 2020Oh look, another barrier.Obstruction:
Problem
obstructions
27th Jul 2021Photo #10949427th Jul 2019Signs in Kirkandrews, including for the main NCN72, and some that faded out.Route sign:
Infrastructure
routesigns
26th Jul 2021Photo #6736926th Jul 2015Helpful map but could be at greater scale.Route sign:
Good practice
routesigns
25th Jul 2021Photo #8473225th Jul 2016Cycle parking at the Berlinische GalerieCycle parking:
Infrastructure
cycleparking
24th Jul 2021Photo #10164524th Jul 2018A short length of path near the Forth & Clyde Canal. If only it went further.Track:
Good practice
track
23rd Jul 2021Photo #10955423rd Jul 2019Coran FerryOther:
Infrastructure
general
22nd Jul 2021Photo #8302822nd Jul 2016East West Cycle SuperhighwayDutch-style cycleway:
Infrastructure
dutchcycleways
21st Jul 2021Photo #11390421st Jul 2015NCN8 through a village on the Menai Strait.Road environment:
Infrastructure
road
20th Jul 2021Photo #10931120th Jul 2019Parked bikes and cycle rental near Zermatt stationCycle parking:
Infrastructure
cycleparking
19th Jul 2021Photo #8409719th Jul 2016Cyclists on the main square, CoburgCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
18th Jul 2021Photo #14762218th Jul 2020New access road on north side of A14, used for local farm access/cycling only.Other:
Good practice
general
17th Jul 2021Photo #8396817th Jul 2016Folding electric-assist bike, BambergBicycle:
Misc
bicycles
16th Jul 2021Photo #4622216th Jul 2012The morning rush in LuzernRoad environment:
Event
road
15th Jul 2021Photo #14400215th Jul 2020The cycleway at Charing Cross.Cycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
14th Jul 2021Photo #8670814th Jul 2016Seamless Integration conference tour - cycling past King's CollegeRoad environment:
Event
road
13th Jul 2021Photo #10965413th Jul 2019Bike rental and repairs opposite the Verbier cable car stationBike shop:
Infrastructure
bikeshops
12th Jul 2021Photo #8288212th Jul 2016The main cycle route over the river southwest from central RastattCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
11th Jul 2021Photo #8281811th Jul 2016Cycle route through the Hector Berlioz Park, Baden-BadenCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
10th Jul 2021Photo #10455910th Jul 2018Bridge under Station Road, route of old railway line towards WestthorpeOther:
Misc
general
9th Jul 2021Photo #678559th Jul 2015Cycle lane above Lille-Europe stationCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
8th Jul 2021Photo #1427878th Jul 2020Histon Road works - 'except cycles' signs now attached to the Road Closed signs.General sign/notice:
Event
signs
7th Jul 2021Photo #1091057th Jul 2019Faded route signs pointing in random directions.Route sign:
Problem
routesigns
6th Jul 2021Photo #596206th Jul 2014Trafalgar Square with coverage of the Tour de France in Yorkshire.Other:
Event
general
5th Jul 2021Photo #676005th Jul 2015Tree lined rural roads with segregated cycleway, Klein Stroemkendorf, GermanyCycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
4th Jul 2021Photo #1090984th Jul 2019Green End Road opening ceremony, a happy straggler.Dutch-style cycleway:
Good practice
dutchcycleways
3rd Jul 2021Photo #825463rd Jul 2016The Spine Road within Whitelee Wind FarmTrack:
Infrastructure
track
2nd Jul 2021Photo #825582nd Jul 2016A new foot and cycle bridge being created over the Ouse in Bedford.Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
1st Jul 2021Photo #1459301st Jul 2020Alongside the River Mersey near Sale.Cycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
30th Jun 2021Photo #10016430th Jun 2018The Lady Julian bridge, Norwich, built in 2009Cycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
29th Jun 2021Photo #14081429th Jun 2020New modal filter installed as part of the pandemic changesRoad environment:
Good practice
road
28th Jun 2021Photo #14042028th Jun 2020Gap to allow cycles to turn right through the kerb separationRoad environment:
Good practice
road
27th Jun 2021Photo #5104927th Jun 2013Strangely obstructive arrangement with a cycle route just beyondObstruction:
Problem
obstructions
26th Jun 2021Photo #10002826th Jun 2018Jesus Green People pathCycleway:
Good practice
cycleways
25th Jun 2021Photo #10114125th Jun 2018The view from Bowling Basin over the Clyde towards Erskine Bridge.Other:
Infrastructure
general
24th Jun 2021Photo #13934124th Jun 2020Nice motor-traffic free environment in rebuilt Argyle St alignment in Anderston.Road environment:
Infrastructure
road
23rd Jun 2021Photo #2383623rd Jun 2010Unusual bike on the train from Cambridge to LondonBicycle:
Misc
bicycles
22nd Jun 2021Photo #10891422nd Jun 2019Riverside route and Wathen Wigg bridge, NorthamptonCycleway:
Infrastructure
cycleways
21st Jun 2021Photo #13863321st Jun 2020Dollis Valley GreenwalkTrack:
Good practice
track
20th Jun 2021Photo #10890920th Jun 2019A rare cyclist at Salisbury hospital - out of town, built around car/bus access.Road environment:
Infrastructure
road
19th Jun 2021Photo #11158919th Jun 2019Lousy bikeparkingCycle parking:
Problem
cycleparking
18th Jun 2021Photo #10981618th Jun 2019Extremely narrow cycle track adjacent to tram tracksRoad environment:
Problem
road
17th Jun 2021Photo #1738117th Jun 2009"Come and get a free cyclists' breakfast" - bike week 2009 event.Destination:
Event
destinations

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