About us

We're the charity making it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle.

Imagine what could happen if we changed how we travel.

If our streets were safer, if our air was cleaner. If we connected with our communities. If we reconnected with the world around us.

If every person in every community could connect with the things that matter to them safely, healthily and joyfully.

If our everyday actions added up to something much, much bigger. Imagine if one small change could do all that.

We’ve been making that change happen since 1977.

Making it possible for every one of us to roll, ride, amble, gambol, stroll, stride, trek and tread.

And today, we’re gearing up to do more than ever.

Uniting under a new name (formerly Sustrans) and a renewed mission to deliver more joy per journey, more peace per pedal, more smiles per mile.

To work with communities to effect change on the ground and evidence the impact to influence policies that push those changes further. It’s grassroots action with added oomph.

We call it people-powered movement.

Because when we change how we travel, we change everything. Our health. Our wellbeing. Our world.
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    Discover the National Cycle Network

    We're the charity behind the National Cycle Network - a network of signed paths and routes that connect people and places across the UK and provide traffic-free spaces for everyone to enjoy.

    Find out more about the National Cycle Network
  • Read our strategy

    We have a strategy to make it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle.

    Discover more about our ambitious 2050 goals and our plan to reach them.

    Our strategy
  • See how our work is changing lives

    Our work to make it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle has huge benefits to thousands of people across the UK every day.

    See how our work is making a difference

We’ve been making walking, wheeling and cycling possible for everyone since 1977

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Please support our work

Your donation enables us to continue caring for the National Cycle Network and working hard to improve walking, wheeling and cycling for everyone.

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Our policy work

We're working to improve everyday journeys for everyone. We make contributions that assist in the development of all official active travel policy and guidance.

Read about our policy work

Working together to make change happen

Our work wouldn’t be possible without the commitment and dedication from our 550 colleagues, 2,500 volunteers and thousands of supporters.

We all work together to make change happen.

Volunteering, donating, fundraising, advocating, partnering – these are not just actions to Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.

They are how people show up for the cause, for their communities, and for each other. And we couldn't be more grateful to every single person who plays their part in our people-powered movement.

Because when millions come together, the impact is extraordinary – 
creating a ripple effect, where one person’s choice inspires others to follow. 

Our values guide us in everything we do

At Walk Wheel Cycle Trust, our values are more than just a set of words.

They're embedded in everything we do through our people, processes, practices and policies.

We have four values:

  • Always learning
  • Championing equity
  • Taking ownership
  • Delivering together.

Our annual review

Download our annual report for 2025.

You can view the full report and accounts from previous years on the Charity Commission website.