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  • Peter Silburn: The Norwich Cycling Campaign | Podcast

  • Steve Micklewright: Scottish Rewilding Alliance | Podcast

  • David Barter. Great Scottish Bike Rides| Podcast

  • It’s Up to Us: Path restoration project | Podcast

  • Dan Bailey: UKHillwalking.com | Podcast

Peter Silburn: The Norwich Cycling Campaign | Podcast
Steve Micklewright: Scottish Rewilding Alliance | Podcast

Peter Silburn: The Norwich Cycling Campaign | Podcast

August 5, 2026August 5, 2026John D Burns Comment
I recently Interviewed David Barter about his book Great Scottish Bike Rides and it occurred to me that the vast majority of cycling [...]

Steve Micklewright: Scottish Rewilding Alliance | Podcast

July 16, 2026July 27, 2026John D Burns Comment
As you gaze across the landscape of the Highlands you will see vast areas of magnificent hills and lochs that stir the imagination, [...]

David Barter. Great Scottish Bike Rides| Podcast

June 25, 2026July 10, 2026John D Burns
John D. Burns talks to Dave Barter about his new book Great Scottish Bike Rides. (Available to pre-order now) Released 6 July. Scotland [...]

It’s Up to Us: Path restoration project | Podcast

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026John D Burns
Derek Williams Sound Editor John D. Burns talks to Stuart Younie, CEO of Mountaineering Scotland and Ewan Watson, Project Manager for the Outdoor [...]

Dan Bailey: UKHillwalking.com | Podcast

May 29, 2026May 29, 2026John D Burns
For better or worse, the Internet has changed all our lives. Dan Bailey talks to John D. Burns about the influence the influence [...]

Bobby Motherwell: Singer/Songwriter, Poet and Climber | Podcast

April 28, 2026May 1, 2026John D Burns
Sound Editor Derek Williams In this podcast Bobby Motherwell talks to John D. Burns about his deep connection with wild places and how [...]

Climbing in Yosemite: A Memoir – Dennis Gray | Podcast

April 8, 2026April 10, 2026John D Burns
Sound editor Derek Williams The development of big wall climbing in Yosemite in the second half of the twentieth century was a seminal [...]

Martyn Howe: The Coast is Our Compass | Podcast

March 27, 2026March 27, 2026John D Burns
John D. Burns talks to Martyn Howe about his remarkable journey along the King Charles III coastal path. In this interview Martyn reveals [...]

Matt Heason: Wild Rock | Podcast

March 11, 2026March 11, 2026John D Burns
John D. Burns talks to author and adventurer, Matt Heason, about his new book, Wild Rock, which explores some of the great scrambling [...]

Neil Ansell – The Edge of Silence | Podcast

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026John D Burns
Sound editor Derek Williams One of the things that we often forget when we travel through wilderness areas is the sound of the [...]

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John D. Burns has spent over forty years among the mountains of the Scottish Highlands. He is an author and public speaker. His books tell of his adventures in this iconic landscape and have become classics for those who love wild places.
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Peter Silburn: The Norwich Cycling Campaign | Podcast
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I recently Interviewed David Barter about his book Great Scottish Bike Rides and it occurred to me that the vast majority of cycling doesn’t take place on adventurous roads in the remote Highlands, it takes place in our urban jungles. As a cyclist myself, I know just how challenging it can be to cycle to the local shops. (I recently fell off my bike in the Co-Op car park. It was my fault.) I thought it would be good to talk to people who are trying to make these short journeys many of us make, safer and easier.

In this podcast I travel to Norwich to talk to Peter Silburn about the Norwich Cycling Campaign. Peter is chair of the Norwich Cycling Campaign, a small voluntary group which campaigns for more and better cycling infrastructure in Norwich and the surrounding area, to enable more people to choose cycling as a means of getting about.

Peter Silburn

Any sort of campaigning is equal parts intensely frustrating and deeply rewarding, and it can take a long time before your efforts bear fruit. One way to keep motivated on the long haul is to celebrate small wins.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSqauucqkoA

“We’re campaigning for a high-quality network of cycle routes across the Norwich region, but that’s no reason not to celebrate getting a dropped kerb installed or some vegetation cut back on a cycle path.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQdM_2cYHCI

Peter believes passionately in the role that the humble bicycle can play in building a better society. The benefits are many and varied: better for your health, reduced air and noise pollution, reduced traffic congestion, fewer deaths and injuries on our roads and reduced cost of transport in a cost of living crisis to name a few.

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John D. Burns is an award winning outdoor author. Read more of his work by clicking the book cover below.

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Steve Micklewright: Scottish Rewilding Alliance | Podcast
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It’s Up to Us: Path restoration project | Podcast
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Dan Bailey: UKHillwalking.com | Podcast
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Bobby Motherwell: Singer/Songwriter, Poet and Climber | Podcast
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Climbing in Yosemite: A Memoir – Dennis Gray | Podcast
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Martyn Howe: The Coast is Our Compass | Podcast
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Matt Heason: Wild Rock | Podcast
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