Suffolk Walking Festival

Feb 12 2024

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If you love walking and Suffolk then this is the podcast for you! In each episode, David Falk, Director of the Suffolk Walking Festival, walks and talks with authors, broadcasters, wildlife experts and academics to discover why walking in Suffolk is so special. The Suffolk Walking Festival is one of Britain's largest walking events. Taking place each May, the festival offers over 50 walks and events and leaves an incredible 30 million footprints across the county. The Suffolk Walking Festival is a partnership of volunteers, charities and local authorities, led by Suffolk County Council.

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Walking with Patrick Barkham, Marie Lagerberg & David Falk at Mellis Common.

Feb 12 2024 53 mins

Ahead of the 2023 Suffolk Walking Festival, Ben Heather, photographer, nature lover and Green Access Officer for Suffolk County Council, explored floristically rich Mellis Common and an ancient Drove Road Cowpasture Lane. He walked with Patrick Barkham, nature writer and Guardian journalist, Marie Lagerberg, floral specialist, and David Falk, the Director of the Suffolk Walking Fe

Episode 5/5 : Jon Tyler at Thornham Walks

May 30 2021 32 mins

Jon Tyler is an experienced forager and bush-craft practitioner with a natural passion and enthusiasm for wildlife, wild food and outdoor living. His interest in wild-food began at an early age munching blackberries and sorrel leaves from the hedge at the bottom of the garden. In a career spanning over 20 years he has worked on community, education and conservation projects in a va

Episode 4/5 : Dr Mike Brock at Brandon Country Park

May 27 2021 31 mins

Dr Mike Brock is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of East Anglia. He lectures both undergraduates and post graduates in Environmental Economics and his specialist area of research is in the field of Behavioural Economics. In this episode of the Suffolk Walking Festival Podcast we visit Brandon Country Park to meet Dr Mike Br

Episode 3/5 : Jayne Lindill at Trimley Marshes

May 25 2021 31 mins

Jayne Lindill is the Editor of the Suffolk Magazine, a monthly magazine that celebrates the county's people and places, arts and culture, food, fashion and homes, wildlife and nature. As well as being the editor, she also writes the magazine's 'Walk of the Month' article. Jayne also performs and directs in community theatre and has written a play called 'Surge' that was inspired by

Episode 2/5 : Melissa Harrison at National Trust Sutton Hoo

May 23 2021 37 mins

Melissa Harrison is an award-winning novelist and nature writer, contributor to the monthly Nature Notebook in The Times and writer for the FT Weekend, the Guardian and the New Statesman. In 2020 Melissa began her podcast 'The Stubborn Light of Things' based on her daily walks near her home in rural Suffolk. In this episode of the Suffolk Walking Festival Podcast we go for a walk w

Episode 1/5 : Lesley Dolphin at Landguard Nature Reserve

May 19 2021 34 mins

Lesley Dolphin is the afternoon presenter on BBC Radio Suffolk and the Patron of the Suffolk Walking Festival. In this first episode of the Suffolk Walking Festival Podcast we join Lesley on her morning walk around Landguard Nature Reserve next to the seaside town of Felixstowe. During our walk we discover why this location is so very special to her, learn of her love for Suf

Welcome to The Suffolk Walking Festival Podcast

Apr 25 2021 2 mins

If you love walking and Suffolk then this is the podcast for you! David Falk, Director of the Suffolk Walking Festival, introduces the festival podcast where he'll walk and talk with authors, broadcasters, wildlife experts and academics to discover why walking in Suffolk is so special.