Time for Tatties, Wooden Ships and the Art of Hedgelaying
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
24/2/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mountain Tales - Schiehallion
Mark Stephen visits Schiehallion in Perthshire. Known as the hill of the wee folk, Mark meets those who live nearby and finds out what the iconic hill means to them
21/2/2024 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Salmon, Osprey and a Self Build Plane
Mark heads to Turriff to attend the 2024 opening of the River Deveron. He hears from Richie Miller of the Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board as well as John Beattie, who officially opens the salmon season.Rachel visits warden Jim Hughes who is celebrating 25 years in post at the Balgavies Loch nature reserve in Angus, to chat about the most memorable moment of his career.It has been 6 years since the community buy-out of the Isle of Ulva in the Inner Hebrides. In the first episode of her podcast, Now Where, May Robson visits the island to find out how the community is faring.Returning to the River Deveron, Mark hears from Richie Miller and Andrew MacGarvie about a historical salmon catch made on the river 100 years ago by Clementina “Tiny” Morison.Calum MacLean joins live to chat about the brand new series of the Adventure Show, which features Calum and Marie Meldrum as presenters. Mark and Rachel chat with Calum about the Adventure Show, the Strathpuffer and about plans for the show for the rest of the year. A clip from the show will also be featured.Bill Richie is a retired embryologist who was involved in the cloning of Dolly the Sheep. Nowadays, Bill finds himself engaged in an entirely different pursuit – building his own plane. Mark visits Bill in Aberlour for a chat about his self-built plane.Poet, storyteller and performer Susi Briggs has been named the Galloway Scots Scrivener. Rachel goes for a walk with Susi in Dumfries and Galloway around some of the places which have inspired her.
17/2/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Galloway Scots Scriever
Rachel Stewart meets Susi Briggs, the newly appointed Scots Scriever. The National Library of Scotland revealed that Susi would be the Galloway Scots Scriever in November 2023. Susi is a poet, author, storyteller, musician and podcaster with a passion for the Scots language. In her new role, she will be tasked with creating original written work in Scots. Rachel visited her in Gatehouse of Fleet to find out how her local landscape and love of nature has inspired her creative work over the years. One of her commissions included a poetic response to the work of Nan Shepherd. Susi hopes to raise the profile of Dumfries and Galloway Scots in her new role.
14/2/2024 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Flamingos, Fedges and Newfoundland Rescue Dogs
If you added up all the land currently forming playgrounds and playing fields around Scotland’s schools, it would be roughly the same size as Dundee. Most of that is tarmac or grass cut short for sports but as Helen Needham discovered when she visited Levenmouth High School in Buckhaven in Fife, it’s possible for schools to use some of their land in a different way to improve biodiversity and benefit learning and wellbeing.Two rare needlework samplers thought to have been embroidered by Robert Burns’s sister and mother have been returned to the poet’s birthplace thanks to an American donor. Rachel visited the Robert Burns Birthplace Museum in Alloway to have a look at the samplers and hear about their significance.Bird Gardens Scotland is a bird conservation breeding centre and home to over 300 birds from around the world. It’s been built over the past few years by Owen and his husband Mark and now boasts a coffee shop and visitor centre. Mark went for a walk around the sit and met some of the hundreds of feathered residents.A few years ago, an area of grassy scrub came into community ownership near Crail. The community decided to turn the site into an area that would benefit nature and the environment. Rachel went to see how the work was going and hear about the plans for the site.Mark is in the Borders, chatting to two members of the Campaign for a Scottish Borders National Park group. They tell him why their area should be awarded national park status and why lack of council support isn’t holding them back.While she was at Levenmouth High School, Helen Needham heard from teacher Duncan Zuill about their failed attempts at planting trees. One of their problems is deer, but as Duncan told Helen, they also don’t want to use plastic tree tubes. George Anderson from Woodland Trust Scotland joins us live to tell us why the tubes are needed, and what the plastic free alternatives are.Rachel meets two Newfoundland dogs, Cindy and Yogi, who are trained to help rescue people who get into difficulty in the sea. Their owner Norman tells Rachel about the background to dogs working as rescue animals and how he trains them.
10/2/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Imbolc, Natural Burial and Swimming in Cellardyke
Mark visits Aviemore Bikes to hear about a scheme encouraging locals to take up the use of an e-bike free of charge. He hears who has been using them and why.This week’s Scotland’s Outdoors podcast features cellist Jessica Kerr telling Helen Needham about her project ‘Stories of People and Trees’. She’s been gathering stories relating to trees and has commissioned some new music inspired by them. We hear an excerpt where they admire the trees in Maxwell Park in Glasgow.Back in lockdown in 2020, a seawater pool in the East Neuk of Fife started to experience a bit of a revival. Rachel went for a visit to hear about the group that formed to look after the Cellardyke Pool and the important part it plays in the community. Plus she witnesses some of those brave enough to take a dip in January!The RSPB’s Loch Leven reserve is home to lots of different bird life at different times of the year. Mark went along to see what he could spot as we head into spring.And with Spring on our minds, we chat about Imbolc. A Celtic tradition, Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. We hear about the traditions and rituals associated with it.Galloway is another area that is campaigning to become Scotland’s Next National Park. Rachel speaks to some of those involved in the bid about what makes it so special and why it should be awarded National Park status.After hearing our item on willow coffins recently, the custodian of a natural burial ground in Speyside got in touch to ask if we'd like to visit. So Mark went along to find out what makes a natural burial ground different from a traditional cemetery.A special appeal is being made to trace the descendants of the crew involved in the Stonehaven lifeboat disaster of 1874. Rachel hears the tragic story of the disaster and why the RNLI are trying to find descendants.
3/2/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Stories and Music About People and Trees with Cellist Jessica Kerr
Helen Needham hears about some special trees from musician Jessica Kerr
31/1/2024 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wildcats, Caves and a Honey Sommelier
Rachel ventures into the sea caves at East Wemyss in Fife to hear about how coastal erosion is threatening the Pictish carvings on their walls.Last summer, the Saving Wildcats project released 19 cats in the Cairngorms as part of efforts to prevent the species becoming extinct. Mark visits the Highland Wildlife Park where the next kittens that will be released have been bred, to hear about how the project is going.We’ve all heard of wine tasting but have you ever thought of giving honey tasting a bash? In our latest Scotland Outdoors podcast, Rachel tries her hand at it under the tutelage of Dr Gino Jabbar, a honey sommelier.Earlier this month, dozens of people under the banner of The Cairngorms Crofters and Farmers Group gathered to voice their grievances over the recent release of beavers into the National Park. Mark met one of the organisers, Ruaridh Ormiston, to find out more about their concerns.And we’re joined live by Grant Moir, Chief Executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority. We’ll put the concerns of farmers to him and ask about the tricky balance involved in keeping everyone who lives, works and enjoys the park, happy.More than a million pounds is being spent upgrading one of the most popular walking routes in the North East. Rachel went for a wander along part of the Formartine and Buchan Way to hear how the money will be spent.If you watched Britain’s Best Woodworker recently you may remember one of the stars Jen Humphreys. Jen has her workshop in Banff, and Rachel went along to see how she creates her stunning work.And as Thursday marked Burns Night, Mark met up with Professor Alison Lumsden from Aberdeen University to hear about the Bard’s connections to the North East and whether any of his poetry was inspired by the Doric he would have heard growing up.
27/1/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Honey tasting in Edinburgh
Rachel meets Dr Gino Jabbar from Simply Honey in Edinburgh. He is a honey producer and sommelier and runs classes introducing people to the art of honey tasting. He believes that honey is a "taste of the landscape" and there are marked differences in the taste of the product depending on the season and location of the bees. He invites Rachel to sample different products and explains how different plants and trees influence the taste.
24/1/2024 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Snow, River Management and the Perthshire Creative Trail
Perthshire is known for its big trees and stunning countryside, and it is also home to a large number of artists. Rachel hears about the Perthshire Creative Trail which has been established to encourage people to explore the great outdoors while soaking up some art at the same time. She meets one of the organisers and an artist involved.Mark meets Mike Scotland, the founder of Community cleanUP. The Aberdeen-based group organises litter-picks to clean up the city. But as Mark hears, starting to litter-pick has literally been a lifesaver for Mike.In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark meets Martin Kennedy, chairman of the National Farmers Union of Scotland. In this excerpt, Martin discusses river management and laments the lack of dredging and what he sees as the negative side effects.In response to Martin, we chat live to hydromorphologist Dr Stephen Addy from the James Hutton Institute. He tells us what his role involves and why our approach to river management has changed over the years.A little earlier this week, Inverurie in Aberdeenshire attempted to stage the biggest snowball fight in Scotland. Rachel was in the thick of the action as the snowballs were flying between the two teams.Before Christmas we asked you to send in your ornithological queries for friend of the programme and North East Bird Recorder, Ian Broadbent to answer. This week, Mark and Rachel met up with Ian at the Inchgarth Reservoir to put his knowledge to the test and see if he come up with all the answers!And in a week where the North East has been blanketed in snow, Mark heads out to muse about his love-hate relationship with the white stuff.
20/1/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Down on the Farm with Perthshire Farmer Martin Kennedy
Mark Stephen visits Martin Kennedy President of the National Farmers Union in Scotland
17/1/2024 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Winter in the Mountains, Willow Coffins and Puddles
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
13/1/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Green Pharmacy with Herbologist Catherine Conway-Payne at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh
Helen Needham visits the Physic Garden at the RBGE with Catherine Conway-Payne
10/1/2024 • 0 minutos
Squirrels, Crannogs and the Taj Mahal of Arbroath
Mark is in Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen hearing how the team from Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels is working to remove the grey squirrel population from the city.In June 2021 fire destroyed the replica Iron Age Crannog on Loch Tay. In the years since, the Scottish Crannog Centre has moved location to the other side of the loch and the team has been working to create a new replica Iron Age village. Rachel went to see their progress and explore the new site.The Memorial Chapel in Arbroath’s Western cemetery was designed by Patrick Allan-Fraser, who established the town’s Hospitalfield House as a centre for arts and crafts, as a memorial to his late wife Elizabeth and her parents. It’s a striking building but has never been used to its full potential. Laura Guthrie goes for a visit and hears how the Hospitalfield House team hope to use it.We continue to hear from each of the areas vying to be given National Park status. This week Mark is in Pitlochry hearing about the bid for the Tay Forest National Park.The recent stormy weather has caused a number of puffins to be stranded on North East beaches. We hear from the New Arc Wildlife Centre about why birds become stranded and what to do if you come across an injured bird.While Rachel visited the new Scottish Crannog Centre, she spoke to some of the team who are working to recreate the Iron Age village. There’s a whole host of people on site including a traditional carpenter, archaeologists and a green woodworker.It’s nearly 40 years since the Winter Garden at Saughton Park in Edinburgh was redeveloped. Rachel speaks to Craig Dunlop, Park and Green Space officer, about how the park has changed over the years.And we hear an excerpt from the recent Scotland Outdoors podcast looking back on the career of the late Charlie Allan. Charlie was a real North East Man O' Pairts - broadcaster, writer, farmer, singer and sportsman. We hear some of his archive recordings.
6/1/2024 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Charlie Allan - A Tribute to a North East Man O' Pairts - Broadcaster, Writer, Farmer, Singer and Sportsman
Helen Needham with archive recordings from Charlie Allan
3/1/2024 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bothy Culture - A Celebration of 70 Years of the Secret Howff
Mark Stephen hears tales of bothying including some very special cookery
27/12/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bothies, Dark Skies at Braemar and a Festive Tractor Parade
Mark uncovers tales from the secret howff bothy in the Cairngorms. Mark and Rachel explore the dark skies in the hills above Braemar and Rachel finds out the lengths farmers go to to decorate their tractors for a festive run through the streets of Inverurie
23/12/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Cinasium Soundscape
The twin brothers behind the music project Kinbrae were commissioned to make a soundscape of an unusual building at Crail Airfield in Fife as part of the East Neuk Festival in 2023. The building was called a cinasium - a cross between a cinema and a gym. This was the social hub for the airfield when it was still active during World War Two. Andy and Mike Truscott used field recordings and created their own sounds, without using samples, to replicate the audio that would have been heard during the war years and beyond. Their recording includes the testimony of two local residents who remember the air raid sirens and fighting off the Fife coast. The soundscape was played on speakers during the festival - bringing the building back to life through the power of the creative audio.
20/12/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Earth, Wind and Water
Mark visits Alex Brewster at his farm near Pitlochry. Ten years ago, Alex changed his approach to farming to a more regenerative one, conserving and rehabilitating the soil. He shows Mark the impact that change has made to his land and explains how it all happened.Lake District climber Anna Taylor became the first woman to complete the 'classic rock' challenge all under her own steam. She tells Rachel about how she cycled between the routes on the challenge and more about her climbing career.The Cairngorm Gliding Club, located near Kingussie, has been going for nearly 60 years. Rachel heads for a visit and of course, a flight in a glider, to see what attracts people to taking to the skies.Bad weather can certainly have an impact on how we feel mentally, but what about our physical health? Writer and psychologist Louise Kenward has put together an anthology of nature writing from the point of view of people living with disability and chronic illness. She spoke to Helen Needham for the Scotland Outdoors podcast, and we hear an excerpt where they discuss one of the contributing writers who is physically affected by rain.The Scottish Government has committed to creating at least one new National Park by the spring of 2026. This week, we hear from one of the members of the group behind the bid for Lochaber to be awarded National Park status.Sounding Line is a large-scale ceramic installation addressing the devastating effect of marine sonar, sound used for navigating, on whales and other cetaceans. Artist and ceramicist Mella Shaw has made sculptures from clay that include bone from a beached whale. Helen goes to find out more.
16/12/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Connecting With and Writing about Nature through Chronic Illness and Disability with Louise Kenward
Helen Needham speaks with writer Louise Kenward about the anthology 'Moving Mountains'
13/12/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
New National Parks, Green Cumbernauld and Meikle or Muckle...or even Puckle?
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
9/12/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Cider Making in the North East of Scotland
Mark Stephen meets Christian Stolte of the Wee Scottish Cider Company
6/12/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Shining Guest Ants, Mushrooms and Coco Chanel
Rachel is on Deeside where a rare and elusive ant which hadn’t been spotted in the area for over 70 years has been rediscovered in large numbers. She hears from the man who found it.And Rachel also chats to Dr Jenni Stockan, an insect ecologist at the James Hutton Institute who confirmed the ant discovery. She explains the process of identifying insects.We hear an excerpt from this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast which features author Peter MacQueen. Peter’s family have a hut in Argyll but to get there, you have to cross a stretch of water by boat or canoe. Mark heads out to visit the hut with Peter and his Dad.Dundee Museum of Transport is on a major fundraising drive to make their planned new home weather tight. The museum has major plans for the old Maryfield tram depot but before work to relocate can take place, Mark hears about the maintenance they need to carry out.We have not one but two rare insects on the programme this week as we also hear about the discovery of medicinal leeches in Dumfries and Galloway. Craig Macadam from charity Buglife joins us live to tell us about these fascinating invertebrates.Rachel is in Edinburgh visiting Rhyze, a community mushroom farm. She hears how the group got started in a shipping container on a former industrial site and what their plans are for the future.Paul English joins the Inverclyde Time Teamers, a group of enthusiastic amateur archaeology detectives, and hears about some of their incredible finds.And sticking with archaeology, Mark hears about the discovery of the site of Deer Monastery where it is believed the Book of Deer, possibly the earliest surviving manuscript produced in Scotland, was written. Dr Ali Cameron was part of the dig and she tells Mark about its significance.
2/12/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Living Off Grid in a Family Hut in Argyll with Peter MacQueen the Highland Hutter
Mark Stephen visits the family hut of Peter and Graham MacQueen in Argyll
29/11/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Trees, Permaculture and Hutting
Earlier this week Mark went along to Agriscot, a farm business event held at Ingliston just outside Edinburgh. He spoke to Bob Carruth from NFU Scotland about who attends and what the topics were up for debate.
Green woodworking involves making things out of unseasoned or unprocessed wood using only hand tools. It’s a method which appears to be growing in popularity as Rachel found out when she met green woodworker Aaron Sterritt near Forres.
Helen Needham visits James Reid of Tap O' Noth Farm to hear about his approach to farming. He uses a method called permaculture, which focuses on the harmonious integration of landscape and people
Mark is in Perthshire- Big Tree Country- exploring the Dunkeld Tree Trail as we mark National Tree Week.
And joining us live to tell us more about National Tree Week is Jon Stokes from The Tree Council who run the week and are marking 50 years of planting trees.
While he was at Agriscot Mark met Euan Bone from Glenkiln Farm on Arran whose family had just won the Champion of Champions award at the first-ever Scottish Agriculture Awards. He tells Mark about how important diversification has been to the farm.
Colourful beach huts were once a well known sight on East Lothian’s beaches. Sadly over the years many of them fell into disrepair. However, visitors now have a chance to see them in their heyday and discover the stories behind them at the Coastal Communities Museum in North Berwick. Rachel went along for a look.
Mark heads on a hutting adventure with author and BBC Alba presenter Peter MacQueen. Peter’s first book, The Art of Hutting: Living Off-Grid with the Highland Hutter, has just been published and he took Mark to meet his Dad at the family hut near Oban.
25/11/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Creating a Food Forest on the Side of a Hill in Aberdeenshire
Helen Needham visits James Reid of Tap O' Noth Farm to hear about his approach to farming
22/11/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Paper Boats, Shakespeare in Scotland and The Huntly Toads
Rachel tries her hand at angling with the Dee Damsels. The group was set up by Tara Spiers to support women who were keen to learn more about fly fishing.
Mark returns to the Greenmyres Eco Bothy run by the Huntly Development Trust. He gets an update on the work they’ve done on the site so far including walking and cycling trails plus hears about their plans for the future.
Stretching nearly 80 miles from Fort William to Inverness, the Great Glen Way is one of Scotland’s most popular walking routes. However, part of the route is currently closed due to forestry operations as producer Phil Sime found out.
We chat live to forecaster Judith Ralston about a new BBC Scotland documentary- Scotland's Weather- Our Changing Seasons.
Poaching is seen by some as a victimless crime but as Rachel finds out, that is far from the case. She meets Police Wildlife Crime Liaison Officer for the North East, Hannah Corbett who explains the issues caused by poachers. And she also chats to two of the people who look after the River Findhorn, known as Bailiffs, about the type of people they catch poaching and the impact it can have on fish stocks.
Helen Needham meets up with one of the Paperboats collective, Environmental Scientist and writer Sandy Winterbottom. The group are made up of Scotland based writers, artists and activists focussed on nature and environment and they are preparing to campaign outside the Scottish Parliament with a flotilla of paperboats.
Mark is in Birnam as the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s first folio is celebrated. He chats to Dr Toria Johnson from Birmingham University about the true connections between Macbeth and the Birnam Oak.
And Mark visits a community garden in Huntly where Deveron Projects have brought together artist Susie Dalton and the Huntly TOADS outdoor education group to build a shelter for the garden.
18/11/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
River Dee Damsels
Rachel Stewart meets some of those trying to encourage more women to take up angling on the River Dee in Aberdeenshire.
15/11/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Munro Triathlon, a Year in a Kayak and a Wobbly Cyclist
On this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast Mark finds out about a project called Light is a Right – How to Winter Well. Glasgow University researchers have been looking into different things that might help us cope with the long, dark winter days. They explain to Mark what’s been involved in their research.
Rachel is in Ayrshire meeting the Wednesday Weekday Volunteers who are always happy to roll their sleeves up and get to work at the Gailes Marsh Nature Reserve near Irvine.
Wildlife photographer John Speirs shows Mark that you don’t have to venture far away from the busy streets of Oban to spot some interesting bird and wildlife.
Kayaker Nick Ray hit the headlines earlier this year when he completed his yearlong paddle around the coast of Scotland. Nick’s appeared on Out of Doors quite a few times in the past to tell us about his kayaking adventures as well as his struggles with his mental health. Mark caught up with him on Mull, where he lives, to find out what he’s been up to since he finished his challenge and what’s on the cards for the future.
A few weeks ago, a team of volunteers, including staff from the British Trust for Ornithology, headed up Schiehallion under the cover of darkness to try and ring ptarmigan. We’re joined live by Anthony Wetherhill who was part of the team to tell us more about these elusive birds.
In 2021, Alex Moran and Mike Coppock completed the first ever non-stop Island Munros Triathlon. Rachel met up with Alex to find out what was involved in the challenge and how long it took them to complete.
Rachels meets the Wobbly Cyclist, Karen Cox, who has been able to once again enjoy cycling after getting an e-bike. She tells Rachel about the importance of e-bikes in making the outdoors accessible to those with mobility issues.
And following on from the recent storms, Mark heads to the coast to investigate the strange phenomenon of sea foam.
11/11/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
How to Winter Well
Mark Stephen finds out how to winter well over the next few months. He meets a group of academics from Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities looking into the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder and discovers what can be done to improve winter depression
8/11/2023 • 0 minutos, 1 segundo
Willow, Pigs and the Future of Farming
Mark visits Deeside Willow to hear all about how to grow this versatile plant and its many uses. He also tries his hand at some willow sculpting.
The Future Forest Company has transformed a former sheep farm in Ayrshire with the help of some rather interesting pigs. Rachel went to visit the Brodoclea site to hear about the organisation’s aims and what role their Mangalica pigs have played.
Dr Kat Jones is director of the charity Action to Protect Rural Scotland. For the last few months she’s been walking the Glasgow Greenbelt to raise awareness of these often forgotten areas. Mark joined her for a wander along part of the greenbelt near Airdrie.
Phil is in Cromarty to see the impact Storm Babet has had on a popular coastal path in the village. He hears how the community council plan to repair and future proof the route.
Helen Needham meets Professor Roger Crofts at a climate conference at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. They chat about the much anticipated Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill which is being considered by the Scottish Parliament just now
Joining Mark and Dr Kat Jones on their greenbelt walk was Ann Glen who tells Mark a bit about the history of the Monkland Canal and the importance of looking after these areas.
And Rachel is in North Berwick where she hears the tragic story of a young artist, Catherine Watson who drowned after rescuing three children from the sea. Her story was almost forgotten until some of her artwork popped up in an unusual place.
4/11/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 1 segundo
Clyde Valley Orchards, Pumpkins and the Paddle Steamer, The Waverley
Mark hears about how Atlantic salmon will soon be able to access parts of the River Dee for the first time in a century following the removal of Garlogie Dam.
Linda visits the Clyde Valley to hear about how a group of enthusiasts are reviving the orchards that once dominated the area.
Rachel heads into the hills of the Inshriach National Nature Reserve in the Cairngorms to hear about a major new study which has recently been published looking at the relationship between controlling deer numbers and woodland restoration.
Mark hears about the fascinating history of the oldest beam engine in Scotland that was once responsible for powering Garlogie Mill.
Producer Phil goes pumpkin picking in the Highlands to hear about how climate change has affected this year’s harvest.
We chat live to Vivian Bisset, a National Trust for Scotland Ranger about post-storm clean up and the impact that Storm Babet has had on nature in the North East.
Rachel hears all about a pictish-inspired Millennial stone in Fife.
Linda climbs aboard the world’s largest seagoing paddle steamer, The Waverley, to hear about how this summer has seen record breaking passenger numbers in its almost 50 years of sailing.
28/10/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Cairngorms Connect Deer Project
Rachel Stewart presents Scotland Outdoors
25/10/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A 12th Century Flour Mill, Forfar Loch Skiffs and Hunter Gatherer Archaeology
Helen visits a mobile laboratory in St Andrews as it travels around various European coastlines to explore coastal habitats and collect samples from the soil, water and air to assess things like pollution.
Mark chats to John Fletcher, the first person to set up a commercial deer farm in Scotland back in the 1970s. As well as being a farmer, John is a vet and an author and he tells Mark what it was that first interested him in red deer.
Helen heads to Glen Dee to meet a group of archaeologists. For the past couple of years, Graham Warren, Professor of Archaeology at University College Dublin has spent a fortnight each summer carefully scraping away and sieving the soil in search of evidence of prehistoric hunter gatherers.
There has been a Mill of Benholm in some form on the site in Aberdeenshire for hundreds of years. The current Mill was open to the public until 2014 and now a group has applied for a community asset transfer to take over the site from Aberdeenshire Council. Mark went for a visit to find out about the work they are doing and what their plans are for the future.
We chat live to Linsay Chalmers from Community Land Scotland as they celebrate Community Land Week. There are now more than 700 projects and over half a million acres under community control in Scotland. We hear about some of the successes and events that are happening to mark them.
Last year we heard from walking artist, Claudia Zeiske, as she travelled through Aberdeenshire collecting memories of the Covid lockdown and stitching them onto a pink tablecloth. A few weeks ago Maud Start caught up with her and a new tablecloth on a new journey called the Slow Coast 500.
The Scottish Coastal Rowing Project was started in 2010, the idea behind it is for communities to build their own skiffs and get people out onto the water. There are now over 70 clubs across the county and Helen went to meet members of one of the newest based at Forfar Loch.
21/10/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
An Adventure in Archaeology in the Cairngorms Unearthing 10,000 Years of Human Activity in the Mountains
Helen Needham meets Graeme Warren and others during a dig in Glen Dee
18/10/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
100 Years of BBC Aberdeen
Out of Doors celebrates 100 years of BBC Aberdeen. This week we have a special programme looking back at what life was like in rural communities in 1923, how people enjoyed the outdoors and the early forms of conservation.
We’re joined by author and broadcaster Graham Stewart who tells us about the origins of broadcasting in Aberdeen.
Paula Williams from the National Library of Scotland tells us about how people used the outdoors for recreation in the 1920s and the growth of mountaineering.
Stuart Brooks, director of conservation and policy at the National Trust for Scotland explains the origins of the Trust and the conservation movement.
And Dr Tom McKean from the Elphinstone Institute at Aberdeen University tells us about who was listening to the radio from across rural Scotland and the North East in particular, and what their lives were like.
We also delve into the Aberdeen archives to get a flavour of what things sounded like in the 1930s and hear what conditions were like working in the early studios.
Rachel visits the Highland Folk Museum to see what life was like in the 1920s bothy and how people lived and worked in a ‘farm toun’.
And we hear from Professor Marjory Harper about the wave of emigration from the North East to places like Canada in the 1920s and the impact that made on rural communities.
14/10/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Life with Deer, Rewilding and Donating a Kidney with John Fletcher
Mark Stephen chats with deer farmer and author John Fletcher on his farm in Fife
11/10/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Humble Tattie, Dundee Botanic Garden and the Ness of Brodgar
Throughout the programme we hear from Dr Kevin Frediani, curator of Dundee Botanic Garden. Kevin is very much in favour of letting nature do its own thing and Mark hears how he has managed to put that into practice in the garden. He also tells Mark about his drive to find a net zero path for the upkeep of the gardens and grounds while looking after a huge array of plants from all around the world.
Rachel visits the Ness of Brodgar in Orkney, one of the most significant neolithic settlements in the world. The site has been excavated for nearly 20 years but as Rachel finds out, next year will be the last dig for the foreseeable future. Archaeologists Anne Mitchell and Nick Card explain why.
Renita Boyle is a storyteller who is fascinated by nature. As part of last week’s Wigtown Book Festival, she was holding poetry, story and art sessions which usually happen outside. However, as the weather put paid to that, Rachel found her indoors with a great view of the countryside.
And with potatoes in our minds as schools head off on their tattie holidays, we hear about the importance of this crop to Scottish farming and culture.
As the days get shorter, we’ll all be spending a bit more time in the dark. But how switched on are you to your local landscape at night? Ranger Elizabeth Tindall and writer Dan Richards were holding night walks at the Wigtown Book Festival to encourage people to explore more in the dark. They told Rachel about what sights and sounds you can encounter.
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The Ness of Brodgar Archaeological Site in Orkney
Rachel Stewart presents Scotland Outdoors
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Books, Birds and Underwater Bugs
Helen heads to Inchgarth Reservoir on the outskirts of Aberdeen to meet Ian Broadbent, Local Bird Reporter for the North East, who tells her why recent bad weather in the USA has meant some new arrivals on our shores. He also tells her about the work that has been carried out at Inchgarth to improve the habitat for Snipe and Jack Snipe.
Earlier this week Rachel visited the Wigtown Book Festival. Established in 1999, the festival has gone from strength to strength and now offers a ten day programme featuring hundreds of events and activities for all ages, including music, theatre, food and visual arts.
Rachel chats to two women who have recently taken the plunge into writing books, endurance cyclist Jenny Graham and Helen Rebanks. Jenny tells her all about the different challenges writing brought compared to her round the world cycle. And Helen Rebanks explains how her and husband James manage their fell farm as well as a busy family life.
In our midweek podcast Mark chats to mountaineer and former planner Bob Reid. We hear an excerpt where he explains to Mark how National Scenic Areas came to be created and what they actually are.
Continuing our literary theme we chat live to Christina Riley, founder of the Nature Library. The pop up library tours the country and aims to connect people to the world around us.
Long before it was fashionable environmentalist Roger Deakin was at the forefront of wild swimming. Rachel hears about his fascinating life from author Patrick Barkham who has written a new biography of Roger.
Helen meets musician and composer Mhairi Hall at Loch Garten as she gathers sounds for the Underwater Cairngorm Project.
And Rachel explores a secret garden that has opened its doors as part of the Wigtown Book Festival.
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Bob Reid on WH Murray and National Scenic Areas
Mark Stephen chats with Planner and Mountaineer Bob Reid
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Land Yachting, Edinburgh Common Riding and the Big River Watch
Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets which are used to make many everyday items. However, tonnes of them end up being washed up on our beaches posing a threat to wildlife. Rachel finds out about the Great Nurdle Hunt, a campaign to highlight the issues microplastics cause.
Mark visits Pitmedden Garden in Aberdeenshire and has a nosey around their orchards as they gear up to celebrate Apple Day this weekend.
Avian Flu has caused the deaths of thousands of seabirds along our coastline. Last summer there was significant concern over the future of the world’s largest colony of northern gannets on the Bass Rock. Rachel visits the Scottish Seabird Centre which looks out at the Bass Rock, to find out what the picture is now.
Rachel meets two sisters involved in a project which finally hopes to shed new light on Equine grass sickness and what causes it.
To tie in with World Rivers Day, The Rivers Trust is asking the public to record observations of rivers in the first Big River Watch. We chat live to James Hunt from the Tweed Foundation to hear how people can get involved and what information they are hoping to gather.
As part of the Tall Ships Races earlier this summer, Maud Start spoke to the Peterson family onboard the Christiania, their retired rescue ship. We hear an excerpt from the Scotland Outdoors podcast where they tell her the history of the ship.
Wind is not usually a good thing for outdoor activities however, land yachting is definitely the exception to that rule. Mark tries his hand at the speedy beach activity in St Andrews.
Earlier this month the Edinburgh Riding of the Marches returned after an absence of three years. The event traces its roots to the historic riding of the boundaries of the city, which dates back to 1579. Stuart McFarlane went along to meet some of those taking part and capture some of the atmosphere.
And Rachel is in Strathkinness in Fife visiting an iconic red phone box that has been given a new lease of life.
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Three Generations and a Sunken Ship
Maud Start meets the Peterson Family onboard the Christiania, their retired rescue ship.
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Geese Sculpture, a Modern Stone Circle and Crossing the Cuillin Mountains
Founded by Jordan Grant after he was inspired as a teenager to turn his life around, Glasgow Garden Maintenance is now offering an apprenticeship scheme for aspiring tree surgeons. Mark meets Jordan and a former apprentice to hear about how the business has gone from strength to strength supporting young people into new careers along the way.
Rachel visits the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther and takes a look at one of their exhibitions- The Long Haul: a generational study of fishing in the East Neuk.
We hear an excerpt from Helen Needham’s upcoming Radio 4 programme, Crossing the Cuillin Mountains. In this two part series, the writer and mountaineer Robert Macfarlane attempts to complete the Cuillin Ridge. The expedition marks twenty years since his first book 'Mountains of the Mind'.
Naturalist and environmental educator Dan Puplett has seen a big increase in the number of people keen to learn more about mammal tracks. Rachel heads out with him to see what she can identify through footprints and poo!
We chat live to Rick Taylor, from the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project about the recent successful translocation of Golden Eagle chicks to the area as well as the upcoming Moffat Eagle Festival.
Mark visits the Sighthill Stone Circle in Glasgow along with podcast maker Matthew Magee. Matthew has been exploring some of Scotland’s fascinating neolithic sites on his bike for his series Stone Me. He explains what makes Sighthill unique.
Skein Dial is a new art installation created by Hannah Imlach at RSPB Loch Lomond. It is a migration sundial carefully calibrated to mark the seasonal arrival and departure of Greenland White-fronted geese. Mark takes a look and finds out how Hannah created it.
And after his chat with Hannah, Mark continues his musings on geese and what their arrival at this time of year means for us.
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Auchtermuchty Common, Holyrood Bees and a Micro Flour Mill
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
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Dr Neil's Garden at Duddingston, Edinburgh
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
6/9/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Jock Tamson's Gairden, Shetland Ponies, Beachcombing and a Doocot
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors.
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In Search of the Northern Damselfly
Rachel Stewart meets Stephen Corcoran of the British Dragonfly Society at Insh Marshes
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Model Railways, Mini Submarines and Bamboo Bikes
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Sampling the Soils of Schiehallion
Helen Needham climbs Schiehallion with Soil Scientist Andrea Britton
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Scything, Bee Therapy and Wilbur The Weasel
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
19/8/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Sixareen Vaila Mae
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
16/8/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
An Edinburgh Festival Special with Mark Beaumont, Anna Fleming, Iain Cameron and Judith Lamb
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with an audience at the Edinburgh Festival
12/8/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Jellyfish, The Great Yellow Bumblebee and a Bioblitz Walk
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
5/8/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Women in Mountain Rescue
Rachel Stewart hears from women in the Tayside Mountain Rescue Team
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A Tall Ships Race Special from Shetland
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart bring stories from the Tall Ships Race in Lerwick
29/7/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Sir John Lister-Kaye, Founder of Aigas Field Centre
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
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A Secret Nuclear Bunker, a Restored Bandstand and the Smallest Harbour in the Country
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
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Nature's Songwriter, Erland Cooper
Maud Start presents Scotland Outdoors
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River Tweed from Source to Sea (Part 1)
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
15/7/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Dundee's Secret Nuclear Bunker
Rachel Stewart presents Scotland Outdoors
12/7/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Donkeys, Shipbuilding and Salmon
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
8/7/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bringing the outdoors inside with Dr Tim Peacock, co founder of the Gaming Lab at Glasgow University
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
5/7/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ravenscraig, Mud Snails and Beach School
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
1/7/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Cairngorms Journey with Merryn Glover
Helen Needham discusses the Cairngorms and Nan Shepherd with writer Merryn Glover
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A Royal Highland Show Special
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart bring you stories from the annual Royal Highland Show.
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Hans Unkles and his Solar Powered Fishing Boat
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
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Wild Fires, a Wild Food Lunch and Paying for Paths
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
17/6/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Sport of Park Golf
Rachel Stewart presents Scotland Outdoors
14/6/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hedgehogs, Badgers and Hay Fever
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
10/6/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Rebecca Smith, author of Rural -The Lives of the Working Class Countryside
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
7/6/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Oysters, House Martins and Cat Ladders
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
3/6/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Shipping Roots - Keg de Souza
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
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The Forth Road Bridge, Scottish Mountain Rescue and Amphibian Ladders
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the Scottish Outdoors
27/5/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scotland Prepares for the World Cycling Championships - How do we encourage girls to keep cycling?
Rachel Stewart visits a cycling club for girls in Alford, Aberdeenshire.
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Walking, Wheeling and Ladders
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
20/5/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bikepacking in Scotland with Markus Stitz
Helen Needham goes for a cycle with author Markus Stitz to discuss his new book.
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Kilted Yoga, Trains and Swarming Bees
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
13/5/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Peter Ross, Author of Steeple Chasing - Around Britain by Church
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
10/5/2023 • 0 minutos
Natterjack Toads, Bronze Casting and the Sailing Ship Provident
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
6/5/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Salt Marshes of Caerlaverock
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
3/5/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Litter, Muirburn and Hill Running
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
29/4/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Charlie Ramsay, the Creator of Scotland's Classic Mountain Marathon - the Ramsay Round
Rachel Stewart hears from hill runner Charlie Ramsay.
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Art of Many Shapes and Forms
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the Great Scottish Outdoors
22/4/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Langley Park House and Gardens
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
19/4/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Tarras Nature Reserve, Sand Martins and a Water Organ
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
15/4/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scottish Sisters Photography
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
12/4/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Motorbikes, Baby Sharks and the Bicycle Mayor of Inverness
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham present Scotland Outdoors
8/4/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scottish Cashmere Goats
Rachel Stewart meets farmer Jillian McEwan and her cashmere producing goats
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Hedgehogs, Da Mirrie Dancers and Stalectites
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
1/4/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Fair Isle - Birds, Knitting, Chairs and Sounds of the Sea
Helen Needham visits Fair Isle, the most geographically remote inhabited island in the UK
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Ospreys, Antonine Wall and Wild Diet
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish Outdoors
25/3/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ecologist Shaila Rao on Natural Woodland Regeneration in Glen Derry in the Cairngorms
Mark Stephen visits Glen Derry with Shaila Rao
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Nettles, Sound Maps and the Cattle of Culloden
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
18/3/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Women on Wheels- Glasgow's community cycling hub for women
Rachel Stewart speaks to ‘Women on Wheels’ in Glasgow.
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Wild Isles, Community Hydro and How to Cope with Periods in the Outdoors
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
11/3/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos
Surgeon Russell Mullen on Mental Health and the Outdoors
Phil Sime takes a walk with Russell Mullen along the Caledonian Canal in Inverness.
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Braemar Mountain Festival 2023
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from around Braemar and the Cairngorms.
4/3/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Following in the Footsteps of Isabella Bird and other Female Explorers with Jacki Hill Murphy
Mark Stephen chat with author and adventurer Jacki Hill Murphy on Aberdeen Beach.
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Urban Community Land, Neidpath Castle and What to do with Wool
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
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A New Wall of Death for Scotland with Artist Stephen Skrynka
Rachel Stewart meets artist Stephen Skrynka to discuss his Wall of Death project.
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Mountain Hares, Snowdrops and Swifts
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
18/2/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hannah Bourne-Taylor on her Passion for Swifts
Helen Needham speaks with author and campaigner Hannah Bourne-Taylor.
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Romantic Places, Sheep Dogs and a Hobbit House
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
11/2/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Neil Stewart's Wildwood journey from the Borders to the Cairngorms
Artist Neil Stewart speaks with Mark Stephen about his cycling adventure.
8/2/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Salmon Fishing Opening on the Dee, HMS Unicorn and the Power of Scent
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
4/2/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Nick Ray on his Year Long Kayaking Adventure
Mark Stephen chats with Nick Ray of Life Afloat on the banks of Loch Leven
1/2/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Via Ferrata, Binny Dipping and Tawny Owls
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
28/1/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
20 Years of Outdoor Access in Scotland - Looking Backwards and Forwards
Helen Needham speaks to various people involved with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
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Squirrels, Sustainable Weddings and Robert Ferguson's Shiny Toe
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
21/1/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Ancient Craft of the Blacksmith at Ratho Byres Forge
Maud Start attends a 'forge off' and learns about the art and craft of the blacksmith.
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The Beauly Elm, The Alyth Genius and the Ellie Sauna
Stories from the great Scottish Outdoors with Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart.
14/1/2023 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Union Canal
Mark and Rachel celebrate the Union Canal with a trip down the tow path.
7/1/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Outdoor Lads- Increasing Inclusivity in the Outdoors
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
4/1/2023 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hot Tents, Hebridean Ramblings and a Pampered Otter
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
31/12/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Festive Special - Trees, Huskies, Skiing and Reindeer
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
24/12/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Fossil Grove in Glasgow, Log Banks and Sledging
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
17/12/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Robbie Phillips on Climbing the World's Hardest Sea Cliff in Orkney
Rachel Stewart chats with Robbie Phillips about his climbing endeavour and film.
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Eels, Maps and a Pink Tablecloth
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the Great Scottish Outdoors.
10/12/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Winter Snorkeling, Award Winning Plant Pots and New Homes for Bats
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
3/12/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Complexities of Deer Management in Scotland
Mark Stephen is out on the hill at Glen Falloch Estate with Falcon Frost and Tom Turnbull
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Flooding, Urban Rewilding and Cycling in the 1930's
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
26/11/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Landscape Learn: Re-establishing the Montane Scrub Habitat of Schiehallion
Maud Start visits the Fairy Hill of the Caledonians, to see a rewilding project in action
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Junior Foresters, Dunoon in the 1970s and a City Centre Nature Reserve
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
19/11/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
At the Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre with Phil Sime
Phil Sime visits the Guide Dogs for the Blind Training Centre in Forfar
16/11/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Giant Hogweed, Puck's Hut and Echolocation
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
12/11/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Changing Seasons
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
5/11/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Celebration of Halloween
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
29/10/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ash Trees and the World Championship Clydesdale Horse Show
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
22/10/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Snow Patches, Geese and an unusual Football Pitch
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
15/10/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Twa Ravens and More Tales of the Late Duncan Williamson
Helen Needham with Linda Williamson and John Slavin discussing Duncan's life and stories
12/10/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Witches, Wasps and Water Courses
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
8/10/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Plus Size Clothing and Inclusivity in the Outdoors with Emily Williams and Steph Wetherell
Helen Needham chats with Emily and Steph co founders of Every Body Outdoors
5/10/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The River Tay - Caputh to Dundee
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
1/10/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The River Tay - Killin to Dunkeld
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
24/9/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Euan McIlwraith's Memorable Encounters with Wildlife
Euan McIlwraith presents Scotland Outdoors
21/9/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Farewell Euan
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
17/9/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Memories of Royal Deeside - Lochnagar, Loch Muick and the Balmoral Highland Cattle Fold
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
10/9/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Rewilding Scotland with Peter Cairns
Mark Stephen speaks with Peter Cairns of Scotland the Big Picture by the River Feshie
7/9/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Braemar Castle, Midgies and Robinson Crusoe
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
3/9/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Iceland - What We Can Learn From The North with Writer Sarah Thomas
Helen Needham speaks with Sarah Thomas about her book 'The Raven's Nest'
31/8/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Dundee's International Barley Hub, the Music of Bat Sounds and the Mystery of Mushrooms
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
27/8/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Hidden World of Bats and Making Dance Music from their Echolocation Calls with Hanna Tuulikki
Helen Needham visits Hospitalfield to hear about the Echo in the Dark silent rave
24/8/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hydro, Hedges and Drought
Stories from Scotland's Great Outdoors with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith
20/8/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Is the Future of Farming Vertical?
Mark Stephen meets Derek Stewart of the James Hutton Institute in Dundee.
17/8/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
An Edinburgh Festival Special
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
13/8/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Belonging, Place and Memory with Amanda Thomson
Helen Needham hears from artist and author Amanda Thomson about her new book Belonging.
10/8/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
An Osprey Rescue, The Commonwealth Potato Collection and Seaweed Dyes
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
6/8/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wildflowers, Osprey, Pollinators and Loch Katrine
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
30/7/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Grampian Graziers
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
27/7/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Loch Katrine, Wemyss Bay Station and the Gardens of Pitmedden
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
23/7/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Glasgow Sound Walks
Mark Stephen takes an audio walk through the West End of Glasgow
20/7/2022 • 0 minutos
Nightjar, a Cullen Cave and Rural Bus Routes
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
16/7/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Storm Petrels, Beavers and The Book of Deer
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
9/7/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Joy of Outdoor Swimming with Calum Maclean
Helen Needham chats and swims with Calum Maclean in a Perthshire loch.
6/7/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Stories from Scottish Islands - Orkney, Gigha and Bute
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
2/7/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Musician Graham Rorie on the Orcadians of Hudson Bay in Stromness
Helen Needham speaks to Graham Rorie as they wander around Stromness in Orkney.
29/6/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
200 Years of the Royal Highland Show
Mark and Euan enjoy one of the highlights of the farming year.
25/6/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hill Farming in Galloway with Farmer and Author Patrick Laurie
Mark Stephen visits Patrick's farm in Galloway in the South West of Scotland.
22/6/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Swans, Whithorn and the Scottish Traditional Boat Festival
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
18/6/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Cal Flyn on Islands of Abandonment
Helen Needham chats to author Cal Flyn in Stromness, Orkney about her latest book.
15/6/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Corncrakes, Witches and Adventures on the Galapagos Islands
Mark Stephen and Rory Crawford present Scotland Outdoors
11/6/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Life with Birds Living on the Bass Rock and The Galapagos with June Nelson
Mark Stephen meets June Nelson who shares memories of travels with her late husband Bryan
8/6/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The River Tay - Perth to Dundee
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
4/6/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The River Tay - Caputh to Perth
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
1/6/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Butterflies, Orcas and Otters
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
28/5/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Island of Muck - An Insight into Island Life with the Late Lawrence MacEwen and Family
Mark Stephen with a programme recorded on the Island of Muck in 2014.
25/5/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Queen's Green Canopy, Black Grouse, Squirrels and Pine Marten
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
21/5/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Uncovering Hidden Histories with Ian Grosz on Barra Hill in Aberdeenshire
Helen Needham takes a walk up Barra Hill with writer Ian Grosz.
18/5/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Power of Nature in Plants, Mental Health and Wildlife
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
14/5/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Celebrating International Dawn Chorus Day from Across the Celtic Nations
Highlights from RTE's Dawn Chorus special, introduced by Euan McIlwraith.
11/5/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Seagrass, Community Gardens and a Phantom Piper
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors podcast
7/5/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Curlew Conservationist Roger Morgan-Grenville
Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast
4/5/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Dawn Chorus, Bees, Kittiwakes and Curlew
Mark and Euan with a bird-tastic episode of the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
30/4/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Our Story – The Eastern Cairngorms
Ashie Brebner shares his memories with Mark of building the secret Howff at Ben a Bhuird.
27/4/2022 • 0 minutos, 1 segundo
Slow Worms, Skiff Rowing on Loch Tay and The John O'Groats Walking Trail
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
23/4/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The John O' Groats Trail with Jay Wilson
Mark Stephen meets Jay for a walk along the trail in Golspie.
20/4/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Battle of Little Ferry, Curlews and Goldfinches on Fair Isle
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great Scottish outdoors.
16/4/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award Residential Trip on Mar Lodge Estate
Mark meets a group of young people, some with additional support needs, aiming for Gold
13/4/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Osprey, 100 Marathons and Petticoats and Pinnacles
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
2/4/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scotland's Lost and Found Railways with David Spaven
Mark and Euan take a trip on the Borders' Railway with writer and campaigner David Spaven
30/3/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Spring has Sprung
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
26/3/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
I Remember - A Covid Memorial for Scotland in Glasgow's Pollok Park
Mark Stephen hears from artist Alec Finlay and others, with readings from Robert Carlyle.
23/3/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Stow Cycle, Kinloss Abbey and Mountain Men
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
19/3/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Talking to Trees, Loch Ness Paddle Board and Stow Station
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
12/3/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
20 Years of Natural History Writing with Patrick Barkham
Mark and Euan chat with Patrick Barkham author of Wild Green Wonders - A Life in Nature.
9/3/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Granite, Dolphins and the Scottish Place Names on Mars
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
5/3/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Mountain Men of the 1930's - Adventures in the Scottish Hills
Archive from 1980 featuring Jock Nimlin,Tom Weir, Robert Grieve and others.
2/3/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wild Boar, Capercaillie and Clava Cairns
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great Scottish Outdoors.
26/2/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Island of Soay - Population 3
Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast
23/2/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ness of Brodgar, Spring Bulbs and Gorgie City Farm
Mark and Euan with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
19/2/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Michael Yellowlees' Canadian Trail
Michael talks to Mark and Euan about his incredible 5000 mile trek across Canada.
16/2/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Alpacas, Curling Stones and an International Bird of Mystery
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
12/2/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ninian Stuart, Steward of Falkland Estate
Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast
9/2/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wee Forests, Telling Stanes and Mystery Tools
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
5/2/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mountain Bikers, Andy and Aneela McKenna
Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast
2/2/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Sea Eagles, Dungwort and a Song Thrush
Mark and Euan with this weekend's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
29/1/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Anna Fleming and Her Love of Rock Climbing
Helen Needham in conversation with Anna Fleming author of Time on Rock.
26/1/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scotland's Tall Chimneys, the Museum on the island of South Georgia and a celebration of poet, Robert Burns
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
22/1/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Lives of Leaves - Shapes, Colours, Uses and Meanings with Dan Crowley and Douglas Justice
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith discuss a range of leaves and trees with Dan and Douglas
19/1/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wassailing, Seaweed Foraging and Giant Viking Mice
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the Scottish outdoors.
15/1/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Beyond the Swelkie - Contemporary Responses to the Writing of George Mackay Brown in his Centenary Year with Jim Mackintosh
Helen Needham speaks with poet Jim Mackintosh about the legacy of George Mackay Brown.
12/1/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Trees, Birds, Peatland, Antarctic Expeditions and Gaelic Place Names
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
8/1/2022 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
What the Clyde said, after COP26
Mark explores the poem written by Kathleen Jamie in a journey along the Clyde in Glasgow
5/1/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
To celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories, a visit to Moniack Mhor, Scotland's Creative Writing Centre
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
1/1/2022 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Walking the Lairig Ghru with Adam Watson and Tom Weir
We dig into the archives and share a programme recorded in 1986.
29/12/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Tales of Hogmanay and New Year's Day
Euan McIlwraith looks at Scottish Hogmanay traditions from across the decades
22/12/2021 • 0 minutos, 1 segundo
Embracing the Darkness of Midwinter - Walking, Stargazing and a Doric Christmas Tale.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a Midwinter Special.
18/12/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Year of Wild Food with Monica Wilde.
Mark Stephen hears about Monica's year of buying nothing and foraging for food.
15/12/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Food, Foraging, Mistletoe and Romans
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
11/12/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Food for the Climate - What We Should Be Eating and Growing in the Future with Professor Mads Fischer-Moller
Helen Needham speaks with Professor Mads Fischer-Moller of Scotland's Rural College.
8/12/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The aftermath of Storm Arwen, the Fairies of Glenshee and Hawick, the town of a 1000 Trails
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors
4/12/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Awakening of Glenshee - The Stories of the Giant's Hand and the Climate Emergency
Mark Stephen meets the people behind The Awakening Art Project at the Spittal of Glenshee
1/12/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Earth, Wind and Fire - Surviving the Storm, an E Journey and Cooking on Wood
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the Great Scottish Outdoors.
27/11/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Walking as Art and the Walking Library with Professor Dee Heddon
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham take a walk in Glasgow with Dee Heddon.
24/11/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ranger Rendezvous, Cranes and the World's Smallest Car
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
20/11/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
25 Years of Landscape Restoration at the Woodland Trust's Glen Finglas Estate
Mark Stephen meets Gwen Raes at Glen Finglas in the Trossachs.
17/11/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Jonah The Whale, a field of flints near the river Dee and the ancient art of salmon net fishing
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
13/11/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris and the Spell Songs Singers
Helen Needham with the Spell Songs Collective ahead of the release of 'Let the Light In'.
10/11/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Renewable Energy in Orkney, Sustainable Farming and Electric Cars - A COP26 Special.
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
6/11/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen visits a carbon footprint trail in the woodlands near Bennachie in Aberdeenshire
Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast
3/11/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A children's wood, the ghosts of Aberdeenshire and some greedy badgers
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
30/10/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard settle in to watch badgers at night
Badger watching with Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard
27/10/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Pilgrimage for COP26, a Dundee Whale and a Smallholding Festival
Mark and Euan present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
23/10/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Slowing Your Roll with Travel Blogger and Podcaster Kathi Kamleitner
Helen Needham goes for a walk with Kathi Kamleitner of the Watch Me See Travel Blog.
20/10/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Apples, Tatties, Phosphorescence and Slime.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
16/10/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Iain Cameron the Snow Patch Hunter
Mark Stephen talks to Iain Cameron about his latest book 'The Vanishing Ice'.
13/10/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
All aboard - from Fort William to Mallaig on the Jacobite Steam Train
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
9/10/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Shieling Project - Connecting Children to the Past to Create a Resilient Future
Mark Stephen speaks to Sam Harrison of the Shieling Project based in the Highlands.
6/10/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Outdoor saunas, paddleboarding and seasonal creep
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
2/10/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Walking Revolution in Scotland - How a Couple's Passion for Walking Helped to Inspire a National Movement
Euan McIlwraith chats with Helen and Paul Webster of the website Walkhighlands.
29/9/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Capercaillie, Cumberland wrestling and a spitfire jet in a back garden
Mark Stephen and Euan Mcilwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
25/9/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect
Mark Stephen learns more about The Bothy Project's Neighbourhood Residencies Scheme.
22/9/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
18/9/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson
Helen Needham speaks with Counsellor and Life Coach Shona Macpherson.
15/9/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history behind some Scottish canals
Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history of our canals
11/9/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special
Mark Stephen on a beach in Fife with geologists Angus Miller and Katie Strang.
8/9/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
4/9/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Who is Scotland's Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
1/9/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?
Stories from the Scottish countryside with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
28/8/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts
Compiled by Euan McIlwraith and featuring Mark Stephen.
25/8/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.
21/8/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.
18/8/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
The world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
14/8/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast
7/8/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes
Helen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire
4/8/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlie's Plate and Cramond Island
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories for the great Scottish outdoors.
31/7/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson
Mark Stephen visits author Adam Nicolson's homemade rock pools on the Morvern Peninsula.
28/7/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine and the sounds of a water organ
Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine, the sounds of a water organ plus a vampiric tale
24/7/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Rory MacPhee on Forest Bathing and Finding Peace in his Woodland in Fife
Mark Stephen speaks with Rory MacPhee at the Lindor Curative Forest.
21/7/2021 • 0 minutos
City National Parks, Eels and Albert the Albatross
Mark Stephen and Rory Crawford with stories from the great outdoors.
17/7/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Life Saving Birds with Charlie Corbett - how our feathered friends can help us through tough times.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to author Charlie Corbett.
14/7/2021 • 0 minutos
The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld
Mark and Euan follow the river Tay, Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld
10/7/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld
The River Tay - Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld
7/7/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen and Anna Massie discover swarming honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy
Swarms of honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy
3/7/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Katharine Norbury on Women Writing about Nature
Helen Needham talks to Katharine Norbury about her anthology of nature writing by women.
30/6/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Insects, Seaplanes and Chickens
Mark Stephen visits a labyrinth and Helen Needham conquers her fear of hens.
26/6/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Roy Dennis on Reintroducing Sea Eagles, Red Kites and Beavers. Plus the prospect of Wolves and Lynx in Scotland.
Euan McIlwraith chats to ornithologist and naturalist, Roy Dennis.
23/6/2021 • 0 minutos
The Royal Highland Showcase, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and a community orchard
The Royal Highland Showcase, the river Devon, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and rare bees
19/6/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Fair Isle - the Island of Inspiration for Musician and Composer Inge Thomson.
Inge Thomson talks about her native Fair Isle with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
16/6/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wildlife photography, dowsing and the paddle steamer, Waverley
The paddle steamer, Waverley, the art of dowsing and wildlife photography
12/6/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Secret Life of the Otter - Photographer Andy Howard on Capturing these Elusive Creatures
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham meet Andy on the Beauly Firth near Inverness.
9/6/2021 • 0 minutos
Squirrels, Trees and Swallows
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors Podcast.
5/6/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen meets naturalist, conservationist and writer Polly Pullar at her home in highland Perthshire
Mark Stephen meets naturalist and writer Polly Pullar at her home in Perthshire
2/6/2021 • 0 minutos
An Iconic Train Journey from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith take the train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.
29/5/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Landscape for Recovery - Pennie Latin shares her experience of cancer recovery in the Great Glen
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with broadcaster and blogger, Pennie Latin.
26/5/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Brochs, Earth Hound and a Sound Walk at Forvie.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
22/5/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen meets palaeontologist and geologist Dr Katie Strang for a fossil hunt on the Fife coast
Mark Stephen goes fossil hunting with palaeontologist and geologist Dr Katie Strang
21/5/2021 • 0 minutos
For mental health awareness week, Mark and Euan explore the benefits of outdoor life on our mental health
How the power of the great outdoors can boost our mental health
15/5/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
In Search of the Source of the River Dee
Helen Needham follows in author Nan Shepherd's footsteps to the Wells of Dee.
12/5/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mar Lodge - 200 Years for Regeneration with Ecologist Andrew Painting
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith visit the Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms.
8/5/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Dawn Chorus from North East Scotland
Euan takes us through the dawn chorus and tells us about the different birds we can hear
5/5/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
North East Birds, Dawn Chorus, Beltane and Loch Tay
Mark and Euan with birdsong from across Scotland and we also celebrate Beltane.
1/5/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Following the Manx Shearwater from Scotland to the South Atlantic with Roger Morgan-Grenville
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Roger about the remarkable life of the Manxie.
28/4/2021 • 0 minutos
Seaside Nostalgia, Climate Tales and Percy Toplis
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
24/4/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Our Man in Orkney, Dave Gray
Mark and Euan chat to former Radio Orkney colleague Dave Gray about radio and island life
21/4/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
An 18th century astronomer from North East Scotland, lambing in Lanarkshire and mystery birds galore
Lambing in Lanarkshire, mystery birds galore and the mythical tale of the The Brooby
17/4/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
April 16 2021 is the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. Mark Stephen visits the site of the bloody battle
The Battle of Culloden took place 275 years ago. Mark Stephen visits the battle site
14/4/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Moss, Steam Engines and a Hydrogen Bus
Mark and Euan with stories from across Scotland.
10/4/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Plants for the Planet: Sandy Knapp of the Natural History Museum in London shares her top five plants to help the planet
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat with botanist, Dr Sandy Knapp.
7/4/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and there's camels
The Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird and one woman and her camels
3/4/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.
Alice Morrison chats with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham
31/3/2021 • 0 minutos
Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
27/3/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two
Claire Alldrit explores the landscape of Scotland accompanied by her two horses
24/3/2021 • 0 minutos, 1 segundo
Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney
The vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and an Orcadian tale
20/3/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with author, walker and academic, Kerri Andrews.
17/3/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Electric trams, kippers, cats and steam engines - Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
13/3/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Hares, the Aurora, Puffins and a Frunkie
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
6/3/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland
Mark meets former paratrooper Chris Lewis on his journey to walk the coastline of the UK
3/3/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia
An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the arrival of Spring
27/2/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust to discuss the trust, his career and ice mushrooms
Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust
24/2/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and more
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
20/2/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North Ballachulish
Mark Stephen meets poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh
17/2/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a wintery podcast.
13/2/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps
Mark and Euan hear from UNESCO Chair for Integration Alison Phipps of Glasgow University.
10/2/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertuns
The history of the humble neep, curling outdoors and the iron age forts of Angus
6/2/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond.
Jackie chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
3/2/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table Etiquette
A bird-tastic podcast with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
30/1/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos
A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephen's Bird Feeders.
Mark records and describes the birds visiting his feeders in Aberdeenshire.
27/1/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in Dumfries
Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through his poetry and song
23/1/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Robert Burns Special with Valentina Bold
Mark and Euan discuss a selection of Burns' poems and songs with Dr Valentina Bold.
20/1/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Salt, Wassailing and More Doric Poetry
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a selection of stories from the Scottish Outdoors.
16/1/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation.
Roy Dennis speaks to Mark and Euan about his book 'Cottongrass Summer.'
13/1/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing Outside
Mark and Euan with the Scotland Outdoors podcast featuring a Shetland walk plus much more
9/1/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham hear from sound artist Jez Riley French.
6/1/2021 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
Favourite podcast moments of 2020, stone circles and some Shetland mythology
2/1/2021 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Boxing Day Out of Doors
Join Mark, Euan and Helen round a bonfire for a Norwegian style Christmas celebration.
26/12/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham talk to artist and field recordist Jez Riley French.
23/12/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Birds, Books and Myrrh
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith learn about the Icelandic tradition of Jolabokaflod.
19/12/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to tv presenters Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin.
16/12/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincense
A fungi walk, an award winning rowan tree and the origins of frankincense
12/12/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Long Distance Walking, Homelessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn.
Author Raynor Winn shares her remarkable story with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
9/12/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina Bold
Mark and Euan find out about the Ettrick Shepherd and there's gold in them thar hills.
5/12/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands
Dr Andrew MacKillop and Dr Iain MacKinnon discuss their new research with Mark and Euan.
2/12/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserve
Mountaineer Hamish MacInnes, Forvie nature reserve and life on the island of Rum
28/11/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Louise Scollay of the Wool Work Podcast.
25/11/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree
A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree
21/11/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherd's masterpiece and Jenny's new album inspired by it.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat to singer Jenny Sturgeon about the Cairngorms.
18/11/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and Meteors
Mark and Euan discuss urban wildlife, the Leonid Meteor Shower plus much more.
14/11/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds' Eggs
Mark Stephen chats with Colin Prior and Bob McGowan of the National Museums of Scotland.
11/11/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark and Euan explore the darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins
Darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins
7/11/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen speaks to writer and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch about her latest book, Huts - A Place Beyond
Mark Stephen discusses the Nordic culture of huts with writer Lesley Riddoch
4/11/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
A Halloween or Samhain special with history and many a spooky tale to send shivers up your spine.
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
31/10/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Urban Witch and academic, Alice Tarbuck, shares her approach to magic through connecting to the natural world and folklore.
Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham chat with Alice about her book 'A Spell in the Wild.'
28/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Joys of Winter
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith explore how we can better embrace winter.
24/10/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Day 6 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year
Kinlochleven to Fort William
21/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Day 5 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year
Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven
19/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Mark Stephen meets broadcaster, singer songwriter and outdoorsman, Jimmie Macgregor
Mark meets Jimmie Macgregor to reminisce about the West Highland Way walking route
17/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Day 4 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.
Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy.
14/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Day 3 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.
Rowardennan to Crianlarich.
12/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Day 2 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.
Drymen to Rowardennan.
10/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Day 1 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year.
Milngavie to Drymen.
7/10/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Bass Rock: Gannets, Geese and a Chatty Jackdaw
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a bird themed Scotland Outdoors.
3/10/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Island Dreaming - exploring the allure or otherwise of islands around the world with author Gavin Francis.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak to author and GP based in Edinburgh, Gavin Francis.
30/9/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
St Cuthbert's Way
Mark and Euan embark upon a pilgrimage along the St Cuthbert's Way.
26/9/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The benefits of the outdoors for those living with dementia, outdoor yoga and the nostalgic sound of a threshing mill
The benefits of the outdoors for those living with dementia, outdoor yoga and bitterns
19/9/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
The Underwater World of Sonic Explorer David de la Haye.
David de la Haye shares underwater sounds with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith
16/9/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Wind in the willows, Exploring the Forth and a Lost Words Blessing
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with sounds from Scotland.
12/9/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Singer and songwriter Karine Polwart describes being involved in the Lost Words Spell Songs project.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with part 2 of their chat with Karine Polwart.
8/9/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Orca spotting in Shetland, the bird with the graceful dance and walk in Rouken Glen, Glasgow
A bird with a graceful dance, a walk in Rouken Glen and orca spotting in Shetland
5/9/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Singer and songwriter Karine Polwart shares some of her favourite places in nature which have inspired her music making.
Part 1 of the chat Karine had with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
2/9/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
St Kilda, Moths, Ragwort, Planes and Boots and Beards
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
29/8/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Adventurer Jenny Tough shares stories of solo running trips through mountain ranges around the world.
Jenny chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham as she publishes a new book, 'Tough Women.'
26/8/2020 • 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Cycling Post Lockdown, Nature Recovery Plan and a Hair Raising Ride in a Reliant Robin
With Mark Stephen and Laura Guthrie.
22/8/2020 • 1 hora, 0 minutos, 0 segundos
Kathleen Jamie discusses places that have inspired her writing including the Island of Rona, Alaska and Orkney.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with nature writer and poet, Kathleen Jamie.