Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Queer Ecology with Dr Em Merrin May Armstrong
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Helen Needham meets interdisciplinary plant resercher Em Merrin May Armstrong in Glasgow
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Snow, Camping in Winter and a New Air Ambulance
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Drawing Ancient Trees with Tansy Lee Moir
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen goes out sketching old trees at Haddo with artist Tansy Lee Moir
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A Bucket Mill, Yule Day and Rowing the Atlantic
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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A Walk on the Wild Side with Zeki Basan
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone head for the hills with Zeki Basan
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A Ryvoan Bothy Special
Sat 27 Dec 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart take a snowy walk to Ryvoan Bothy in the Cairngorms
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In Search of Bird Song with Neil Ansell
Christmas Eve 2025
Helen Needham discusses hearing loss and his search for bird song with writer Neil Ansell
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Alpacas, Robins and a Christmas Treasure Hunt
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Crystal Hunting on Cairngorm with Mark Diggins of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service
Wed 17 Dec 2025
Mark Stephen goes out in search of snow with Mark Diggins of SAIS
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Squirrel Detection, Ice Swimming and Cattle Droving
Sat 13 Dec 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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The Findhorn Foundation
Wed 10 Dec 2025
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone meet up with Jonathan Caddy at the Findhorn Foundation.
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The Super Moon, Fungus and the Highest Village in Scotland
Sat 6 Dec 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Twenty Years of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
Wed 3 Dec 2025
Mark and Rachel speak to delegates at the Scottish Outdoor Access Network conference.
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A Daredevil Photographer, a Winter Climber and an Atlantic Rower
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Winter Climbing with Guy Robertson
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen meets Scottish based winter climber Guy Robertson
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A Doggy Special - Sheep Dogs, Dog Walkers and a Deathly Disease
Sat 22 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The Stalker and the Chef
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen goes out on the hill with stalker Hedge Shand and Chef Sanjay Bhattacharya
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Outdoor Saunas, Walking with Goats and A Library of Things
Sat 15 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Saunas and the Sea
Wed 12 Nov 2025
Rachel Stewart visits the largest outdoor sauna company in Scotland.
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Magpies, Dark Skies and Cairngorms Pride
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Adventures in Gaelic with Coinneach Rankin and Hamish Macleod
Wed 5 Nov 2025
Helen Needham speaks with filmmakers Coinneach Rankin and Hamish Macleod
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Daydreaming, Rare Moss and Photographing the River Spey
Sat 1 Nov 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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The Battle of Culloden
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Mark Stephen visits Culloden Battlefield after a recent archaeological dig there
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Saltmarshes, Shinty and A Horse's Tooth
Sat 25 Oct 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Tom Bowser, author of Waters of Life, Fighting for Scotland's Beavers
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Rachel Stewart meets Tom Bowser to hear his story of relocating beavers to his farm
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Campervans, Catching Leaves and a Community Garden
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Mark Stephen and Jenny Graham with stories from the great outdoors.
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The Power of the View with Alec Finlay
Wed 15 Oct 2025
Poet and Artist Alec Finlay shares his experience of chronic illness with Hayden Lorimer
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The Sound of Beavers, Larch Trees and the Home of the Lord of the Isles
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Roy Dennis - Highland Cows and Capercaillies
Wed 8 Oct 2025
Mark Stephen meets conservationist Roy Dennis.
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Snorkelling Artists, Acorns and Access
Sat 4 Oct 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
