Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,777 episodes

Episodes

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Rowing on the River Clyde, Stonehaven's Land Train and Free Bikes at the Edinburgh Fringe
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
09 Aug 2025,82 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 6 - Girvan to St Ninian's Cave
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
06 Aug 2025,39 mins
A Herring Queen, Art on a Bus and a Very Small Ferry
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
02 Aug 2025,83 mins
Scotland's First Inclusive Farm
Phil Sime meets blind farmer Mike Duxbury of Scotland's First Inclusive Farm
30 Jul 2025,28 mins
An Orkney Shipwreck, A Rare Moth and Aspen Trees
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
26 Jul 2025,80 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 5 - Ayr to Girvan
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
23 Jul 2025,29 mins
A Tea Clipper, Sail Training and The Tall Ships Races Aberdeen
It’s anchors aweigh for Out of Doors as we are live from the Tall Ships Races in Aberdeen.
19 Jul 2025,84 mins
Veteran Cattle Breeder and Author, Harold Murray
Mark Stephen meets Harold Murray, veteran cattle breeder and author
16 Jul 2025,18 mins
Screaming Swifts, Flapperskate and a Pictish Hill Fort in Fife
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
12 Jul 2025,83 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 4 - Irvine to Ayr
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
09 Jul 2025,26 mins
Concorde, Coastal Rowing and the Bordered Brown Lacewing
Join Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
05 Jul 2025,84 mins
Journeying with Josie Vallely and Maisie the Horse
Helen Needham meets artist Josie Vallely and her horse Maisie
02 Jul 2025,24 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 3 - Lochwinnoch to Irvine
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
25 Jun 2025,31 mins
Summer Solstice, Royal Highland Show and Composting
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
21 Jun 2025,82 mins
Wild Scottish Flavour Wheel
Rachel Stewart meets Dr Marian Bruce, the creator of the Wild Scottish Flavour Wheel.
18 Jun 2025,21 mins
Findhorn Water Taxi, Roundabout Gardens and Elie Sand Portraits
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
14 Jun 2025,82 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 2 - Paisley to Lochwinnoch
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
11 Jun 2025,29 mins
Shetland Dandelions, a Moray Firth Whale and a Paisley Drain
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
07 Jun 2025,80 mins
Lapwing Ringing on Deeside
Mark Stephen watches lapwing chicks getting ringed on Deeside
04 Jun 2025,23 mins
Dendrochronology, Seals and The Salt Path
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
31 May 2025,83 mins
The Whithorn Way - Part 1 - Glasgow
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with highlights from the Whithorn Way
28 May 2025,31 mins
A Coast to Coast Backpack Challenge, Beekeeping in Kinross and the Capercaillie of Speyside
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
24 May 2025,82 mins
Nature-based Solutions and the Changing Climate
Rachel Stewart meets environmental scientist Dr Rebecca Wade from Abertay University.
21 May 2025,25 mins
Willow Weaving, Wild Food and the Isle of Whithon - A Dumfries and Galloway Special
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
17 May 2025,81 mins
A Wild Food Journey with Mo Wilde
Helen Needham goes foraging with Mo Wilde
14 May 2025,28 mins
Vintage Buses, A Chelsea Garden in Glasgow and a Very Lucky Ship
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
10 May 2025,83 mins
Professor Lorna Dawson, Forensic Soil Scientist
Mark Stephen meets forensic soil scientist Professor Lorna Dawson
07 May 2025,24 mins
Peregrine Falcons in Glasgow, Loch Garten Ospreys and a Spitfire in the Borders
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
03 May 2025,81 mins
Sixty Years of the Scottish Wildlife Trust
Rachel Stewart speaks to Dr Kenny Taylor at the Montrose Basin about 60 years of the SWT
30 Apr 2025,29 mins
Birch Sap, Sailing and Boggy Marathons
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
26 Apr 2025,81 mins