Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,794 episodes

Episodes

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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
The Poetry Path at Corbenic Camphill Community in Perthshire
Mark Stephen visits the poetry path at Corbenic with its founder Jon Plunkett
23 Apr 2025,18 mins
Wildfires, Mounth Roads and East Lothian Hedgehogs
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
19 Apr 2025,82 mins
Lorraine McCall - the Trailblazing Adventurer on the Scottish Hills
Rachel Stewart meets the first woman to climb all of Scotland's Grahams in one trip.
16 Apr 2025,22 mins
Inchindown Echo, Edinburgh's Herbarium and the 120 Mile Postie's Path
Mark Stephen and Jenny Graham with stories from the great outdoors
12 Apr 2025,84 mins
The Dawn Chorus with Ian Broadbent
Helen Needham meets with bird recorder Ian Broadbent to capture the April dawn chorus
09 Apr 2025,22 mins
Tattie Tastic Light Fantastic
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
05 Apr 2025,75 mins
Walking and Motherhood with Writer Kerri Andrews
Helen Needham meets up with Kerri Andrews at Abbotsford in the Scottish Borders
02 Apr 2025,26 mins
A North East Lido, Badger Behaviour and a Coral Beach
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
29 Mar 2025,80 mins
A Fresh Focus on Adaptive Skiing in Scotland
Rachel Stewart hears about the challenges facing the Adaptive Ski scene.
26 Mar 2025,21 mins
Biofluorescence Walks, Reindeer in Aviemore, and Glasgow Central Mosque
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
22 Mar 2025,84 mins,
Celebrating the Imperfections in Wood with Artist and Maker Duke Christie
Mark Stephen visits Duke Christie at his studio in Moray
19 Mar 2025,19 mins
The March of the Frogs, Heavy Lifting Stones and Boat Building
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
15 Mar 2025,82 mins
Wild Swimming with Greg and Jules
Rachel Stewart meets wild swimming enthusiasts Greg Hemphill and Julie Wilson Nimmo
12 Mar 2025,28 mins