Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,777 episodes

Episodes

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Wildcats, Caves and a Honey Sommelier
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
27 Jan 2024,83 mins
Honey tasting in Edinburgh
Rachel Stewart meets Dr Gino Jabbar, a honey producer and sommelier in Edinburgh.
24 Jan 2024,30 mins
Snow, River Management and the Perthshire Creative Trail
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
20 Jan 2024,81 mins
Down on the Farm with Perthshire Farmer Martin Kennedy
Mark Stephen visits Martin Kennedy President of the National Farmers Union in Scotland
17 Jan 2024,29 mins
Winter in the Mountains, Willow Coffins and Puddles
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
13 Jan 2024,84 mins
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 Jan 2024,29 mins
Squirrels, Crannogs and the Taj Mahal of Arbroath
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
06 Jan 2024,80 mins
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
03 Jan 2024,32 mins
Bothy Culture - A Celebration of 70 Years of the Secret Howff
Mark Stephen hears tales of bothying including some very special cookery
27 Dec 2023,30 mins
Bothies, Dark Skies at Braemar and a Festive Tractor Parade
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
23 Dec 2023,81 mins
Cinasium Soundscape
Rachel Stewart hears about a new sound installation at Crail airfield.
20 Dec 2023,16 mins
Earth, Wind and Water
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
16 Dec 2023,80 mins
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 Dec 2023,26 mins
New National Parks, Green Cumbernauld and Meikle or Muckle...or even Puckle?
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
09 Dec 2023,84 mins
Cider Making in the North East of Scotland
Mark Stephen meets Christian Stolte of the Wee Scottish Cider Company
06 Dec 2023,19 mins
Shining Guest Ants, Mushrooms and Coco Chanel
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
02 Dec 2023,80 mins
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 Nov 2023,21 mins
Trees, Permaculture and Hutting
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
25 Nov 2023,83 mins
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 Nov 2023,25 mins
Paper Boats, Shakespeare in Scotland and The Huntly Toads
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
18 Nov 2023,83 mins
River Dee Damsels
Rachel Stewart presents Scotland Outdoors
15 Nov 2023,27 mins
A Munro Triathlon, a Year in a Kayak and a Wobbly Cyclist
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the Scottish outdoors.
11 Nov 2023,82 mins
How to Winter Well
Mark Stephen presents Scotland Outdoors
08 Nov 2023,21 mins
Willow, Pigs and the Future of Farming
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
04 Nov 2023,85 mins
Clyde Valley Orchards, Pumpkins and the Paddle Steamer, The Waverley
Mark Stephen and Linda Sinclair present Scotland Outdoors
28 Oct 2023,84 mins
Cairngorms Connect Deer Project
Rachel Stewart presents Scotland Outdoors
25 Oct 2023,33 mins
A 12th Century Flour Mill, Forfar Loch Skiffs and Hunter Gatherer Archaeology
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham present Scotland Outdoors
21 Oct 2023,84 mins
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 Oct 2023,34 mins
100 Years of BBC Aberdeen
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors
14 Oct 2023,85 mins
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 Oct 2023,23 mins