Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

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The Cairngorm Funicular Railway has been placed in administration. Mark and Euan take a look at the story behind the decision.
Mark and Euan with the history of the Cairngorm Funicular Railway and its future
01 Dec 2018,36 mins
Sir John Lister Kaye
Mark and Euan visit naturalist, conservationist and author Sir John Lister Kaye.
28 Nov 2018,30 mins
Mark and Euan with a rare bird sighting, a slice of Japan in the Ochil Hills and the history of an observatory atop a mountain
A rare bird sighting, an observatory atop a mountain and a Japanese Garden in the Ochils
24 Nov 2018,49 mins
Brochs, bunkers and a battery-powered train
Euan visits an Iron Age broch and a 1960s nuclear bunker, and Mark rides a battery train.
17 Nov 2018,66 mins
The West Highland Line
Mark and Euan on one of the world's greatest rail journeys on the West Highland Line
14 Nov 2018,53 mins
Out of Doors First World War Special
Mark and Euan mark 100 years since the Armistice with a special podcast
10 Nov 2018,84 mins
Mark and Euan discover a rejuvenated Highland railway, a Ford Model T and a dictionary of Scots Nature
A rejuvenated Highland railway, a Ford Model T statue and a dictionary of Scots Nature
03 Nov 2018,41 mins
, Mark and Euan indulge their love of steam trains, get close up with some reindeer and the bee that's become an internet hit
The reindeer of the Cairngorms, steam trains and the bee that's an internet sensation
27 Oct 2018,52 mins
St. Cuthbert's Way
Mark and Euan follow an ancient tradition by making a pilgrimage but with a modern twist.
24 Oct 2018,53 mins
Tools, spatulas, bees and the John Muir Trust
Euan McIlwraith and Karen Mackenzie with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
20 Oct 2018,50 mins
Women in farming, beavers, geese and maps
Euan McIlwraith and Karen MacKenzie with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
13 Oct 2018,65 mins
Mark and Euan cycle the John Muir Way starting in Helensburgh where Muir set off from to the US to his birthplace of Dunbar
Mark and Euan cycle the John Muir way from Helensburgh to Dunbar
10 Oct 2018,53 mins
Mark and Euan get the lowdown on peat, a new island distillery and the farmer who turned his life around
Mark and Euan get lowdown on peat, a new distillery and life as a New Zealand farmer
06 Oct 2018,68 mins
Mark visits Scotland's Air Ambulance, finds out about Nature Deficit Disorder and Euan discovers another side to angling
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, Nature Deficit Disorder and another side to angling
29 Sep 2018,61 mins
Peter May on Lewis
Mark Stephen visits the Island of Lewis with the author, Peter May.
26 Sep 2018,53 mins
Venison, vertical farm, mussels, Mingming, rafts and puffins
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
22 Sep 2018,67 mins
Mark Stephen's aboard the Aberdeen lifeboat, Bon Accord and Laura Cuthill unearths some of the lesser known facts about Dundee
Mark's aboard the Aberdeen lifeboat and Laura delves into the history of Dundee
15 Sep 2018,52 mins
Mark and Euan spend time with David 'Heavy' Whalley who spent 36 years as a member of the RAF mountain rescue team
Mark and Euan spend time with David 'Heavy' Whalley, a veteran of RAF mountain rescues
12 Sep 2018,29 mins
Torry Battery Coastal Special
Mark Stephen and Karen MacKenzie with a coastal themed podcast.
08 Sep 2018,85 mins
Out of Doors Goes Forth Two
Mark and Euan travel along the south side of the River Forth.
05 Sep 2018,84 mins
Sheepdogs, mountain art, bugs, gas holders, segways and pine martens
Mark Stephen and Karen MacKenzie with the latest Scotland outdoors podcast.
01 Sep 2018,47 mins
Out of Doors Goes Forth
Mark and Euan follow the River Forth during the building of the Queensferry Crossing.
29 Aug 2018,85 mins
Mount Stuart House, Jenny Graham, Oystercatchers and the West Island Way
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
25 Aug 2018,41 mins
The Heart of Scotland
Mark and Euan attempt to answer one simple question: where is the heart of Scotland?
22 Aug 2018,53 mins
The Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway
Mark and Euan travel the 82 mile Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway line.
18 Aug 2018,85 mins
Charlie Gammack
Mark and Euan meet Charlie Gammack, a well known Speyside saddler at his shop in Aberlour
15 Aug 2018,26 mins
It's festival time - Mark and Euan are in Edinburgh in the midst of the action but also hunting out some quieter spaces
It's festival time in Edinburgh but Mark and Euan find a quieter space at Blackford Hill
11 Aug 2018,83 mins
In 2015, Euan McIlwraith took a flight with a RAF Sea King Search and Rescue helicopter and got involved in a real life rescue
Euan McIlwraith's on board a RAF Search and Rescue helicopter en route to a rescue
08 Aug 2018,55 mins
Mark and Euan visit the Forvie Sands ternery, the art deco Rothesay Pavilion and find out how to grow truffles
Terns, truffles and one of Scotland's most significant art deco buildings
04 Aug 2018,50 mins
Mark and Euan visit the coastal village of Collieston. They hear about its history, go rock pooling and tackle a beach picnic
Mark and Euan visit the coastal village of Collieston for some beachcombing and a picnic
01 Aug 2018,55 mins