Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,793 episodes

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Myrtle Simpson
Mark and Helen meet Myrtle Simpson who in her 80s was awarded the Polar Medal.
20 Feb 2019,29 mins
Mark and Euan visit a brand new fish market, a rejuvenated country estate and a Scottish rainforest
A Scottish rainforest, a brand new fish market and a rejuvenated country estate
16 Feb 2019,65 mins
Mark and Euan explore horse logging, ships made of concrete and the practice of bolting on the mountains
Horse logging, concrete ships and bolting on the mountains
09 Feb 2019,62 mins
Mark and Euan discover Scotland's first railway, a WW1 replica trench in Aberdeen plus highland cows, cranes and orcas
Scotland's first railway, a WW1 replica trench plus highland cows, cranes and orcas
02 Feb 2019,68 mins
Yoghurt, Moongazing, Apples and Blackenings
Mark visits a dairy, and goes moongazing, while Euan uncovers a Scottish tradition.
26 Jan 2019,70 mins
Arthur Anderson
Mark and Euan chat to former Landward producer, Arthur Anderson.
23 Jan 2019,28 mins
Mark and Euan with a red squirrel success story, an angry bird and a treasure trove of unwanted goods
An out of sorts capercaillie, red squirrels in Aberdeen and waste busting in Morayshire
19 Jan 2019,51 mins
Handa,Flying, River Almond, Beavers and Peebles Film Fest
Mark and Euan with stories from across Scotland.
12 Jan 2019,52 mins
Polly Pullar
Mark meets wildlife rehabilitator and journalist Polly Pullar in her native Ardnamurchan.
09 Jan 2019,27 mins
Out of Doors on Westray
Mark and Euan visit the island of Westray in Orkney, Queen O' the Isles.
05 Jan 2019,84 mins
Mark and Euan meet up with three mountain rescue team members who recall their experiences on the mountains of Scotland
Mark and Euan meet three mountain rescue team members to hear their rescue stories
29 Dec 2018,29 mins
Out for Christmas 2015
A special festive podcast from the archive, Ben Lomond, huts, poetry and pikes.
26 Dec 2018,83 mins
Mark and Euan with moonlight hill walking, the winter solstice and the art of soundscapes courtesy of musician Phil Cunningham
Moonlight hill walking, the winter solstice and musician Phil Cunningham on soundscapes
22 Dec 2018,38 mins
Mark and Euan get the lowdown on whooper swans, a restored suspension bridge and electric mountain bikes
Whooper swans, suspension bridges and electric mountains bikes
15 Dec 2018,45 mins
Seals, birds, trees and motorbikes
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast
08 Dec 2018,47 mins
From the Our Story series of 2014, Mark visits Aviemore to discover how the area was once dubbed the St Moritz of Scotland
Mark visits the Aviemore once dubbed the St Moritz of Scotland
05 Dec 2018,27 mins
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