Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

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Mark and Euan get up close to squirrels and seahorses and discover the history of the Shipping Forecast
The history of the Shipping Forecast, the life of a seahorse and a red squirrel up close
28 Jul 2018,52 mins
Microadventures
Mark goes bivving with two travellers looking for microadventures close to home.
25 Jul 2018,29 mins
Pike, Swifts, Cullen and a bunkhouse
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
21 Jul 2018,46 mins
Has Scotland become divorced from nature? Mark Stephen meets journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch to find out
Mark Stephen meets Lesley Riddoch who thinks Scotland has become divorced from nature
18 Jul 2018,29 mins
Mark and Euan visit the Holm of Papay, a very special building in Speyside and meet a musician with a passion for birds
A visually stunning building in Speyside and the musician with a passion for birds
14 Jul 2018,48 mins
Mark and Euan travel from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight.
Mark and Euan take to the skies in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight
11 Jul 2018,29 mins
Mark visits the places in Orkney which were the inspiration for the writer George MacKay Brown
Mark's in Orkney visiting the places which inspired writer George MacKay Brown
07 Jul 2018,56 mins
Fiona Stalker chats to Sir Chris Bonington about his life of climbing.
An extended interview with legendary climber Sir Chris Bonington.
04 Jul 2018,26 mins
Transport special - steam, vintage landrover and the world's shortest flight.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from around Scotland.
30 Jun 2018,45 mins
Mark and Helen visit Scotland's premier agricultural event of the year - The Royal Highland Show at Ingliston
Mark and Helen are at the Royal Highland Show - Scotland's premier agricultural event
23 Jun 2018,84 mins
Royal Northern Spring Show
Back in snowy March, Mark and Euan visited the Spring show at the Thainstone Centre
20 Jun 2018,27 mins
Westray 'Queen O' the Isles'
Mark and Euan spend a day on Westray part of the Orkney islands.
16 Jun 2018,84 mins
Renewable Energy in Orkney
Mark investigates what makes Orkney a hub for renewable energy
13 Jun 2018,29 mins
Beachcombing, photographing lifeboats, trains and bridge defences.
Stories from around Scotland with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
09 Jun 2018,43 mins
Dementia and the Outdoors
Mark takes a look at how spending time outdoors can alleviate the symptoms of dementia.
06 Jun 2018,55 mins
Puffins, thatched roofing, island dairy and mussel picking.
Mark and Euan with stories from Gigha, Orkney, the Isle of May and beyond.
02 Jun 2018,67 mins
A community land special.
Community Land Scotland Conference. And the island of Gigha 16 years after their buyout.
30 May 2018,34 mins
The Telford Bridge in need of some TLC, Achamore Gardens on Gigha and how easy is it to avoid plastic food packaging
A Telford Bridge in need of repair, Gigha's Achamore Gardens and plastic packaging
26 May 2018,40 mins
Mark and Euan in Norway looking at how land is owned and managed there.
What can Scotland learn from Norway in terms of how we connect to, own and manage land?
23 May 2018,65 mins
Mark goes bike packing in Argyll, Euan finds out how to photograph dolphins and a trip down the River Dee from source to sea
Bike packing in Argyll, how to photograph dolphins and a trip down the river Dee
19 May 2018,55 mins
A Royal Deeside special with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
Climbing Lochnagar, gliding, cycling, running at Balmoral estate and a hearty breakfast.
16 May 2018,66 mins
Helen Needham with a tribute to Ashie Brebner - a pioneer of Scottish mountaineering and nature tourism.
Including his personal account of building the Secret Howff of Beinn A Bhuird.
09 May 2018,52 mins
Mark goes on a wildlife safari in the Angus Glens, Euan discovers how to ID birds by their song and avoids an angry bird
A wildlife safari in the Angus Glens, an angry bird and how to ID birds by their song
05 May 2018,68 mins
Mark Stephen with an in depth look at Scottish hill sheep farming from Dumfries and Galloway.
Mark spends the day with hill sheep farmer Lorraine Luescher during lambing.
02 May 2018,37 mins
Mark discovers the secrets of Banff, pays a visit to an ice sculpture whilst Euan's hears about the regeneration of Glenfeshie
The regeneration of Glenfeshie, the secrets of Banff and a very unusual ice sculpture
28 Apr 2018,55 mins
Celebrating the life of John Muir in Yosemite National Park.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a bonus podcast on the life of John Muir.
25 Apr 2018,87 mins
Cabbage, swifts, charts,John Muir and clouds
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
21 Apr 2018,44 mins