Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,793 episodes

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Cairngorm Mountain Ski Resort
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart visit the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Resort
17 Jan 2026,78 mins
Queer Ecology with Dr Em Merrin May Armstrong
Helen Needham meets interdisciplinary plant resercher Em Merrin May Armstrong in Glasgow
14 Jan 2026,27 mins
Snow, Camping in Winter and a New Air Ambulance
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
10 Jan 2026,83 mins
Drawing Ancient Trees with Tansy Lee Moir
Mark Stephen goes out sketching old trees at Haddo with artist Tansy Lee Moir
07 Jan 2026,32 mins
A Bucket Mill, Yule Day and Rowing the Atlantic
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
03 Jan 2026,83 mins
A Walk on the Wild Side with Zeki Basan
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone head for the hills with Zeki Basan
31 Dec 2025,40 mins
A Ryvoan Bothy Special
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart take a snowy walk to Ryvoan Bothy in the Cairngorms
27 Dec 2025,83 mins
In Search of Bird Song with Neil Ansell
Helen Needham discusses hearing loss and his search for bird song with writer Neil Ansell
24 Dec 2025,30 mins
Alpacas, Robins and a Christmas Treasure Hunt
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
20 Dec 2025,82 mins
Crystal Hunting on Cairngorm with Mark Diggins of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service
Mark Stephen goes out in search of snow with Mark Diggins of SAIS
17 Dec 2025,27 mins
Squirrel Detection, Ice Swimming and Cattle Droving
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
13 Dec 2025,82 mins
The Findhorn Foundation
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone meet up with Jonathan Caddy at the Findhorn Foundation.
10 Dec 2025,29 mins
The Super Moon, Fungus and the Highest Village in Scotland
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
06 Dec 2025,83 mins
Twenty Years of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code
Mark and Rachel speak to delegates at the Scottish Outdoor Access Network conference.
03 Dec 2025,28 mins
A Daredevil Photographer, a Winter Climber and an Atlantic Rower
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
29 Nov 2025,82 mins
Winter Climbing with Guy Robertson
Mark Stephen meets Scottish based winter climber Guy Robertson
26 Nov 2025,33 mins
A Doggy Special - Sheep Dogs, Dog Walkers and a Deathly Disease
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
22 Nov 2025,83 mins
The Stalker and the Chef
Mark Stephen goes out on the hill with stalker Hedge Shand and Chef Sanjay Bhattacharya
19 Nov 2025,23 mins
Outdoor Saunas, Walking with Goats and A Library of Things
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
15 Nov 2025,84 mins
Saunas and the Sea
Rachel Stewart visits the largest outdoor sauna company in Scotland.
12 Nov 2025,23 mins
Magpies, Dark Skies and Cairngorms Pride
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
08 Nov 2025,80 mins
Adventures in Gaelic with Coinneach Rankin and Hamish Macleod
Helen Needham speaks with filmmakers Coinneach Rankin and Hamish Macleod
05 Nov 2025,26 mins
Daydreaming, Rare Moss and Photographing the River Spey
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
01 Nov 2025,83 mins
The Battle of Culloden
Mark Stephen visits Culloden Battlefield after a recent archaeological dig there
29 Oct 2025,22 mins
Saltmarshes, Shinty and A Horse's Tooth
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
25 Oct 2025,83 mins
Tom Bowser, author of Waters of Life, Fighting for Scotland's Beavers
Rachel Stewart meets Tom Bowser to hear his story of relocating beavers to his farm
22 Oct 2025,23 mins
Campervans, Catching Leaves and a Community Garden
Mark Stephen and Jenny Graham with stories from the great outdoors.
18 Oct 2025,55 mins
The Power of the View with Alec Finlay
Poet and Artist Alec Finlay shares his experience of chronic illness with Hayden Lorimer
15 Oct 2025,18 mins
The Sound of Beavers, Larch Trees and the Home of the Lord of the Isles
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
11 Oct 2025,82 mins
Roy Dennis - Highland Cows and Capercaillies
Mark Stephen meets conservationist Roy Dennis.
08 Oct 2025,26 mins