Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Radio Scotland,794 episodes

Episodes

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Kelpies, Cold Water Dooking and Seaweed Pressing
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
30 Mar 2024,83 mins
Mountain Tales - The Cuillins of Skye
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with tales of the great outdoors
27 Mar 2024,27 mins
Water Voles, Point to Point and Alloway's Giant Mural
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
23 Mar 2024,82 mins
Music for Our Planet with Laura-Beth Salter and Ali Hutton
Helen Needham discusses the new album 'From the Ground' with its creators
20 Mar 2024,26 mins
Life on Mars, Boat Building and Rats
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
16 Mar 2024,83 mins
A new era at Mountaineering Scotland
Rachel Stewart meets the women making history at Mountaineering Scotland.
13 Mar 2024,31 mins
Blood Sucking Leeches, Skittish Whales and Horse Gymnastics
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
09 Mar 2024,81 mins
Creating Abundance at Lauriston Agroecology Farm in Edinburgh
Mark Stephen gets a tour of the UK's biggest urban farm from Lisa Houston
06 Mar 2024,25 mins
Shetland Sparrowhawks, Feral Pigs and an Art Deco Pavilion
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
02 Mar 2024,83 mins
Rising from the Ashes - Transforming Dead Wood from Ash Dieback into Furniture
Mark Stephen visits a saw mill to learn about the Ash Rise Project
28 Feb 2024,23 mins
Time for Tatties, Wooden Ships and the Art of Hedgelaying
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
24 Feb 2024,83 mins
Mountain Tales - Schiehallion
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with tales from the great outdoors
21 Feb 2024,26 mins
Salmon, Osprey and a Self Build Plane
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
17 Feb 2024,82 mins
Galloway Scots Scriever
Rachel Stewart meets Susi Briggs, the Galloway Scots Scriever.
14 Feb 2024,24 mins
Flamingos, Fedges and Newfoundland Rescue Dogs
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
10 Feb 2024,83 mins
Imbolc, Natural Burial and Swimming in Cellardyke
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
03 Feb 2024,84 mins
Stories and Music About People and Trees with Cellist Jessica Kerr
Helen Needham hears about some special trees from musician Jessica Kerr
31 Jan 2024,23 mins
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