Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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25 Years of Landscape Restoration at the Woodland Trust's Glen Finglas Estate
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Mark Stephen meets Gwen Raes at Glen Finglas in the Trossachs.
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Jonah The Whale, a field of flints near the river Dee and the ancient art of salmon net fishing
Sat 13 Nov 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris and the Spell Songs Singers
Wed 10 Nov 2021
Helen Needham with the Spell Songs Collective ahead of the release of 'Let the Light In'.
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Renewable Energy in Orkney, Sustainable Farming and Electric Cars - A COP26 Special.
Sat 6 Nov 2021
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Mark Stephen visits a carbon footprint trail in the woodlands near Bennachie in Aberdeenshire
Wed 3 Nov 2021
Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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A children's wood, the ghosts of Aberdeenshire and some greedy badgers
Sat 30 Oct 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard settle in to watch badgers at night
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Badger watching with Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard
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Pilgrimage for COP26, a Dundee Whale and a Smallholding Festival
Sat 23 Oct 2021
Mark and Euan present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Slowing Your Roll with Travel Blogger and Podcaster Kathi Kamleitner
Wed 20 Oct 2021
Helen Needham goes for a walk with Kathi Kamleitner of the Watch Me See Travel Blog.
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Apples, Tatties, Phosphorescence and Slime.
Sat 16 Oct 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
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Iain Cameron the Snow Patch Hunter
Wed 13 Oct 2021
Mark Stephen talks to Iain Cameron about his latest book 'The Vanishing Ice'.
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All aboard - from Fort William to Mallaig on the Jacobite Steam Train
Sat 9 Oct 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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The Shieling Project - Connecting Children to the Past to Create a Resilient Future
Wed 6 Oct 2021
Mark Stephen speaks to Sam Harrison of the Shieling Project based in the Highlands.
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Outdoor saunas, paddleboarding and seasonal creep
Sat 2 Oct 2021
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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A Walking Revolution in Scotland - How a Couple's Passion for Walking Helped to Inspire a National Movement
Wed 29 Sep 2021
Euan McIlwraith chats with Helen and Paul Webster of the website Walkhighlands.
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Capercaillie, Cumberland wrestling and a spitfire jet in a back garden
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan Mcilwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen learns more about The Bothy Project's Neighbourhood Residencies Scheme.
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Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture
Sat 18 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
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Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson
Wed 15 Sep 2021
Helen Needham speaks with Counsellor and Life Coach Shona Macpherson.
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Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history behind some Scottish canals
Sat 11 Sep 2021
Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history of our canals
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Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special
Wed 8 Sep 2021
Mark Stephen on a beach in Fife with geologists Angus Miller and Katie Strang.
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Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
Sat 4 Sep 2021
Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
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Who is Scotland's Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.
Wed 1 Sep 2021
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?
Sat 28 Aug 2021
Stories from the Scottish countryside with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts
Wed 25 Aug 2021
Compiled by Euan McIlwraith and featuring Mark Stephen.
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Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
Sat 21 Aug 2021
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.
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Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
Wed 18 Aug 2021
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.
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Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
Sat 14 Aug 2021
The world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
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Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast
Sat 7 Aug 2021
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast
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Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes
Wed 4 Aug 2021
Helen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire
