Synopsis
Your free, weekly, pocket guide to the Scottish outdoors. A flavour of the countryside in 15 minutes! From BBC Radio Scotland
Episodes
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![Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and theres camels]()
Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and there's camels
03/04/2021 Duration: 01h21minThe Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird and one woman and her camels
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![Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.]()
Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.
31/03/2021 Duration: 28minAlice Morrison chats with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham
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![Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration]()
Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration
27/03/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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![Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two]()
Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two
24/03/2021 Duration: 19minClaire Alldrit explores the landscape of Scotland accompanied by her two horses
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![Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney]()
Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney
20/03/2021 Duration: 01h24minThe vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and an Orcadian tale
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![A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking.]()
A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking.
17/03/2021 Duration: 40minMark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with author, walker and academic, Kerri Andrews.
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![Electric trams, kippers, cats and steam engines - Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019]()
Electric trams, kippers, cats and steam engines - Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
13/03/2021 Duration: 01h25minMark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
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![Hares, the Aurora, Puffins and a Frunkie]()
Hares, the Aurora, Puffins and a Frunkie
06/03/2021 Duration: 01h22minMark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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![Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland]()
Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland
03/03/2021 Duration: 20minMark meets former paratrooper Chris Lewis on his journey to walk the coastline of the UK
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![An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia]()
An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia
27/02/2021 Duration: 01h24minAn electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the arrival of Spring
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![Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust to discuss the trust, his career and ice mushrooms]()
Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust to discuss the trust, his career and ice mushrooms
24/02/2021 Duration: 39minMark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust
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![Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and more]()
Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and more
20/02/2021 Duration: 01h23minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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![Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North Ballachulish]()
Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North Ballachulish
17/02/2021 Duration: 29minMark Stephen meets poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh
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![Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching.]()
Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching.
13/02/2021 Duration: 01h23minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a wintery podcast.
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![The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps]()
The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps
10/02/2021 Duration: 42minMark and Euan hear from UNESCO Chair for Integration Alison Phipps of Glasgow University.
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![The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertuns]()
The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertuns
06/02/2021 Duration: 01h23minThe history of the humble neep, curling outdoors and the iron age forts of Angus
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![Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond.]()
Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond.
03/02/2021 Duration: 40minJackie chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
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![The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table Etiquette]()
The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table Etiquette
30/01/2021 Duration: 01h24minA bird-tastic podcast with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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![A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephens Bird Feeders.]()
A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephen's Bird Feeders.
27/01/2021 Duration: 23minMark records and describes the birds visiting his feeders in Aberdeenshire.
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![Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in Dumfries]()
Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in Dumfries
23/01/2021 Duration: 01h23minMark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through his poetry and song
