Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Mark, Euan and Laura explore outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beachscape
Sat 21 Mar 2020
Outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beach
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Helen Needham chats to author and photographer Geoff Allan about bothies in Scotland.
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Geoff Allan is author of The Scottish Bothy Bible and Scottish Bothy Walks.
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Cairngorm Climate, Glasgow Central Station and Snorkelling
Sat 14 Mar 2020
Helen Needham and Mark Stephen with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Mark and Euan visit the mysterious Goblin Ha', Almondell country park and hear about the not so melodic corncrake
Sat 7 Mar 2020
The mysterious Goblin Ha', Almondell country park and the not so melodic corncrake
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What's the future of farming? Mark attends the New Entrants to Farming Gathering to find out why it's still an attractive job
Wed 4 Mar 2020
What's the future of farming? Mark visits the new entrants to farming annual gathering
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Ben Dolphin, Eriskay Ponies, Owls and Leap Day
Sat 29 Feb 2020
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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Mark and Euan meet a reluctant alpaca, take a trip on a trishaw, how to own a woodland and the underground life of a mole
Sat 22 Feb 2020
A reluctant alpaca, a trip on a trishaw, how to own a woodland and the life of a mole
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Mark and Euan meet Heather Morning of Mountaineering Scotland to find out about her lifelong career in the outdoors
Wed 19 Feb 2020
Heather Morning of Mountaineering Scotland on her lifelong career in the outdoors
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Mark and Euan discover the skill of stone masonry, explore the future of ski-ing in the Cairngorms and the beauty of paths
Sat 15 Feb 2020
The skill of stone masonry, ski-ing in the Cairngorm and the beauty and benefits of paths
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Walking, squirrels and stone
Sat 8 Feb 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
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Mark takes a spin on an electric bike, Helen discovers mud, glorious mud and the history of The Aberdeenshire Canal
Sat 1 Feb 2020
Electric bikes, mud, glorious mud, canals and wetlands
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Mark and Euan celebrate the birth of poet Robert Burns with a visit to his farm near Dumfries and his favourite inn
Sat 25 Jan 2020
Mark and Euan celebrate the birth of poet Robert Burns with a visit to the Dumfries area
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How to get around the country without a car. Mark and Euan find out with the help of listener suggestions
Wed 22 Jan 2020
How easy is it to get around without a car. Mark and Euan find out with listener help
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A flexitarian approach to our diet, bluebells of any sort and a super speedy fish
Sat 18 Jan 2020
A super speedy fish capable of over 40 mph, bluebells of any kind and flexitarian diets
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A Plant Themed Podcast
Sat 11 Jan 2020
Mark and Euan with a podcast looking at trees, berries and much more.
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Nature is Good For You - a blast of fresh air for the New Year and why we should all spend more time outdoors.
Sat 4 Jan 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a special New Year podcast.
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Wood ants, the fish with the cucumber smell, tailless cats, a disobedient falcon and field full of whooper swans
Sat 28 Dec 2019
Mark and Euan look back at some of their animal encounters over the past year
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Mark and Euan are joined by storyteller Pauline Cordiner, Euan boards a Santa steam train and Mark visits a Christmas grotto
Sat 21 Dec 2019
Story teller Pauline Cordiner joins Mark and Euan for some festive tales around the fire
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100 Years of Forestry in Scotland
Sat 14 Dec 2019
Mark and Euan with a look back at a centenary of forestry in Scotland.
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Euan meets up with Gordon Buchanan, Mark builds a hedgehog box and finds out about insects as foodstuffs
Sat 7 Dec 2019
Euan meets Gordon Buchanan, Mark builds a hedgehog box and pasta made from crickets
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Wanderings, Wild Gardens and Lapwings
Sat 30 Nov 2019
Mark goes for a wander, Helen plants a wild garden and Euan looks for lapwings.
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Geese at Daybreak
Wed 27 Nov 2019
Mark and Euan spend the morning at Caerlaverock wetland centre with author Steven Rutt.
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Mark and Euan explore the art of hedgelaying, meet a talkative jackdaw and the most spoilt bees in the country
Sat 16 Nov 2019
The art of hedgelaying, a talkative jackdaw and the most spoilt bees in the country
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Albino squirrel, update on Cairngorm Mountain and Forest Floor.
Sat 9 Nov 2019
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Mark and Euan explore the sand dunes of West Sands in St Andrews, a field full of whooper swans and a community fridge
Sat 2 Nov 2019
The sand dunes of West Sands, St Andrews, a field full of swans and a community fridge
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Cultybraggan Camp Development
Sat 26 Oct 2019
Mark and Euan explore the former PoW camp at Cultybraggan which is now community owned.
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Alongside Autumn 鈥� A Composer鈥檚 Walk
Wed 23 Oct 2019
Helen Needham catches up with composer Matilda Brown as she walks the length of Scotland.
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Euan and Helen explore the sounds of nature, a low carbon future and spiders galore
Sat 19 Oct 2019
The sounds of nature, a low carbon future and spiders galore
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American National Parks Special
Wed 16 Oct 2019
Mark and Euan spend time in the USA learning about the National Park Service.
