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Scotland Outdoors

Scotland Outdoors

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Scotland's Tall Chimneys, the Museum on the island of South Georgia and a celebration of poet, Robert Burns

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Jan 22, 20221h 22m

The Lives of Leaves - Shapes, Colours, Uses and Meanings with Dan Crowley and Douglas Justice

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith discuss a range of leaves and trees with Dan and Douglas

Jan 19, 202228 min

Wassailing, Seaweed Foraging and Giant Viking Mice

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the Scottish outdoors.

Jan 15, 20221h 22m

Beyond the Swelkie - Contemporary Responses to the Writing of George Mackay Brown in his Centenary Year with Jim Mackintosh

Helen Needham speaks with poet Jim Mackintosh about the legacy of George Mackay Brown.

Jan 12, 202225 min

Trees, Birds, Peatland, Antarctic Expeditions and Gaelic Place Names

Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Jan 8, 20221h 23m

What the Clyde said, after COP26

Mark explores the poem written by Kathleen Jamie in a journey along the Clyde in Glasgow

Jan 5, 202230 min

To celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories, a visit to Moniack Mhor, Scotland's Creative Writing Centre

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Jan 1, 202256 min

Walking the Lairig Ghru with Adam Watson and Tom Weir

We dig into the archives and share a programme recorded in 1986.

Dec 29, 202132 min

Tales of Hogmanay and New Year's Day

Euan McIlwraith looks at Scottish Hogmanay traditions from across the decades

Dec 22, 202128 min

Embracing the Darkness of Midwinter - Walking, Stargazing and a Doric Christmas Tale.

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a Midwinter Special.

Dec 18, 20211h 21m

A Year of Wild Food with Monica Wilde.

Mark Stephen hears about Monica's year of buying nothing and foraging for food.

Dec 15, 202124 min

Food, Foraging, Mistletoe and Romans

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Dec 11, 20211h 24m

Food for the Climate - What We Should Be Eating and Growing in the Future with Professor Mads Fischer-Moller

Helen Needham speaks with Professor Mads Fischer-Moller of Scotland's Rural College.

Dec 8, 202129 min

The aftermath of Storm Arwen, the Fairies of Glenshee and Hawick, the town of a 1000 Trails

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors

Dec 4, 20211h 24m

The Awakening of Glenshee - The Stories of the Giant's Hand and the Climate Emergency

Mark Stephen meets the people behind The Awakening Art Project at the Spittal of Glenshee

Dec 1, 202145 min

Earth, Wind and Fire - Surviving the Storm, an E Journey and Cooking on Wood

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the Great Scottish Outdoors.

Nov 27, 20211h 22m

Walking as Art and the Walking Library with Professor Dee Heddon

Mark Stephen and Helen Needham take a walk in Glasgow with Dee Heddon.

Nov 24, 202138 min

Ranger Rendezvous, Cranes and the World's Smallest Car

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Nov 20, 20211h 22m

25 Years of Landscape Restoration at the Woodland Trust's Glen Finglas Estate

Mark Stephen meets Gwen Raes at Glen Finglas in the Trossachs.

Nov 17, 202127 min

Jonah The Whale, a field of flints near the river Dee and the ancient art of salmon net fishing

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Nov 13, 20211h 24m

Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris and the Spell Songs Singers

Helen Needham with the Spell Songs Collective ahead of the release of 'Let the Light In'.

Nov 10, 202140 min

Renewable Energy in Orkney, Sustainable Farming and Electric Cars - A COP26 Special.

With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Nov 6, 20211h 22m

Mark Stephen visits a carbon footprint trail in the woodlands near Bennachie in Aberdeenshire

Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Nov 3, 202120 min

A children's wood, the ghosts of Aberdeenshire and some greedy badgers

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Oct 30, 20211h 25m

Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard settle in to watch badgers at night

Badger watching with Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard

Oct 27, 202127 min

Pilgrimage for COP26, a Dundee Whale and a Smallholding Festival

Mark and Euan present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Oct 23, 20211h 24m

Slowing Your Roll with Travel Blogger and Podcaster Kathi Kamleitner

Helen Needham goes for a walk with Kathi Kamleitner of the Watch Me See Travel Blog.

Oct 20, 202128 min

Apples, Tatties, Phosphorescence and Slime.

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.

Oct 16, 20211h 21m

Iain Cameron the Snow Patch Hunter

Mark Stephen talks to Iain Cameron about his latest book 'The Vanishing Ice'.

Oct 13, 202126 min

All aboard - from Fort William to Mallaig on the Jacobite Steam Train

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Oct 9, 202154 min

The Shieling Project - Connecting Children to the Past to Create a Resilient Future

Mark Stephen speaks to Sam Harrison of the Shieling Project based in the Highlands.

Oct 6, 202126 min

Outdoor saunas, paddleboarding and seasonal creep

Mark Stephen and Helen Needham present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Oct 2, 20211h 24m

A Walking Revolution in Scotland - How a Couple's Passion for Walking Helped to Inspire a National Movement

Euan McIlwraith chats with Helen and Paul Webster of the website Walkhighlands.

Sep 29, 202119 min

Capercaillie, Cumberland wrestling and a spitfire jet in a back garden

Mark Stephen and Euan Mcilwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Sep 25, 20211h 20m

Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect

Mark Stephen learns more about The Bothy Project's Neighbourhood Residencies Scheme.

Sep 22, 202126 min

Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.

Sep 18, 20211h 21m

Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson

Helen Needham speaks with Counsellor and Life Coach Shona Macpherson.

Sep 15, 202129 min

Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history behind some Scottish canals

Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history of our canals

Sep 11, 20211h 20m

Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special

Mark Stephen on a beach in Fife with geologists Angus Miller and Katie Strang.

Sep 8, 202124 min

Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric

Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric

Sep 4, 20211h 23m

Who is Scotland's Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.

With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Sep 1, 202123 min

Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?

Stories from the Scottish countryside with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Aug 28, 20211h 22m

Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts

Compiled by Euan McIlwraith and featuring Mark Stephen.

Aug 25, 202126 min

Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain

With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.

Aug 21, 202156 min

Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain

With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.

Aug 18, 202130 min

Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun

The world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun

Aug 14, 20211h 21m

Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast

Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast

Aug 7, 20211h 18m

Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes

Helen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire

Aug 4, 202129 min

Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlie's Plate and Cramond Island

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories for the great Scottish outdoors.

Jul 31, 20211h 24m

Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson

Mark Stephen visits author Adam Nicolson's homemade rock pools on the Morvern Peninsula.

Jul 28, 202136 min