Scotland Outdoors
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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with an International Dawn Chorus Day special.
Including our mystery bird, Orcadian bird names and new music inspired by sparrows.
Helen Needham spices up her daily exercise with Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley.
Tristan advises on how to deepen your understanding of the natural world.
Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
Helen Needham chats to Shetland artist Amy Gear about her take on landscape, feminism and folklore.
Including a description of 'ferning'...and how this has influenced Amy's work.
Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.
Re-live Euan's terrifying caving experience in Norway. Plus Mark's musings on Venus.
The Loch Ness Monster, The Easter Bunny and a Mystery Bird
Mark and Euan with some mythical creatures and some real wildlife as well.
A trip to Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland.
Mark Stephen takes a bumpy ride to the Cape Wrath Lighthouse.
Ullapool Hill, Red Kites and Trowies.
Plus guess the bird song with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
Birdsong, Badgers and Wooden Tom
Mark and Euan with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Mark, Euan and Laura explore outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beachscape
Outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beach
Helen Needham chats to author and photographer Geoff Allan about bothies in Scotland.
Geoff Allan is author of The Scottish Bothy Bible and Scottish Bothy Walks.
Cairngorm Climate, Glasgow Central Station and Snorkelling
Helen Needham and Mark Stephen with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Mark and Euan visit the mysterious Goblin Ha', Almondell country park and hear about the not so melodic corncrake
The mysterious Goblin Ha', Almondell country park and the not so melodic corncrake
What's the future of farming? Mark attends the New Entrants to Farming Gathering to find out why it's still an attractive job
What's the future of farming? Mark visits the new entrants to farming annual gathering
Ben Dolphin, Eriskay Ponies, Owls and Leap Day
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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
A reluctant alpaca, a trip on a trishaw, how to own a woodland and the life of a mole
Mark and Euan meet Heather Morning of Mountaineering Scotland to find out about her lifelong career in the outdoors
Heather Morning of Mountaineering Scotland on her lifelong career in the outdoors
Mark and Euan discover the skill of stone masonry, explore the future of ski-ing in the Cairngorms and the beauty of paths
The skill of stone masonry, ski-ing in the Cairngorm and the beauty and benefits of paths
Walking, squirrels and stone
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
Mark takes a spin on an electric bike, Helen discovers mud, glorious mud and the history of The Aberdeenshire Canal
Electric bikes, mud, glorious mud, canals and wetlands
Mark and Euan celebrate the birth of poet Robert Burns with a visit to his farm near Dumfries and his favourite inn
Mark and Euan celebrate the birth of poet Robert Burns with a visit to the Dumfries area
How to get around the country without a car. Mark and Euan find out with the help of listener suggestions
How easy is it to get around without a car. Mark and Euan find out with listener help
A flexitarian approach to our diet, bluebells of any sort and a super speedy fish
A super speedy fish capable of over 40 mph, bluebells of any kind and flexitarian diets
A Plant Themed Podcast
Mark and Euan with a podcast looking at trees, berries and much more.
Nature is Good For You - a blast of fresh air for the New Year and why we should all spend more time outdoors.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a special New Year podcast.
Wood ants, the fish with the cucumber smell, tailless cats, a disobedient falcon and field full of whooper swans
Mark and Euan look back at some of their animal encounters over the past year
Mark and Euan are joined by storyteller Pauline Cordiner, Euan boards a Santa steam train and Mark visits a Christmas grotto
Story teller Pauline Cordiner joins Mark and Euan for some festive tales around the fire
100 Years of Forestry in Scotland
Mark and Euan with a look back at a centenary of forestry in Scotland.
Euan meets up with Gordon Buchanan, Mark builds a hedgehog box and finds out about insects as foodstuffs
Euan meets Gordon Buchanan, Mark builds a hedgehog box and pasta made from crickets
Wanderings, Wild Gardens and Lapwings
Mark goes for a wander, Helen plants a wild garden and Euan looks for lapwings.
Geese at Daybreak
Mark and Euan spend the morning at Caerlaverock wetland centre with author Steven Rutt.
The Joys of Winter
Mark and Euan with a podcast all about winter.
Mark and Euan explore the art of hedgelaying, meet a talkative jackdaw and the most spoilt bees in the country
The art of hedgelaying, a talkative jackdaw and the most spoilt bees in the country
Albino squirrel, update on Cairngorm Mountain and Forest Floor.
With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
Mark and Euan explore the sand dunes of West Sands in St Andrews, a field full of whooper swans and a community fridge
The sand dunes of West Sands, St Andrews, a field full of swans and a community fridge
Cultybraggan Camp Development
Mark and Euan explore the former PoW camp at Cultybraggan which is now community owned.
Alongside Autumn – A Composer’s Walk
Helen Needham catches up with composer Matilda Brown as she walks the length of Scotland.
Euan and Helen explore the sounds of nature, a low carbon future and spiders galore
The sounds of nature, a low carbon future and spiders galore
American National Parks Special
Mark and Euan spend time in the USA learning about the National Park Service.
Electrofishing, Ants and Crocodile Rock
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a podcast featuring ants, leeches and cranes.
Helen Needham finds out how being outdoors can help women overcome trauma and addiction.
She spends time on the Venture Trust's Next Steps course in rural Perthshire.
A Bishops' Palace in the Borders, mystery art in Angus and a bridge with an interesting past near Pitlochry
A Bishops' Palace in the Borders, mystery art in Angus and the story of the Garry Bridge
Mark and Euan attend an electric vehicle event at Grampian Transport Museum in Alford.
Mark and Euan are at Grampian Transport Museum in Alford for an electric vehicle event.
Mark Stephen visits a the Tswalu Game Reserve in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
Comparing and contrasting with the Scottish Sporting Estate model.
Mark and Euan are on the search for tawny owls, visit a wood work studio and discover how to be a wildlife guide
A search for tawny owls, a visit to a wood work studio and how to become a wildlife guide
Mark Stephen explores the Tswalu game reserve in South Africa
Mark Stephen explores the Tswalu game reserve in South Africa
Mark Stephen visits a the Tswalu Game Reserve in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa.
To compare and contrast with the Scottish Sporting Estate model.
Mark takes a boat trip on Loch Katrine, Euan cycles the Isla Way and the species that used to roam the Scottish countryside
A boat trip on Loch Katrine, cycling the Isla Way and the extinct species of Scotland
Life on the canal and a slow railway journey
Mark spends some time on a narrowboat and Euan takes a trip on The Whisky Line train.
Life on a Highland Estate
Mark and Euan visit Garrogie Estate to find out how it operates.