Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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The Saint, The Sheep and The Sycamore
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Lunan Bay Footsteps
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen speaks to Kate Britton about the race to preserve a 2000 year old footprint.
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White Hens, Bere Barley and Migrating Toads
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Connecting with Deep Time, a Special Volcano and Planet Mars with Artist Ilana Halperin
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Helen Needham hears from artist Ilana Halperin in Newlands Park in Glasgow
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Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Living with Fable the Raven
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen meets Amy Buckley and her Raven called Fable
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A Cornucopia of Wildlife including Bees, Dolphins and Beetles
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Crovie - A Village on the Edge
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Rachel Stewart talks to poet Anne Wiseman about Crovie's past and its fragile future.
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A Cairngorms Soundscape, Harvesting Sap and Cycling from Boring to Dull
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Bikepacking with Somhairle Johnston
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen meets cyclist and content creator Somhairle Johnston.
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Tawny Owls, Pearl Mussels and Jelly Ears
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Women of the Cairngorms
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Rachel Stewart meets storyteller Sarah Hobbs to hear how women have shaped the landscape.
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Here Comes the Sun, Europe's First Feminist Bird Club and Eating Jellyfish
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Murmurs of Spring
Wed 11 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen visits the Murmurs of Spring art exhibition in East Lothian
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Swift Bricks, Palm Houses and Potholes
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Master Wood Carver, David Robinson
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen meets wood carver David Robinson whose works mainly feature wildlife
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Harmony in Nature, a Festival of Light and the World's Toughest Row
Sat 31 Jan 2026
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
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The Role of the Corn Bunting in Scotland's Ecology
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen speaks to Professor Will Cresswell about the welcome rise in corn buntings.
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Seagrass Fairy Circles, Peas and Beans and an Invasion of Gorse
Sat 24 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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The Rangers and Volunteers Keeping Gorse at Bay in Aberdeen
Wed 21 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen meets the rangers and volunteers keeping gorse at bay near Aberdeen
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Cairngorm Mountain Ski Resort
Sat 17 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart visit the Cairngorm Mountain Ski Resort
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Queer Ecology with Dr Em Merrin May Armstrong
Wed 14 Jan 2026
Helen Needham meets interdisciplinary plant resercher Em Merrin May Armstrong in Glasgow
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Snow, Camping in Winter and a New Air Ambulance
Sat 10 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Drawing Ancient Trees with Tansy Lee Moir
Wed 7 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen goes out sketching old trees at Haddo with artist Tansy Lee Moir
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A Bucket Mill, Yule Day and Rowing the Atlantic
Sat 3 Jan 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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A Walk on the Wild Side with Zeki Basan
Wed 31 Dec 2025
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone head for the hills with Zeki Basan
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A Ryvoan Bothy Special
Sat 27 Dec 2025
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart take a snowy walk to Ryvoan Bothy in the Cairngorms
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In Search of Bird Song with Neil Ansell
Christmas Eve 2025
Helen Needham discusses hearing loss and his search for bird song with writer Neil Ansell