Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Clouds, Squirrels and Archaeology
Sat 23 May 2020
Mark and Euan gazing at clouds, learning about the Picts plus much more.
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Travelling the globe from Antarctica to the North Pole with award winning sound recordist, Chris Watson.
Wed 20 May 2020
Chris shares sounds he's gathered from around the world with Mark and Euan.
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Celebrating trees - from forest bathing to Tree of the Year. And this week's mystery bird...
Sat 16 May 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith celebrate the wonder of trees.
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Bird watching in London, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and the Middle East with the 大象传媒's Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner
Wed 13 May 2020
Mark and Euan learn about Frank's passion for birds.
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Rabbits, Gorse and Handa Island
Sat 9 May 2020
Mark tells us all about rabbits and Euan brews an interesting gorse tea.
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Birds of New Zealand - Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith connect with Alison Ballance of Radio New Zealand
Wed 6 May 2020
Alison shares her remarkable collection of NZ bird sounds and shares her stories.
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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with an International Dawn Chorus Day special.
Sat 2 May 2020
Including our mystery bird, Orcadian bird names and new music inspired by sparrows.
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Helen Needham spices up her daily exercise with Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley.
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Tristan advises on how to deepen your understanding of the natural world.
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Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
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Helen Needham chats to Shetland artist Amy Gear about her take on landscape, feminism and folklore.
Wed 22 Apr 2020
Including a description of 'ferning'...and how this has influenced Amy's work.
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Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.
Sat 18 Apr 2020
Re-live Euan's terrifying caving experience in Norway. Plus Mark's musings on Venus.
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The Loch Ness Monster, The Easter Bunny and a Mystery Bird
Sat 11 Apr 2020
Mark and Euan with some mythical creatures and some real wildlife as well.
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A trip to Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland.
Wed 8 Apr 2020
Mark Stephen takes a bumpy ride to the Cape Wrath Lighthouse.
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Ullapool Hill, Red Kites and Trowies.
Sat 4 Apr 2020
Plus guess the bird song with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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Birdsong, Badgers and Wooden Tom
Sat 28 Mar 2020
Mark and Euan with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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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.
