Synopsis
Your free, weekly, pocket guide to the Scottish outdoors. A flavour of the countryside in 15 minutes! From BBC Radio Scotland
Episodes
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![A Walking Revolution in Scotland - How a Couples Passion for Walking Helped to Inspire a National Movement]()
A Walking Revolution in Scotland - How a Couple's Passion for Walking Helped to Inspire a National Movement
29/09/2021 Duration: 19minEuan McIlwraith chats with Helen and Paul Webster of the website Walkhighlands.
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![Capercaillie, Cumberland wrestling and a spitfire jet in a back garden]()
Capercaillie, Cumberland wrestling and a spitfire jet in a back garden
25/09/2021 Duration: 01h20minMark Stephen and Euan Mcilwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast
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![Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect]()
Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect
22/09/2021 Duration: 26minMark Stephen learns more about The Bothy Project's Neighbourhood Residencies Scheme.
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![Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture]()
Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture
18/09/2021 Duration: 01h21minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
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![Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson]()
Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson
15/09/2021 Duration: 29minHelen Needham speaks with Counsellor and Life Coach Shona Macpherson.
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![Scotlands 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 behind some Scottish canals
11/09/2021 Duration: 01h20minScotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history of our canals
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![Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special]()
Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special
08/09/2021 Duration: 24minMark Stephen on a beach in Fife with geologists Angus Miller and Katie Strang.
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![Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric]()
Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
04/09/2021 Duration: 01h23minSpider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric
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![Who is Scotlands Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.]()
Who is Scotland's Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.
01/09/2021 Duration: 23minWith Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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![Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?]()
Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?
28/08/2021 Duration: 01h22minStories from the Scottish countryside with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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![Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts]()
Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts
25/08/2021 Duration: 26minCompiled by Euan McIlwraith and featuring Mark Stephen.
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![Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UKs Highest Mountain]()
Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
21/08/2021 Duration: 56minWith Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.
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![Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UKs Highest Mountain]()
Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
18/08/2021 Duration: 30minWith Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.
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![Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun]()
Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
14/08/2021 Duration: 01h21minThe world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
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![Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast]()
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast
07/08/2021 Duration: 01h18minOutdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast
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![Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes]()
Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes
04/08/2021 Duration: 29minHelen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire
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![Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlies Plate and Cramond Island]()
Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlie's Plate and Cramond Island
31/07/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories for the great Scottish outdoors.
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![Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson]()
Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson
28/07/2021 Duration: 36minMark Stephen visits author Adam Nicolson's homemade rock pools on the Morvern Peninsula.
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![Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine and the sounds of a water organ]()
Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine and the sounds of a water organ
24/07/2021 Duration: 01h23minDolphins, squirrels, a sand mine, the sounds of a water organ plus a vampiric tale
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![Rory MacPhee on Forest Bathing and Finding Peace in his Woodland in Fife]()
Rory MacPhee on Forest Bathing and Finding Peace in his Woodland in Fife
21/07/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen speaks with Rory MacPhee at the Lindor Curative Forest.
