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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City National Parks, Eels and Albert the Albatross
17/07/2021 Duration: 01h22minMark Stephen and Rory Crawford with stories from the great outdoors.
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Life Saving Birds with Charlie Corbett - how our feathered friends can help us through tough times.
14/07/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to author Charlie Corbett.
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The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld
10/07/2021 Duration: 56minMark and Euan follow the river Tay, Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld
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The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld
07/07/2021 Duration: 29minThe River Tay - Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld
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Mark Stephen and Anna Massie discover swarming honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy
03/07/2021 Duration: 01h22minSwarms of honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy
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Katharine Norbury on Women Writing about Nature
30/06/2021 Duration: 28minHelen Needham talks to Katharine Norbury about her anthology of nature writing by women.
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Insects, Seaplanes and Chickens
26/06/2021 Duration: 01h23minMark Stephen visits a labyrinth and Helen Needham conquers her fear of hens.
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Roy Dennis on Reintroducing Sea Eagles, Red Kites and Beavers. Plus the prospect of Wolves and Lynx in Scotland.
23/06/2021 Duration: 28minEuan McIlwraith chats to ornithologist and naturalist, Roy Dennis.
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The Royal Highland Showcase, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and a community orchard
19/06/2021 Duration: 01h20minThe Royal Highland Showcase, the river Devon, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and rare bees
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Fair Isle - the Island of Inspiration for Musician and Composer Inge Thomson.
16/06/2021 Duration: 32minInge Thomson talks about her native Fair Isle with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
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Wildlife photography, dowsing and the paddle steamer, Waverley
12/06/2021 Duration: 01h24minThe paddle steamer, Waverley, the art of dowsing and wildlife photography
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The Secret Life of the Otter - Photographer Andy Howard on Capturing these Elusive Creatures
09/06/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen and Helen Needham meet Andy on the Beauly Firth near Inverness.
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Squirrels, Trees and Swallows
05/06/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors Podcast.
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Mark Stephen meets naturalist, conservationist and writer Polly Pullar at her home in highland Perthshire
02/06/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen meets naturalist and writer Polly Pullar at her home in Perthshire
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An Iconic Train Journey from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh
29/05/2021 Duration: 01h25minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith take the train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.
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A Landscape for Recovery - Pennie Latin shares her experience of cancer recovery in the Great Glen
26/05/2021 Duration: 33minMark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with broadcaster and blogger, Pennie Latin.
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Brochs, Earth Hound and a Sound Walk at Forvie.
22/05/2021 Duration: 01h23minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
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Mark Stephen meets palaeontologist and geologist Dr Katie Strang for a fossil hunt on the Fife coast
21/05/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen goes fossil hunting with palaeontologist and geologist Dr Katie Strang
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For mental health awareness week, Mark and Euan explore the benefits of outdoor life on our mental health
15/05/2021 Duration: 01h23minHow the power of the great outdoors can boost our mental health
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In Search of the Source of the River Dee
12/05/2021 Duration: 31minHelen Needham follows in author Nan Shepherd's footsteps to the Wells of Dee.