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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![Mar Lodge - 200 Years for Regeneration with Ecologist Andrew Painting]()
Mar Lodge - 200 Years for Regeneration with Ecologist Andrew Painting
08/05/2021 Duration: 56minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith visit the Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms.
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![The Dawn Chorus from North East Scotland]()
The Dawn Chorus from North East Scotland
05/05/2021 Duration: 28minEuan takes us through the dawn chorus and tells us about the different birds we can hear
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![North East Birds, Dawn Chorus, Beltane and Loch Tay]()
North East Birds, Dawn Chorus, Beltane and Loch Tay
01/05/2021 Duration: 01h23minMark and Euan with birdsong from across Scotland and we also celebrate Beltane.
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![Following the Manx Shearwater from Scotland to the South Atlantic with Roger Morgan-Grenville]()
Following the Manx Shearwater from Scotland to the South Atlantic with Roger Morgan-Grenville
28/04/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Roger about the remarkable life of the Manxie.
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![Seaside Nostalgia, Climate Tales and Percy Toplis]()
Seaside Nostalgia, Climate Tales and Percy Toplis
24/04/2021 Duration: 01h22minWith Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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![Our Man in Orkney, Dave Gray]()
Our Man in Orkney, Dave Gray
21/04/2021 Duration: 34minMark and Euan chat to former Radio Orkney colleague Dave Gray about radio and island life
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![An 18th century astronomer from North East Scotland, lambing in Lanarkshire and mystery birds galore]()
An 18th century astronomer from North East Scotland, lambing in Lanarkshire and mystery birds galore
17/04/2021 Duration: 01h23minLambing in Lanarkshire, mystery birds galore and the mythical tale of the The Brooby
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![April 16 2021 is the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. Mark Stephen visits the site of the bloody battle]()
April 16 2021 is the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. Mark Stephen visits the site of the bloody battle
14/04/2021 Duration: 28minThe Battle of Culloden took place 275 years ago. Mark Stephen visits the battle site
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![Moss, Steam Engines and a Hydrogen Bus]()
Moss, Steam Engines and a Hydrogen Bus
10/04/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark and Euan with stories from across Scotland.
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![Plants for the Planet: Sandy Knapp of the Natural History Museum in London shares her top five plants to help the planet]()
Plants for the Planet: Sandy Knapp of the Natural History Museum in London shares her top five plants to help the planet
07/04/2021 Duration: 28minMark Stephen and Helen Needham chat with botanist, Dr Sandy Knapp.
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![Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and theres camels]()
Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and there's camels
03/04/2021 Duration: 01h21minThe Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird and one woman and her camels
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![Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.]()
Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.
31/03/2021 Duration: 28minAlice Morrison chats with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham
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![Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration]()
Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration
27/03/2021 Duration: 01h24minMark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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![Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two]()
Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two
24/03/2021 Duration: 19minClaire Alldrit explores the landscape of Scotland accompanied by her two horses
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![Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney]()
Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney
20/03/2021 Duration: 01h24minThe vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and an Orcadian tale
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![A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking.]()
A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking.
17/03/2021 Duration: 40minMark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with author, walker and academic, Kerri Andrews.
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![Electric trams, kippers, cats and steam engines - Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019]()
Electric trams, kippers, cats and steam engines - Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
13/03/2021 Duration: 01h25minMark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Isle of Man in 2019
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![Hares, the Aurora, Puffins and a Frunkie]()
Hares, the Aurora, Puffins and a Frunkie
06/03/2021 Duration: 01h22minMark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
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![Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland]()
Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland
03/03/2021 Duration: 20minMark meets former paratrooper Chris Lewis on his journey to walk the coastline of the UK
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![An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia]()
An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia
27/02/2021 Duration: 01h24minAn electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the arrival of Spring
