Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
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Rowing to Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve with the Catterline Coastal Rowing Club
Wednesday
Helen Needham visits the spectacular seabird colony on a skiff
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Island Life, Fringe by the Sea and the Strichen Staggers
Last Saturday
Mark Stephen and Rachel Bell with stories from the great outdoor
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Exploring the history and wildlife of the Island of Lismore
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen takes a Land Rover tour of the Inner Hebridean island of Lismore
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A Lavender Farm in Fife, Cairngorm Wildfires and a Sealife Safari
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Cal Flyn - The Savage Landscape
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen meets Cal Flyn, author of The Savage Landscape - How We Made The Wilderness
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Callendar Park, Maud Railway Museum and Ardersier Common
Sat 18 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Ardersier Local Nature Reserve
Wed 15 Jul 2026
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone visit Ardersier local nature reserve.
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Rowing, Sailing, Beavers and a Hot Toddy
Sat 11 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Helen Denerley - Life as a Scottish Sculptor
Wed 8 Jul 2026
Rachel Stewart meets Helen in her workshop as she unveils her latest sculpture.
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Edinburgh's Floral Clock, A Moray Firth Sea Adventure and Sonic Postcards
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Saving the Rare Twinflower of the Caledonian Pine Forest with Sam Jones of Plantlife
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Mark Stephen hears about attempts to save the twinflower in Abernethy Forest
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In Search of Moss, Rackwick's Bothy and Unusual Wildlife Encounters
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Breaking Down Barriers with the Adaptive Riders Collective
Wed 24 Jun 2026
Rachel Stewart visits the charity which aims to make off-road cycling open to all.
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Glasgow Tandem Club, Boston Nature Centre and Surf Therapy
Sat 13 Jun 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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A Place to Be at the Taliesin Community Woods
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Mark Stephen visits the Taliesin Community Woodland in Dumfries and Galloway
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Hugh MacDiarmid, KuneKune Pigs and The Sound of the Year
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Exploring the rocks of Fife with the Scottish Geologist
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Rachel Stewart meets Luisa Hendry, better known as the Scottish Geologist on social media
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Geology, PS Waverley and Parakeets
Sat 30 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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A Trip Doon the Watter on the Waverley
Wed 27 May 2026
Mark Stephen climbs aboard the world's last seagoing paddle steamer, The Waverley
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Mudlarking, Parakeets, Narrowboats and a City Farm all from London
Sat 23 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with outdoor stories from the city of London
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Climbing the Winter Munros with Mountaineer Anna Wells
Wed 20 May 2026
Helen Needham speaks with Anna Wells, the first woman to complete the munros in a winter
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Kites, Rivers and Maps
Sat 16 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Foraging and Fermenting with Janice Clyne
Wed 13 May 2026
Rachel Stewart talks to Janice about foraging plants widely regarded as garden weeds.
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Cranes, Mast Climbing and Skunk Cabbage
Sat 9 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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From Nethybridge to Nepal with Marian Burrows-Smith
Wed 6 May 2026
Marian discusses her toilet project for girls with Helen Needham
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The Highland Folk Museum, Get On A Bike in Elgin and Fern Restoration in the Highlands
Sat 2 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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From Raindrop to Sea with Stephen Rutt
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen chats to writer Stephen Rutt about his new book 'The Waterlands'
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Spring Birds, Granny Pines and an Electric Boat
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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A Mountain Rescue Story with Ioana Ticu
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Rachel Stewart hears from an experienced mountaineer who had to call for help on Ben More
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Trig Points at 90, Dippers, Gannets and Lapwings
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
