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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![Rabbits, Gorse and Handa Island]()
Rabbits, Gorse and Handa Island
09/05/2020 Duration: 01h25minMark 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]()
Birds of New Zealand - Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith connect with Alison Ballance of Radio New Zealand
06/05/2020 Duration: 33minAlison 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.]()
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with an International Dawn Chorus Day special.
02/05/2020 Duration: 01h24minIncluding 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.]()
Helen Needham spices up her daily exercise with Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley.
29/04/2020 Duration: 22minTristan advises on how to deepen your understanding of the natural world.
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![Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks]()
Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks
25/04/2020 Duration: 01h25minMark 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.]()
Helen Needham chats to Shetland artist Amy Gear about her take on landscape, feminism and folklore.
22/04/2020 Duration: 25minIncluding a description of 'ferning'...and how this has influenced Amy's work.
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![Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.]()
Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.
18/04/2020 Duration: 01h11minRe-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]()
The Loch Ness Monster, The Easter Bunny and a Mystery Bird
11/04/2020 Duration: 01h24minMark 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.]()
A trip to Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland.
08/04/2020 Duration: 26minMark Stephen takes a bumpy ride to the Cape Wrath Lighthouse.
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![Ullapool Hill, Red Kites and Trowies.]()
Ullapool Hill, Red Kites and Trowies.
04/04/2020 Duration: 58minPlus guess the bird song with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
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![Birdsong, Badgers and Wooden Tom]()
Birdsong, Badgers and Wooden Tom
28/03/2020 Duration: 01h25minMark 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]()
Mark, Euan and Laura explore outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beachscape
21/03/2020 Duration: 01h23minOutdoor 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.]()
Helen Needham chats to author and photographer Geoff Allan about bothies in Scotland.
18/03/2020 Duration: 19minGeoff Allan is author of The Scottish Bothy Bible and Scottish Bothy Walks.
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![Cairngorm Climate, Glasgow Central Station and Snorkelling]()
Cairngorm Climate, Glasgow Central Station and Snorkelling
14/03/2020 Duration: 37minHelen 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]()
Mark and Euan visit the mysterious Goblin Ha', Almondell country park and hear about the not so melodic corncrake
07/03/2020 Duration: 41minThe mysterious Goblin Ha', Almondell country park and the not so melodic corncrake
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![Whats the future of farming? Mark attends the New Entrants to Farming Gathering to find out why its still an attractive job]()
What's the future of farming? Mark attends the New Entrants to Farming Gathering to find out why it's still an attractive job
04/03/2020 Duration: 22minWhat'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]()
Ben Dolphin, Eriskay Ponies, Owls and Leap Day
29/02/2020 Duration: 50minMark 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]()
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
22/02/2020 Duration: 59minA 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]()
Mark and Euan meet Heather Morning of Mountaineering Scotland to find out about her lifelong career in the outdoors
19/02/2020 Duration: 23minHeather 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]()
Mark and Euan discover the skill of stone masonry, explore the future of ski-ing in the Cairngorms and the beauty of paths
15/02/2020 Duration: 51minThe skill of stone masonry, ski-ing in the Cairngorm and the beauty and benefits of paths
