

Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes
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Aug 21, 2021 • 56min
Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.

Aug 18, 2021 • 31min
Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain
With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.

Aug 14, 2021 • 1h 22min
Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun
The world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun

Aug 7, 2021 • 1h 18min
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast
Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast

Aug 4, 2021 • 30min
Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes
Helen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire

Jul 31, 2021 • 1h 24min
Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlie's Plate and Cramond Island
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories for the great Scottish outdoors.

Jul 28, 2021 • 37min
Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson
Mark Stephen visits author Adam Nicolson's homemade rock pools on the Morvern Peninsula.

Jul 24, 2021 • 1h 23min
Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine and the sounds of a water organ
Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine, the sounds of a water organ plus a vampiric tale

Jul 21, 2021 • 28min
Rory MacPhee on Forest Bathing and Finding Peace in his Woodland in Fife
Mark Stephen speaks with Rory MacPhee at the Lindor Curative Forest.

Jul 17, 2021 • 1h 23min
City National Parks, Eels and Albert the Albatross
Mark Stephen and Rory Crawford with stories from the great outdoors.


