
Scotland Outdoors
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Latest episodes

Aug 26, 2020 • 47min
Adventurer Jenny Tough shares stories of solo running trips through mountain ranges around the world.
Jenny chats to Mark Stephen and Helen Needham as she publishes a new book, 'Tough Women.'

Aug 22, 2020 • 1h 20min
Cycling Post Lockdown, Nature Recovery Plan and a Hair Raising Ride in a Reliant Robin
With Mark Stephen and Laura Guthrie.

Aug 19, 2020 • 42min
Kathleen Jamie discusses places that have inspired her writing including the Island of Rona, Alaska and Orkney.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with nature writer and poet, Kathleen Jamie.

Aug 15, 2020 • 1h 23min
Mark and Helen climb Suilven, find out about the pipistrelle bat and the joys of river swimming
A climb up Suilven, the life of the pipistrelle bat and the joys of river swimming

Aug 12, 2020 • 44min
Aboriginal broadcaster and sound artist Daniel Browning shares his view of the natural world through sound.
Mark Stephen and Helen Needham discuss sounds collected by Daniel Browning of ABC.

Aug 8, 2020 • 1h 25min
Gulls, limpets and more from the Seaside
Mark and Euan with a coastal themed Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Aug 5, 2020 • 30min
Mark and Euan meet Esther Woolfson, author and animal lover to discuss her latest book Between Light and Storm
Author and animal lover, Esther Woolfson on her latest book Between Light and Storm

Aug 1, 2020 • 1h 21min
Clatty - or Dirty - Camping and How to Solve It, Riding the Hebrides and Smoo Caves.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith address the issue of dirty camping as lockdown eases.

Jul 29, 2020 • 20min
Mark and Euan meet up with Professor Des Thompson, principal advisor on science and biodiversity for Scottish Natural Heritage
A profile of Professor Des Thompson of Scottish Natural Heritage

Jul 25, 2020 • 56min
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith revisit a trip they made to the most remote part of the British Isles, St Kilda in 2011
Mark and Euan revisit a trip they made to the Islands at the Edge of the World in 2011