Scotland Outdoors
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Latest episodes
May 16, 2020 • 1h 19min
Celebrating trees - from forest bathing to Tree of the Year. And this week's mystery bird...
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith celebrate the wonder of trees.
May 13, 2020 • 29min
Bird watching in London, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and the Middle East with the BBC's Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner
Mark and Euan learn about Frank's passion for birds.
May 9, 2020 • 1h 25min
Rabbits, Gorse and Handa Island
Mark tells us all about rabbits and Euan brews an interesting gorse tea.
May 6, 2020 • 34min
Birds of New Zealand - Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith connect with Alison Ballance of Radio New Zealand
Alison shares her remarkable collection of NZ bird sounds and shares her stories.
May 2, 2020 • 1h 24min
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with an International Dawn Chorus Day special.
Including our mystery bird, Orcadian bird names and new music inspired by sparrows.
Apr 29, 2020 • 23min
Helen Needham spices up her daily exercise with Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley.
Tristan advises on how to deepen your understanding of the natural world.
Apr 25, 2020 • 1h 26min
Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
Apr 22, 2020 • 25min
Helen Needham chats to Shetland artist Amy Gear about her take on landscape, feminism and folklore.
Including a description of 'ferning'...and how this has influenced Amy's work.
Apr 18, 2020 • 1h 12min
Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.
Re-live Euan's terrifying caving experience in Norway. Plus Mark's musings on Venus.
Apr 11, 2020 • 1h 24min
The Loch Ness Monster, The Easter Bunny and a Mystery Bird
Mark and Euan with some mythical creatures and some real wildlife as well.
