Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes
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Jun 9, 2018 • 44min
Beachcombing, photographing lifeboats, trains and bridge defences.
Stories from around Scotland with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
Jun 6, 2018 • 56min
Dementia and the Outdoors
Mark takes a look at how spending time outdoors can alleviate the symptoms of dementia.
Jun 2, 2018 • 1h 7min
Puffins, thatched roofing, island dairy and mussel picking.
Mark and Euan with stories from Gigha, Orkney, the Isle of May and beyond.
May 30, 2018 • 35min
A community land special.
Community Land Scotland Conference. And the island of Gigha 16 years after their buyout.
May 26, 2018 • 41min
The Telford Bridge in need of some TLC, Achamore Gardens on Gigha and how easy is it to avoid plastic food packaging
A Telford Bridge in need of repair, Gigha's Achamore Gardens and plastic packaging
May 23, 2018 • 1h 5min
Mark and Euan in Norway looking at how land is owned and managed there.
What can Scotland learn from Norway in terms of how we connect to, own and manage land?
May 19, 2018 • 55min
Mark goes bike packing in Argyll, Euan finds out how to photograph dolphins and a trip down the River Dee from source to sea
Bike packing in Argyll, how to photograph dolphins and a trip down the river Dee
May 16, 2018 • 1h 7min
A Royal Deeside special with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
Climbing Lochnagar, gliding, cycling, running at Balmoral estate and a hearty breakfast.
May 9, 2018 • 52min
Helen Needham with a tribute to Ashie Brebner - a pioneer of Scottish mountaineering and nature tourism.
Including his personal account of building the Secret Howff of Beinn A Bhuird.
May 5, 2018 • 1h 9min
Mark goes on a wildlife safari in the Angus Glens, Euan discovers how to ID birds by their song and avoids an angry bird
A wildlife safari in the Angus Glens, an angry bird and how to ID birds by their song
