Scotland Outdoors Podcast
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
Episodes to download
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Climbing the Winter Munros with Mountaineer Anna Wells
Wednesday
Helen Needham speaks with Anna Wells, the first woman to complete the munros in a winter
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Kites, Rivers and Maps
Last Saturday
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Foraging and Fermenting with Janice Clyne
Wed 13 May 2026
Rachel Stewart talks to Janice about foraging plants widely regarded as garden weeds.
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Cranes, Mast Climbing and Skunk Cabbage
Sat 9 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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From Nethybridge to Nepal with Marian Burrows-Smith
Wed 6 May 2026
Marian discusses her toilet project for girls with Helen Needham
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The Highland Folk Museum, Get On A Bike in Elgin and Fern Restoration in the Highlands
Sat 2 May 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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From Raindrop to Sea with Stephen Rutt
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen chats to writer Stephen Rutt about his new book 'The Waterlands'
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Spring Birds, Granny Pines and an Electric Boat
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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A Mountain Rescue Story with Ioana Ticu
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Rachel Stewart hears from an experienced mountaineer who had to call for help on Ben More
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Trig Points at 90, Dippers, Gannets and Lapwings
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Three Words for Forest
Wed 15 Apr 2026
The story of the play Three Words for Forest which explores the changing face of forestry
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Dry Stane Dyking, the Longest Canal Tunnel in Scotland and Foraging in the South West
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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50 Years of Landward, Scotland's Farming and Countryside TV programme
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Scotland's farming and countryside programme Landward celebrates its 50th anniversary
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The Oldest Munro Bagger, A Secret Bunker and Bikes Galore
Sat 4 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen and Calum Maclean with stories from the great outdoors
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Bervie Brow Cold War Bunker
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Mark Stephen meets Harry Fleming, owner of a cold war bunker on the Aberdeenshire coast
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The Saint, The Sheep and The Sycamore
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Lunan Bay Footsteps
Wed 25 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen speaks to Kate Britton about the race to preserve a 2000 year old footprint.
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White Hens, Bere Barley and Migrating Toads
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Connecting with Deep Time, a Special Volcano and Planet Mars with Artist Ilana Halperin
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Helen Needham hears from artist Ilana Halperin in Newlands Park in Glasgow
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Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Corbetts, Snowdrops and a Talkative Raven
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Living with Fable the Raven
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen meets Amy Buckley and her Raven called Fable
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A Cornucopia of Wildlife including Bees, Dolphins and Beetles
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Crovie - A Village on the Edge
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Rachel Stewart talks to poet Anne Wiseman about Crovie's past and its fragile future.
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A Cairngorms Soundscape, Harvesting Sap and Cycling from Boring to Dull
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.
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Bikepacking with Somhairle Johnston
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen meets cyclist and content creator Somhairle Johnston.
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Tawny Owls, Pearl Mussels and Jelly Ears
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
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Women of the Cairngorms
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Rachel Stewart meets storyteller Sarah Hobbs to hear how women have shaped the landscape.
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Here Comes the Sun, Europe's First Feminist Bird Club and Eating Jellyfish
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors
