Scotland Outdoors

Stow Cycle, Kinloss Abbey and Mountain Men

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Talking to Trees, Loch Ness Paddle Board and Stow Station

12 Mar 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

20 Years of Natural History Writing with Patrick Barkham

09 Mar 2022

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Mark and Euan chat with Patrick Barkham author of Wild Green Wonders - A Life in Nature.

Granite, Dolphins and the Scottish Place Names on Mars

05 Mar 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

The Mountain Men of the 1930's - Adventures in the Scottish Hills

02 Mar 2022

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Archive from 1980 featuring Jock Nimlin,Tom Weir, Robert Grieve and others.

Wild Boar, Capercaillie and Clava Cairns

26 Feb 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great Scottish Outdoors.

The Island of Soay - Population 3

23 Feb 2022

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Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Ness of Brodgar, Spring Bulbs and Gorgie City Farm

19 Feb 2022

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Mark and Euan with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Michael Yellowlees' Canadian Trail

16 Feb 2022

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Michael talks to Mark and Euan about his incredible 5000 mile trek across Canada.

Alpacas, Curling Stones and an International Bird of Mystery

12 Feb 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Ninian Stuart, Steward of Falkland Estate

09 Feb 2022

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Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Wee Forests, Telling Stanes and Mystery Tools

05 Feb 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Mountain Bikers, Andy and Aneela McKenna

02 Feb 2022

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Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Sea Eagles, Dungwort and a Song Thrush

29 Jan 2022

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Mark and Euan with this weekend's Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Anna Fleming and Her Love of Rock Climbing

26 Jan 2022

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Helen Needham in conversation with Anna Fleming author of Time on Rock.

Scotland's Tall Chimneys, the Museum on the island of South Georgia and a celebration of poet, Robert Burns

22 Jan 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

The Lives of Leaves - Shapes, Colours, Uses and Meanings with Dan Crowley and Douglas Justice

19 Jan 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith discuss a range of leaves and trees with Dan and Douglas

Wassailing, Seaweed Foraging and Giant Viking Mice

15 Jan 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the Scottish outdoors.

Beyond the Swelkie - Contemporary Responses to the Writing of George Mackay Brown in his Centenary Year with Jim Mackintosh

12 Jan 2022

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Helen Needham speaks with poet Jim Mackintosh about the legacy of George Mackay Brown.

Trees, Birds, Peatland, Antarctic Expeditions and Gaelic Place Names

08 Jan 2022

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Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast.

What the Clyde said, after COP26

05 Jan 2022

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Mark explores the poem written by Kathleen Jamie in a journey along the Clyde in Glasgow

To celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories, a visit to Moniack Mhor, Scotland's Creative Writing Centre

01 Jan 2022

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Walking the Lairig Ghru with Adam Watson and Tom Weir

29 Dec 2021

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We dig into the archives and share a programme recorded in 1986.

Tales of Hogmanay and New Year's Day

22 Dec 2021

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Euan McIlwraith looks at Scottish Hogmanay traditions from across the decades

Embracing the Darkness of Midwinter - Walking, Stargazing and a Doric Christmas Tale.

18 Dec 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a Midwinter Special.

A Year of Wild Food with Monica Wilde.

15 Dec 2021

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Mark Stephen hears about Monica's year of buying nothing and foraging for food.

Food, Foraging, Mistletoe and Romans

11 Dec 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Food for the Climate - What We Should Be Eating and Growing in the Future with Professor Mads Fischer-Moller

08 Dec 2021

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Helen Needham speaks with Professor Mads Fischer-Moller of Scotland's Rural College.

The aftermath of Storm Arwen, the Fairies of Glenshee and Hawick, the town of a 1000 Trails

04 Dec 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present Scotland Outdoors

The Awakening of Glenshee - The Stories of the Giant's Hand and the Climate Emergency

01 Dec 2021

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Mark Stephen meets the people behind The Awakening Art Project at the Spittal of Glenshee

Earth, Wind and Fire - Surviving the Storm, an E Journey and Cooking on Wood

27 Nov 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the Great Scottish Outdoors.

Walking as Art and the Walking Library with Professor Dee Heddon

24 Nov 2021

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Mark Stephen and Helen Needham take a walk in Glasgow with Dee Heddon.

Ranger Rendezvous, Cranes and the World's Smallest Car

20 Nov 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

25 Years of Landscape Restoration at the Woodland Trust's Glen Finglas Estate

17 Nov 2021

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Mark Stephen meets Gwen Raes at Glen Finglas in the Trossachs.

Jonah The Whale, a field of flints near the river Dee and the ancient art of salmon net fishing

13 Nov 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris and the Spell Songs Singers

10 Nov 2021

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Helen Needham with the Spell Songs Collective ahead of the release of 'Let the Light In'.

Renewable Energy in Orkney, Sustainable Farming and Electric Cars - A COP26 Special.

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Mark Stephen visits a carbon footprint trail in the woodlands near Bennachie in Aberdeenshire

03 Nov 2021

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Mark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast

A children's wood, the ghosts of Aberdeenshire and some greedy badgers

30 Oct 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard settle in to watch badgers at night

27 Oct 2021

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Badger watching with Mark Stephen and nature photographer Andy Howard

Pilgrimage for COP26, a Dundee Whale and a Smallholding Festival

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark and Euan present the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Slowing Your Roll with Travel Blogger and Podcaster Kathi Kamleitner

20 Oct 2021

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Helen Needham goes for a walk with Kathi Kamleitner of the Watch Me See Travel Blog.

Apples, Tatties, Phosphorescence and Slime.

16 Oct 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.

Iain Cameron the Snow Patch Hunter

13 Oct 2021

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Mark Stephen talks to Iain Cameron about his latest book 'The Vanishing Ice'.

All aboard - from Fort William to Mallaig on the Jacobite Steam Train

09 Oct 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

The Shieling Project - Connecting Children to the Past to Create a Resilient Future

06 Oct 2021

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Mark Stephen speaks to Sam Harrison of the Shieling Project based in the Highlands.

Outdoor saunas, paddleboarding and seasonal creep

02 Oct 2021

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Mark Stephen and Helen Needham present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

A Walking Revolution in Scotland - How a Couple's Passion for Walking Helped to Inspire a National Movement

29 Sep 2021

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Euan McIlwraith chats with Helen and Paul Webster of the website Walkhighlands.

Capercaillie, Cumberland wrestling and a spitfire jet in a back garden

25 Sep 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan Mcilwraith present the Scotland Outdoors podcast

Bothy Culture - Using Bothies to Reflect and Connect

22 Sep 2021

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Mark Stephen learns more about The Bothy Project's Neighbourhood Residencies Scheme.

Hunting the Whale, Clothes that Fit and Bothy Culture

18 Sep 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.

Outdoor Therapy and Adventure with Life Coach Shona Macpherson

15 Sep 2021

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Helen Needham speaks with Counsellor and Life Coach Shona Macpherson.

Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history behind some Scottish canals

11 Sep 2021

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Scotland's first seaweed festival, a field of flowers and the dark history of our canals

Understanding the Rocks Beneath Our Feet - A Scottish Geology Special

08 Sep 2021

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Mark Stephen on a beach in Fife with geologists Angus Miller and Katie Strang.

Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric

04 Sep 2021

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Spider webs, the atmospheric quality of mist and a fish called Cedric

Who is Scotland's Land For? Andrew Thin of the Land Commission Imagines a Fairer Future.

01 Sep 2021

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With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Doric Renaissance, Tintanic and Where Have All the Birds Gone?

28 Aug 2021

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Stories from the Scottish countryside with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Four Scottish Folklore Tales of Wild and Wonderful Beasts

25 Aug 2021

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Compiled by Euan McIlwraith and featuring Mark Stephen.

Ben Nevis Part 2 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain

21 Aug 2021

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With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham.

Ben Nevis Part 1 - Marking 250 Years Since the First Recorded Ascent of the UK's Highest Mountain

18 Aug 2021

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With Mark Stephen, Euan McIlwraith and Helen Needham exploring the mountain.

Jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun

14 Aug 2021

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The world of jellyfish, puffers at the Scottish Maritime Museum and the joy of parkrun

Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth and a seaweed breakfast

07 Aug 2021

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Outdoor swimming pools, a rare moth, some determined badgers and a seaweed breakfast

Writer Baz Nichols on lost, abandoned and hidden landscapes

04 Aug 2021

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Helen Needham meets Baz Nichols at the Forvie National Nature Reserve in Aberdeenshire

Rowing the Scottish Coastline, Bonnie Prince Charlie's Plate and Cramond Island

31 Jul 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories for the great Scottish outdoors.

Treachery, Sex and Death - The Fascinating World of Rock Pools with Adam Nicolson

28 Jul 2021

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Mark Stephen visits author Adam Nicolson's homemade rock pools on the Morvern Peninsula.

Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine and the sounds of a water organ

24 Jul 2021

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Dolphins, squirrels, a sand mine, the sounds of a water organ plus a vampiric tale

Rory MacPhee on Forest Bathing and Finding Peace in his Woodland in Fife

21 Jul 2021

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Mark Stephen speaks with Rory MacPhee at the Lindor Curative Forest.

City National Parks, Eels and Albert the Albatross

17 Jul 2021

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Mark Stephen and Rory Crawford with stories from the great outdoors.

Life Saving Birds with Charlie Corbett - how our feathered friends can help us through tough times.

14 Jul 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to author Charlie Corbett.

The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld

10 Jul 2021

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Mark and Euan follow the river Tay, Scotland's longest river from Kenmore to Dunkeld

The River Tay - Mark and Euan explore Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld

07 Jul 2021

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The River Tay - Scotland's longest river from Killin to Dunkeld

Mark Stephen and Anna Massie discover swarming honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy

03 Jul 2021

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Swarms of honeybees, algae, a fairy glen and the dwarfie stane of Hoy

Katharine Norbury on Women Writing about Nature

30 Jun 2021

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Helen Needham talks to Katharine Norbury about her anthology of nature writing by women.

Insects, Seaplanes and Chickens

26 Jun 2021

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Mark Stephen visits a labyrinth and Helen Needham conquers her fear of hens.

Roy Dennis on Reintroducing Sea Eagles, Red Kites and Beavers. Plus the prospect of Wolves and Lynx in Scotland.

23 Jun 2021

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Euan McIlwraith chats to ornithologist and naturalist, Roy Dennis.

The Royal Highland Showcase, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and a community orchard

19 Jun 2021

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The Royal Highland Showcase, the river Devon, Fair Isle Bird Observatory and rare bees

Fair Isle - the Island of Inspiration for Musician and Composer Inge Thomson.

16 Jun 2021

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Inge Thomson talks about her native Fair Isle with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.

Wildlife photography, dowsing and the paddle steamer, Waverley

12 Jun 2021

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The paddle steamer, Waverley, the art of dowsing and wildlife photography

The Secret Life of the Otter - Photographer Andy Howard on Capturing these Elusive Creatures

09 Jun 2021

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Mark Stephen and Helen Needham meet Andy on the Beauly Firth near Inverness.

Squirrels, Trees and Swallows

05 Jun 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors Podcast.

Mark Stephen meets naturalist, conservationist and writer Polly Pullar at her home in highland Perthshire

02 Jun 2021

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Mark Stephen meets naturalist and writer Polly Pullar at her home in Perthshire

An Iconic Train Journey from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh

29 May 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith take the train from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh.

A Landscape for Recovery - Pennie Latin shares her experience of cancer recovery in the Great Glen

26 May 2021

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Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with broadcaster and blogger, Pennie Latin.

Brochs, Earth Hound and a Sound Walk at Forvie.

22 May 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.

Mark Stephen meets palaeontologist and geologist Dr Katie Strang for a fossil hunt on the Fife coast

21 May 2021

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Mark Stephen goes fossil hunting with palaeontologist and geologist Dr Katie Strang

For mental health awareness week, Mark and Euan explore the benefits of outdoor life on our mental health

15 May 2021

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How the power of the great outdoors can boost our mental health

In Search of the Source of the River Dee

12 May 2021

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Helen Needham follows in author Nan Shepherd's footsteps to the Wells of Dee.

Mar Lodge - 200 Years for Regeneration with Ecologist Andrew Painting

08 May 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith visit the Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms.

The Dawn Chorus from North East Scotland

05 May 2021

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Euan takes us through the dawn chorus and tells us about the different birds we can hear

North East Birds, Dawn Chorus, Beltane and Loch Tay

01 May 2021

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Mark and Euan with birdsong from across Scotland and we also celebrate Beltane.

Following the Manx Shearwater from Scotland to the South Atlantic with Roger Morgan-Grenville

28 Apr 2021

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Roger about the remarkable life of the Manxie.

Seaside Nostalgia, Climate Tales and Percy Toplis

24 Apr 2021

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With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Our Man in Orkney, Dave Gray

21 Apr 2021

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Mark and Euan chat to former Radio Orkney colleague Dave Gray about radio and island life

An 18th century astronomer from North East Scotland, lambing in Lanarkshire and mystery birds galore

17 Apr 2021

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Lambing in Lanarkshire, mystery birds galore and the mythical tale of the The Brooby

April 16 2021 is the 275th anniversary of the Battle of Culloden. Mark Stephen visits the site of the bloody battle

14 Apr 2021

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The Battle of Culloden took place 275 years ago. Mark Stephen visits the battle site

Moss, Steam Engines and a Hydrogen Bus

10 Apr 2021

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Mark and Euan with stories from across Scotland.

Plants for the Planet: Sandy Knapp of the Natural History Museum in London shares her top five plants to help the planet

07 Apr 2021

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Mark Stephen and Helen Needham chat with botanist, Dr Sandy Knapp.

Mark sets off on the Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird, some timely garden advice and there's camels

03 Apr 2021

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The Aberdeen coastal trail, Euan duets with a blackbird and one woman and her camels

Scottish Adventurer Alice Morrison shares tales of exploring Africa, including crossing the Sahara Desert.

31 Mar 2021

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Alice Morrison chats with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham

Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.