Scotland Outdoors
Episodes
Mark and Euan with moonlight hill walking, the winter solstice and the art of soundscapes courtesy of musician Phil Cunningham
22 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Moonlight hill walking, the winter solstice and musician Phil Cunningham on soundscapes
Mark and Euan get the lowdown on whooper swans, a restored suspension bridge and electric mountain bikes
15 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Whooper swans, suspension bridges and electric mountains bikes
Seals, birds, trees and motorbikes
08 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan with this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast
From the Our Story series of 2014, Mark visits Aviemore to discover how the area was once dubbed the St Moritz of Scotland
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark visits the Aviemore once dubbed the St Moritz of Scotland
The Cairngorm Funicular Railway has been placed in administration. Mark and Euan take a look at the story behind the decision.
01 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan with the history of the Cairngorm Funicular Railway and its future
Sir John Lister Kaye
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan visit naturalist, conservationist and author Sir John Lister Kaye.
Mark and Euan with a rare bird sighting, a slice of Japan in the Ochil Hills and the history of an observatory atop a mountain
24 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A rare bird sighting, an observatory atop a mountain and a Japanese Garden in the Ochils
Brochs, bunkers and a battery-powered train
17 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Euan visits an Iron Age broch and a 1960s nuclear bunker, and Mark rides a battery train.
The West Highland Line
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan on one of the world's greatest rail journeys on the West Highland Line
Out of Doors First World War Special
10 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan mark 100 years since the Armistice with a special podcast
Mark and Euan discover a rejuvenated Highland railway, a Ford Model T and a dictionary of Scots Nature
03 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A rejuvenated Highland railway, a Ford Model T statue and a dictionary of Scots Nature
, Mark and Euan indulge their love of steam trains, get close up with some reindeer and the bee that's become an internet hit
27 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The reindeer of the Cairngorms, steam trains and the bee that's an internet sensation
St. Cuthbert's Way
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan follow an ancient tradition by making a pilgrimage but with a modern twist.
Tools, spatulas, bees and the John Muir Trust
20 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Euan McIlwraith and Karen Mackenzie with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Women in farming, beavers, geese and maps
13 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Euan McIlwraith and Karen MacKenzie with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Mark and Euan cycle the John Muir Way starting in Helensburgh where Muir set off from to the US to his birthplace of Dunbar
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan cycle the John Muir way from Helensburgh to Dunbar
Mark and Euan get the lowdown on peat, a new island distillery and the farmer who turned his life around
06 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan get lowdown on peat, a new distillery and life as a New Zealand farmer
Mark visits Scotland's Air Ambulance, finds out about Nature Deficit Disorder and Euan discovers another side to angling
29 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance, Nature Deficit Disorder and another side to angling
Peter May on Lewis
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen visits the Island of Lewis with the author, Peter May.
Venison, vertical farm, mussels, Mingming, rafts and puffins
22 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Mark Stephen's aboard the Aberdeen lifeboat, Bon Accord and Laura Cuthill unearths some of the lesser known facts about Dundee
15 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark's aboard the Aberdeen lifeboat and Laura delves into the history of Dundee
Mark and Euan spend time with David 'Heavy' Whalley who spent 36 years as a member of the RAF mountain rescue team
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan spend time with David 'Heavy' Whalley, a veteran of RAF mountain rescues
Torry Battery Coastal Special
08 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Karen MacKenzie with a coastal themed podcast.
Out of Doors Goes Forth Two
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan travel along the south side of the River Forth.
Sheepdogs, mountain art, bugs, gas holders, segways and pine martens
01 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Karen MacKenzie with the latest Scotland outdoors podcast.
Out of Doors Goes Forth
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan follow the River Forth during the building of the Queensferry Crossing.
Mount Stuart House, Jenny Graham, Oystercatchers and the West Island Way
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
The Heart of Scotland
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan attempt to answer one simple question: where is the heart of Scotland?
The Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway
18 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan travel the 82 mile Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway line.
Charlie Gammack
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan meet Charlie Gammack, a well known Speyside saddler at his shop in Aberlour
It's festival time - Mark and Euan are in Edinburgh in the midst of the action but also hunting out some quieter spaces
11 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's festival time in Edinburgh but Mark and Euan find a quieter space at Blackford Hill
In 2015, Euan McIlwraith took a flight with a RAF Sea King Search and Rescue helicopter and got involved in a real life rescue
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Euan McIlwraith's on board a RAF Search and Rescue helicopter en route to a rescue
Mark and Euan visit the Forvie Sands ternery, the art deco Rothesay Pavilion and find out how to grow truffles
04 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Terns, truffles and one of Scotland's most significant art deco buildings
Mark and Euan visit the coastal village of Collieston. They hear about its history, go rock pooling and tackle a beach picnic
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan visit the coastal village of Collieston for some beachcombing and a picnic
Mark and Euan get up close to squirrels and seahorses and discover the history of the Shipping Forecast
28 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The history of the Shipping Forecast, the life of a seahorse and a red squirrel up close
Microadventures
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark goes bivving with two travellers looking for microadventures close to home.
Pike, Swifts, Cullen and a bunkhouse
21 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Has Scotland become divorced from nature? Mark Stephen meets journalist and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch to find out
18 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen meets Lesley Riddoch who thinks Scotland has become divorced from nature
Mark and Euan visit the Holm of Papay, a very special building in Speyside and meet a musician with a passion for birds
14 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A visually stunning building in Speyside and the musician with a passion for birds
Mark and Euan travel from Westray to Papa Westray in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight.
11 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan take to the skies in Orkney on the world's shortest scheduled flight
Mark visits the places in Orkney which were the inspiration for the writer George MacKay Brown
07 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark's in Orkney visiting the places which inspired writer George MacKay Brown
Fiona Stalker chats to Sir Chris Bonington about his life of climbing.
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
An extended interview with legendary climber Sir Chris Bonington.
Transport special - steam, vintage landrover and the world's shortest flight.
30 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from around Scotland.
Mark and Helen visit Scotland's premier agricultural event of the year - The Royal Highland Show at Ingliston
23 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Helen are at the Royal Highland Show - Scotland's premier agricultural event
Royal Northern Spring Show
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Back in snowy March, Mark and Euan visited the Spring show at the Thainstone Centre
Westray 'Queen O' the Isles'
16 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan spend a day on Westray part of the Orkney islands.
Renewable Energy in Orkney
13 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark investigates what makes Orkney a hub for renewable energy
Beachcombing, photographing lifeboats, trains and bridge defences.
09 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stories from around Scotland with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
Dementia and the Outdoors
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark takes a look at how spending time outdoors can alleviate the symptoms of dementia.
Puffins, thatched roofing, island dairy and mussel picking.
02 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark and Euan with stories from Gigha, Orkney, the Isle of May and beyond.
A community land special.
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Community Land Scotland Conference. And the island of Gigha 16 years after their buyout.
The Telford Bridge in need of some TLC, Achamore Gardens on Gigha and how easy is it to avoid plastic food packaging
26 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A Telford Bridge in need of repair, Gigha's Achamore Gardens and plastic packaging
Mark and Euan in Norway looking at how land is owned and managed there.
23 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What can Scotland learn from Norway in terms of how we connect to, own and manage land?
Mark goes bike packing in Argyll, Euan finds out how to photograph dolphins and a trip down the River Dee from source to sea
19 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Bike packing in Argyll, how to photograph dolphins and a trip down the river Dee
A Royal Deeside special with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham.
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Climbing Lochnagar, gliding, cycling, running at Balmoral estate and a hearty breakfast.
Helen Needham with a tribute to Ashie Brebner - a pioneer of Scottish mountaineering and nature tourism.
09 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Including his personal account of building the Secret Howff of Beinn A Bhuird.
Mark goes on a wildlife safari in the Angus Glens, Euan discovers how to ID birds by their song and avoids an angry bird
05 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A wildlife safari in the Angus Glens, an angry bird and how to ID birds by their song
Mark Stephen with an in depth look at Scottish hill sheep farming from Dumfries and Galloway.
02 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark spends the day with hill sheep farmer Lorraine Luescher during lambing.
Mark discovers the secrets of Banff, pays a visit to an ice sculpture whilst Euan's hears about the regeneration of Glenfeshie
28 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The regeneration of Glenfeshie, the secrets of Banff and a very unusual ice sculpture
Celebrating the life of John Muir in Yosemite National Park.
25 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a bonus podcast on the life of John Muir.
Cabbage, swifts, charts,John Muir and clouds
21 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.