BBC Radio Scotland

Scotland Outdoors

Science EN ↓ 783 episodes

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Author

BBC Radio Scotland

Category

Science

Podcast website

www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

The Secret Life of the Otter - Photographer Andy Howard on Capturing these Elusive Creatures 09.06.2021

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

Squirrels, Trees and Swallows 05.06.2021

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 02.06.2021

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

An Iconic Train Journey from Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh 29.05.2021

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 26.05.2021

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

Brochs, Earth Hound and a Sound Walk at Forvie. 22.05.2021

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 21.05.2021

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 15.05.2021

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

In Search of the Source of the River Dee 12.05.2021

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

Mar Lodge - 200 Years for Regeneration with Ecologist Andrew Painting 08.05.2021

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

The Dawn Chorus from North East Scotland 05.05.2021

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 01.05.2021

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 28.04.2021

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

Seaside Nostalgia, Climate Tales and Percy Toplis 24.04.2021

With Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.

Our Man in Orkney, Dave Gray 21.04.2021

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 17.04.2021

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 14.04.2021

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

Moss, Steam Engines and a Hydrogen Bus 10.04.2021

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 07.04.2021

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 03.04.2021

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. 31.03.2021

Alice Morrison chats with Mark Stephen and Helen Needham

Climate Change, Frogs and River Restoration 27.03.2021

Mark Stephen and Helen Needham with the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

Mark Stephen meets long distance horse trekker Claire Alldrit who takes not one horse on her adventures but two 24.03.2021

Claire Alldrit explores the landscape of Scotland accompanied by her two horses

Mark and Euan find out about the vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and a tale from Orkney 20.03.2021

The vernal equinox, the migratory pattern of geese and an Orcadian tale

A History of Women Walking with Kerri Andrews - celebrating 6 women who wrote about walking. 17.03.2021

Mark Stephen and Helen Needham speak with author, walker and academic, Kerri Andrews.

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