Scotland Outdoors
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 698
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Filming lions,hyenas, polar bears and albatrosses with BAFTA award winning filmmaker John Aitchison.
John speaks to Mark and Euan from his home in Argyll.
Old Grey Fergie, Isle of Man TT, the Whistling Wind and a Mystery Beastie.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with a taste of the outdoor life.
Wolves in Wyoming - Philippa Forrester shares her love and fascination for wolves.
Mark and Euan speak with ecologist, writer and tv presenter Philippa Forrester.
Clouds, Squirrels and Archaeology
Mark and Euan gazing at clouds, learning about the Picts plus much more.
Travelling the globe from Antarctica to the North Pole with award winning sound recordist, Chris Watson.
Chris shares sounds he's gathered from around the world with Mark and Euan.
Celebrating trees - from forest bathing to Tree of the Year. And this week's mystery bird...
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith celebrate the wonder of trees.
Bird watching in London, Scotland, Papua New Guinea and the Middle East with the BBC's Security Correspondent, Frank Gardner
Mark and Euan learn about Frank's passion for birds.
Rabbits, Gorse and Handa Island
Mark tells us all about rabbits and Euan brews an interesting gorse tea.
Birds of New Zealand - Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith connect with Alison Ballance of Radio New Zealand
Alison shares her remarkable collection of NZ bird sounds and shares her stories.
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with an International Dawn Chorus Day special.
Including our mystery bird, Orcadian bird names and new music inspired by sparrows.
Helen Needham spices up her daily exercise with Natural Navigator, Tristan Gooley.
Tristan advises on how to deepen your understanding of the natural world.
Moths, Frogs and Daily Walks
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with this week's Scotland Outdoors.
Helen Needham chats to Shetland artist Amy Gear about her take on landscape, feminism and folklore.
Including a description of 'ferning'...and how this has influenced Amy's work.
Norway caving, ospreys and Venus.
Re-live Euan's terrifying caving experience in Norway. Plus Mark's musings on Venus.
The Loch Ness Monster, The Easter Bunny and a Mystery Bird
Mark and Euan with some mythical creatures and some real wildlife as well.
A trip to Cape Wrath in the North West of Scotland.
Mark Stephen takes a bumpy ride to the Cape Wrath Lighthouse.
Ullapool Hill, Red Kites and Trowies.
Plus guess the bird song with Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith.
Birdsong, Badgers and Wooden Tom
Mark and Euan with this Saturday's Scotland Outdoors podcast.
Mark, Euan and Laura explore outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beachscape
Outdoor theatre in the woods, the humble daffodil and the tranquil sounds of a beach
Helen Needham chats to author and photographer Geoff Allan about bothies in Scotland.
Geoff Allan is author of The Scottish Bothy Bible and Scottish Bothy Walks.