Scotland Outdoors
A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 696
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
A Sound Journey Along Scotland's National Trail with Musician Jenny Sturgeon
In 2023, Musician and Sound Artist Jenny Sturgeon spent 37 days walking the 864 km trail from Kirk Yetholm in the Borders to Cape Wrath in the North West Highlands. Along the way, she recorded sound…
Bogs, Bairns, Stovies and Scything
There was much celebration in Caithness a few weeks ago when it was announced that, after decades of planning and preparation, The Flow Country has been awarded UNESCO World Heritage Status. It’s the…
Dan Richards on the Remarkable Life of Pioneering Climber Dorothy Pilley
Dorothy Pilley was a pioneering climber who wrote of her adventures in the high peaks in her book 'Climbing Days' which was published in 1935. Thanks to the efforts of her great great nephew, Dan Ri…
Hercules The Bear, Ryeland Sheep and A Pink Tablecloth
It's time for the second Big River Watch of the year. It’s a chance to spend time observing the health of your local river between the 6th and 12th of September. The River Dee trust are taking part i…
Travels With A Pink Tablecloth
Mark Stephen meets long distance walker Claudia Zeiske in Peterhead after the completion of her 220 km walk from the Cairngorns to the coast of Aberdeenshire. Along the way she has been collecting …
Natural History Film Maker and Musician, Andrew O'Donnell aka Beluga Lagoon
Andrew O'Donnell is a natural history film maker but he's also a musician who records under the moniker of Beluga Lagoon. Maud Starts meets up Andrew on a river bank where they watch dippers and ta…
Saskatoons, a Sunken Sugar Ship, Mighty Oaks and Inverness Castle
In January 2015, Margaret and Angus Mackenzie’s son Neil died in a climbing accident in Canada. Neil loved the outdoors, and to continue his memory, the couple set up a trust in his name to provide f…
Poet and Writer Kenneth Steven on Seil Island and Wildscape Encounters
Mark Stephen visits Kenneth Steven at his home on Seil Island in Argyll
Meteor Showers, A Dusk Chorus and Stone Skimming
Glenmore Lodge, the Scottish National Outdoor Training Centre, has recently established Scotland’s first hill navigation training course to be delivered in British Sign Language. One of those involv…
Nature-Friendly Gardening with M.T. O'Donnell
Scottish gardening expert M.T O'Donnell talks about what measures people can take to make their gardens more appealing to nature. She shows Rachel Stewart around her own garden near Glasgow and discu…
Live from the Edinburgh Festivals
Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Out of Doors live from Dynamic Earth as part of BBC at the Edinburgh Festivals. We are joined by an amazing panel of guests, all with their own connections to …
Breaking Down Barriers in the Outdoors for Deaf People with Climbing Instructor Morag Skelton
Mark Stephen meets Morag Skelton at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms
Alpacas, Osprey, Stone Stacking and Rally Driving
Scotland’s first new vet school in over 100 years has opened to applicants. Mark went to visit the School of Veterinary Medicine at Scotland’s Rural College in Aberdeen and spoke to the Dean, Profess…
Operation Osprey - 70 Years of Breeding Osprey in Scotland
In the early twentieth century, very few ospreys were breeding in Scotland. They had been persecuted for decades and their eggs stolen by collectors. In 1954, a pair successfully raised two chicks ne…
Pine Hoverflies, A Solar Powered Boat and a Stand Up Comedian Farmer
We are in East Lothian with Patricia Stephen, founder of Phantassie Organic Produce. They head out to the fields during pumpkin planting and chat about the growth in organic food and farming over rec…
Living in a Housing Cooperative with Owen Shiers
Rural Wales and rural Scotland face many of the same issues: a lack of affordable housing, limited opportunities for young people and the prospect of rewilding. In this podcast, Helen visits Welsh m…
Surfing, Swimming and Sauna on the Beach at Cullen
This week Out of Doors is live from the village of Cullen in Moray.
The village is popular with holiday makers over the summer months but it’s home to a thriving community all year round. Mark went fo…
A Life in Market Gardening in Scotland with Tricia Stephen
Rachel Stewart visits Tricia Stephen of Phantassie Organics in East Lothian
Swifts, Salt and Shetland Sheep
The 29th of June marks the beginning of swift awareness week. Mark meets Cally Fleming of the Huntly Swift Group at the Bennachie Centre to chat about these amazing birds.
The beautiful garden at the …
Ceramic Artist Lotte Glob's Sculpture Croft by Loch Eriboll in the North West Highlands
Mark Stephen visits Lotte Glob and learns about her deep connection to landscape and rock