Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Episodes (797 available)

Scotland Outdoors

Sounds of the Canal, Rosie the Cow and a Garden on a Carpark

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

19 Sept 2026

1 hr 24 mins

Scotland Outdoors

The Healing Power of Horses with Jock Hutchison

Mark Stephen meets Jock Hutchison of Horseback UK at his farm in Aberdeenshire

16 Sept 2026

29 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Scottish Rain, Productive Worms and an Archive of Soil

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

12 Sept 2026

1 hr 23 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Capturing the Wild with Photographer Karen Miller

Mark Stephen talks to former colleague Karen Miller about swapping her desk for wildlife.

9 Sept 2026

25 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Little Egrets, Popular Peacocks and The Book of Birds

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

5 Sept 2026

1 hr 22 mins

Scotland Outdoors

The Book of Birds with Jackie Morris

Helen Needham discusses The Book of Birds with illustrator and artist Jackie Morris

2 Sept 2026

29 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Surfing Quines, Sunflowers and Sea Eagles

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

29 Aug 2026

1 hr 23 mins

Scotland Outdoors

60 Years of the Tay Road Bridge

Mark Stephen climbs inside the Tay Road Bridge to mark its 60th Birthday

26 Aug 2026

23 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Nature Journaling, Ferries on the River Tay and The Art of Crookmaking

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart present Scotland Outdoors

22 Aug 2026

1 hr 23 mins

Scotland Outdoors

A 1960's Archive Special featuring Snowy Owls on Fetlar, Thatching in Aberdeenshire and a Tree Loving Tramp in the Highlands

Helen Needham digs into the BBC Archive to share some audio gems from the past

19 Aug 2026

23 mins