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Scotland Outdoors

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Surfing, Swimming and Sauna on the Beach at Cullen

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/07/06

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 for a wander to hear more about what people are up to. And we’re joined live by David McCubbin from Discover Cullen who tells us about what attracts visitors to the area.Rachel finds out that the Cullen we know now, is not the original Cullen. Two hundred years ago the village was demolished and rebuilt in

18:14

A Life in Market Gardening in Scotland with Tricia...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/07/03

Rachel Stewart visits Tricia Stephen of Phantassie Organics in East Lothian

83:05

Swifts, Salt and Shetland Sheep

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/29

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 Pitlochry Festival Theatre celebrates the Scottish plant explorers of the past. In recent years, a major project has been underway to restore the Explorers garden. Head gardener Caroline Bavey gives Rachel a tour.In the latest edition of Our Story, Mark visits Danish ceramicist Lotte Glob, one of the

24:04

Ceramic Artist Lotte Glob's Sculpture Croft by Loch...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/26

Mark Stephen visits Lotte Glob and learns about her deep connection to landscape and rock

83:05

Celebrity Goats, Sheep Shearing and Cold War Scotland

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/22

This week Rachel has been at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston just outside Edinburgh. One of the first places she headed to when she arrived was the goat tent. She meets some of the keepers as they got their animals ready for judging and met some goats with an Outlander connection.Mark visits the village of Ochiltree in East Ayrshire where the local community has established a heritage walk to highlight its fascinating history from the Bronze Age, its connections with James Boswell right through

31:04

Awakening the Senses, Walking and Writing with Linda...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/19

Helen Needham goes for a walk in Aberfeldy with writer Linda Cracknell to discuss the new edition of her book 'Doubling Back'.

86:36

The Saltire,Sligachan Statue and the Voice of Nan...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/15

Open Seas is a Scottish charity that focusses on protecting our marine environment and the things that live in it. A few weeks ago, Mark joined them in Skye where they were carrying out seabed surveys. While the weather didn’t play ball and they didn’t get out on their planned boat trip, the team did manage to show him the kind of footage they record and why it’s important in influencing the kinds of protection marine areas can get.Rachel is in Pitlochry where the Firebrand Theatre Company along

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT RAHOY HILLS RESERVE

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/12

Rachel Stewart speaks to Artist in Residence Liz Myhill. The landscape and wildlife artist has been creating pieces based on her time at the Rahoy Hills Reserve in the Morven peninsula. It is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and is widely regarded as being a unique and wild place. Her role is to raise awareness of the huge reserve and encourage people to visit and explore. She has spent several weeks on location, experiencing the different seasons and hopes her artwork will reflect the rich

83:40

Aspen, Osprey and Mulberry Harbours

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/08

Rachel meets Peter Livingstone who has spent a decade campaigning to save the Aspen tree. Thanks to his hard work, numbers of Aspen in Renfrewshire have grown from single digits to thousands. He shows Rachel his nursery near Bishopton.Andrew O'Donnell is a natural history film maker and musician who records under the moniker of Beluga Lagoon. In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast, Maud Start meets up with Andrew on a river bank. We hear an excerpt where they watch dippers and talk about the

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Natural History Film Maker and Musician, Andrew...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/05

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 talk about his latest album

86:22

Majorca and Skye, Singles Walks and Rahoy Nature Reserve

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/06/01

Rachel visits the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin reserve in Angus where a group of nursery children were out exploring the mudflats to see what beasties they could find. She speaks to nursery and reserve staff about the importance of getting young kids involved in nature.Isle Martin is a small island just three miles off the coast of Ullapool. It’s had many uses over the years including a herring station, a flour mill and a bird reserve. It’s now in community ownership and recently Mark

19:03

Isle Martin - one of the Summer Isles of Wester Ross

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/29

Mark Stephen visits Isle Martin which forms part of the Summer Isles lying north of Ullapool in Wester Ross. The island is owned by a community trust and one of it's directors, Lesley Strachan shows Mark round the island

83:25

Flax, Dandelions and Bike Buses

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/25

Rachel visits Fairhill Rise, an education centre in East Lothian which is part of the Ruskin Mill Trust. The centre provides outdoor learning and activities for those with autism and additional needs. Rachel meets the manager and hears about their work.Ahead of World Otter Day this coming Wednesday, Mark visits International Otter Survival Fund in Broadford on Skye to hear about the work they carry out across the world and meet some of the otters they have in their care.Over the past couple of weeks

19:06

Chippendale International School of Furniture in East...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/22

Mark Stephen visits the Chippendale International School of Furniture near Haddington in East Lothian. He meets the principal and students from home and abroad taking part in the courses run by the school

84:11

Movement for Mental Health, Therapeutic Gardening and...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/18

In our latest Scotland Outdoors podcast Helen Needham meets regenerative farmer Nikki Yoxall in the hills of Aberdeenshire. Nikki’s cattle are outside all year round, moving from field to field as part of a system called mob grazing. She tells Helen about the benefits it has for the cattle and the land.In the last few years, there’s been an explosion in the number of community run gardens across the country. These bring huge positives to those who look after and visit them. However, new research

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Mob Grazing Cattle in the Hills of Aberdeenshire with...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/16

Helen Needham visits Nikki Yoxall and her herd of pasture fed cattle in Aberdeenshire

85:04

The River Tweed - Kelso to Berwick Upon Tweed

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/11

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart follow the river Tweed from Kelso to Berwick Upon Tweed.In Kelso, they visit Floor Castle and Gardens in the company of Matt Thomson and Simon McManus. Jonathan Garrett shows Mark round the town's racecourseIn Coldstream, John Elliot of the local historical society tells the story of one of the earliest bridges built across the Tweed into England, Mark delves into the history of the Coldstream Guards and Rachel hears about a marriage house with a past to rival Gretna

20:16

Connecting Poetry, Photography and Regenerative...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/08

Helen Needham learns about the We Feed the UK project

83:56

Dawn Chorus, Dipping Luggers and Moray Marsupials

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/04

On Thursday this week campaigners gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to protest the proposed plans for a new powerline between Kintore and Tealing. SSEN Transmission says the upgrade is needed to meet net zero targets, while protestors say they haven’t been properly consulted and the scheme will blight the countryside. Mark went along to speak to Thomas Nicoll from SSEN Transmission and some of the protestors from Angus Action Against Pylons and Save Our Mearns.TV Nature series Wild Isles was

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WILD ISLES - A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE MAKING...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/05/01

Producer Alastair Fothergill has spent decades making nature documentaries around the world, often working closely with Sir David Attenborough. His work includes Blue Planet and Planet Earth. In this podcast, Alastair discusses why he felt the time was right to make a series concentrating on the nature and wildlife that can be found in the British Isles. He talks about the challenges of securing the footage in some remote locations in Scotland as well as his highlights from the series which took

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