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Scotland Outdoors

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A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

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84:04

Spring in Montrose, Edinburgh's Grisly Past and Pine...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/04/27

Back in 2020, some of farmer Steve Barron’s cattle fell ill and died. Initially he had no idea what had caused their sudden deaths until lead poisoning was found to be the reason. He tells Mark about what happened and the impact it had on him.Steve’s cattle died so had no chance of entering the food chain, but Food Standards Scotland take incidents of livestock poisoning very seriously. They are raising awareness of the risks that farmers face as we hear from their head of incidents, Stuart

32:12

From the Hills of Assynt to the Karakorum Mountains...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/04/24

Helen Needham hears from musician and composer Anne Wood

84:00

Dreich Spring, Brose and Kayak Fishing

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2024/04/20

American Mink are an invasive non-native species which have become widespread in parts of Scotland after their release from fur farms. Rachel meets Karen Muller from the Scottish Invasive Species Initiative on the River Spey to hear why it’s important to catch the mink. They also scope out a potential site to set a mink trap.In his day job, George Sherriffs is an acquisitions librarian with the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. But in the coming week, George is going to be running an incredible 356

39:08

Walking the Old Lumphanan Road with the Late Stanley...

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2024/04/17

Stanley Robertson was from the Travelling People and in the 1980's he published a book called 'Exodus to Alford' featuring stories associated with a particular road his people used to take each Summer when he was a boy. Former BBC Producer Doreen Wood went there with Stanley in 1988 and recorded an interview with him describing his memories of this special place. In this podcast, Mark Stephen and Helen Needham go in search of the Old Lumphanan Road with the archive of Stanley in their ears,

81:43

Plants with Purpose, Pitlochry Paths and a...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/04/13

Linda is in Pitlochry where a group of volunteers meet once a fortnight to help maintain the area’s much loved and well used path network. She hears why the group were founded and about the different kinds of work they carry out.Mark is in Dunbar Harbour, marvelling at the kittiwakes and exploring a site that was once home to a fish hatchery.And not far along the coast in North Berwick, Rachel meets artist and campaigner Julie Barnes, who created what is believed to be the largest mural in the UK

84:54

Rain, Lambing, Badgers and more Rain

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/04/06

In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark chats with Landward’s Cammy Wilson about his sheep-farming career. We hear an excerpt where Cammy is telling Mark the story of Fiona, the 'world’s loneliest sheep'.Killiechassie Burial Ground near Aberfeldy holds just six graves, five of which are covered over with recumbent flat slabs. For years, it was allowed to become neglected but in the 1990s, the Breadalbane Heritage Society started to take an interest and discovered that it not only dates back

20:16

Ayrshire Farmer Cammy Wilson shares his Passion for...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/04/03

Mark Stephen visits Youtuber and TV presenter Cammy Wilson on his farm in Ayrshire

83:59

Kelpies, Cold Water Dooking and Seaweed Pressing

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/03/30

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

27:05

Mountain Tales - The Cuillins of Skye

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/03/27

Mark revisits a series of programmes he made in the early 2000s called Mountain Tales. The programmes feature Scotland's iconic hills and mountains and what it means to those who live and work in the area nearby. Mark finds out what the mountain range, the Cuillins of Skye mean to a mountain guide, climber, musician, geologist and sailor

82:15

Water Voles, Point to Point and Alloway's Giant Mural

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2024/03/23

Rachel is in East Lothian where local residents are campaigning for better access across the busy A1 road. For a considerable stretch there’s no official pedestrian crossing linking the villages close to Dunbar with the coast. And as Rachel sees, it’s a very busy road to try and cross as a cyclist or pedestrian.Mark visits Dean Castle in Kilmarnock and finds out about its fascinating history including being completely destroyed by fire before an impressive restoration in 2018.The Covid lockdown led

26:37

Music for Our Planet with Laura-Beth Salter and Ali...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/03/20

Helen Needham wanders around Glasgow Green with Laura-Beth Salter and Ali Hutton who have created a new album called 'From the Ground' as a response to climate change

83:58

Life on Mars, Boat Building and Rats

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/03/16

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

31:16

A new era at Mountaineering Scotland

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/03/13

Rachel Stewart speaks to Anne Butler, the new President of Mountaineering Scotland and newly appointed Chair Jo Dytch. The pair are the first women to hold the roles. During a walk up Glen Tilt near Blair Atholl, Rachel asks them about their aspirations in their new jobs and whether they think more females are taking to the hills.

81:41

Blood Sucking Leeches, Skittish Whales and Horse...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/03/09

In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark visits what is believed to be the UK’s largest urban farm. Lauriston Agroecology farm is on a hundred-acre site near Edinburgh Airport and is a hive of activity. Mark hears how the site has been developed so far.The Highland Wildlife Park near Kingussie is well known for its polar bears, wildcats and over recent weeks, its monkeys. But as Rachel found out, it’s also home to an important conservation breeding programme for leeches. Not perhaps the most

25:51

Creating Abundance at Lauriston Agroecology Farm in...

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2024/03/06

Mark Stephen gets a tour of the UK's biggest urban farm from Lisa Houston

83:42

Shetland Sparrowhawks, Feral Pigs and an Art Deco...

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2024/03/02

Rachel heads to Fort Augustus for a chat with Cieran Watson from Forestry Land Scotland and Morag Milne from NatureScot about how they can manage the growing number of feral pigs living wild in the Scottish countryside.Mark meets Niall MacLeod who is part of the Loch Awe National Park committee to chat about their bid for Loch Awe to be a contender for Scotland’s next National Park.Over the winter, the Cairngorm Reindeers have been busy shedding their antlers. Rachel chats to one of the herders, Hen

23:59

Rising from the Ashes - Transforming Dead Wood from...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/02/28

Mark Stephen speaks with furniture makers who are turning wood that has been affected by the ash dieback fungal disease into furniture and other objects.

83:55

Time for Tatties, Wooden Ships and the Art of...

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/02/24

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

26:26

Mountain Tales - Schiehallion

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/02/21

Mark Stephen visits Schiehallion in Perthshire. Known as the hill of the wee folk, Mark meets those who live nearby and finds out what the iconic hill means to them

82:59

Salmon, Osprey and a Self Build Plane

Scotland Outdoors ·

2024/02/17

Mark heads to Turriff to attend the 2024 opening of the River Deveron. He hears from Richie Miller of the Deveron District Salmon Fishery Board as well as John Beattie, who officially opens the salmon season.Rachel visits warden Jim Hughes who is celebrating 25 years in post at the Balgavies Loch nature reserve in Angus, to chat about the most memorable moment of his career.It has been 6 years since the community buy-out of the Isle of Ulva in the Inner Hebrides. In the first episode of her podcast,

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