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Edinburgh Outdoors

Edinburgh Outdoors is a podcast exploring the city’s green spaces and the people in them. From community gardens to secret spaces, learning about the city’s history or just finding a space to breathe, getting outside brings benefit to everyone, and being outdoors in Edinburgh is the best place to be!

leisure places & travel

All Episodes

33:02

Late Autumn foraging in the Hermitage

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/11/25

Join me as I head off foraging in the Hermitage of Braid woodlands with the brilliant Hana Koen. Find out all about the fascinating funghi we found, their medicinal properties and culinary flavours and discover how many are hiding in plain sight. We wandered through the very cold and sunny November sunshine and talked about mushrooms, dealing with an autism diagnosis and Hanna gave a great explanation of queer mycology theory before sharing her beautiful sketchbook. A fascinating and education

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28:58

Kinneil Estate: from Romans to racing drivers

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/11/11

Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness on the Forth Estuary is a brilliant place to discover history from Romans to the present day. With a Roman fortlet, a grand old tower house, the location of James Watt's original workshop, ruined villages, birdlife on the loch and much more, it's a great place for a day out discovering the area. I met with Adrian Mahoney of the Bo'net group to find out all about the Estate and about it's tiny museum which is under threat. Join me on a grand day out! You can find the

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31:29

Lauriston Agroecology Farm and community

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/10/29

Lauriston Farm is an inspiring local collective that is transforming a former traditional farm into a biodiverse space that includes community allotments, woodland spaces and a market garden producing food for communities. I had a wander round with Grower, Dav Shand to find out about their food poverty programme, discover what agroecology is and to understand more about their food production, partnerships and vision. We saw the thousands of trees planted on the side of the Forth and the many

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33:36

A Stockbridge Stroll with Hetty's History Walks

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/10/14

How often when walking round Edinburgh do you look up? Podcast regular, Hetty Lancaster of Hetty's History Walks, took me on a walk around Stockbridge in the north of the city, to look at historic gems hidden in plain sight. From the original Stockbridge Market and the history of market gardening to the ornate and bizarre gateposts around the original Inverleith Estate, we discovered things you may walk past every day, but never notice. We started out at Duncansland HERE We walked down the Water

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31:14

Park Life on Montgomery Street

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/10/01

Find out about the brilliant Friends of Montgomery Street Park who have brought real joy to volunteering. I went along to see how a Council owned park between Leith Walk and Easter Road has been transformed into a wildlife spot and a haven for local residents. A former bowling green, the site now has fruit trees, a wildflower meadow, spring bulbs and a rejuvenated playpark. The team has also created a groundbreaking community magazine, Parklife, working with local artists, journalists, writers

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24:30

Siccar Point and the Deep Time Trail

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/09/25

Siccar Point near Cockburnspath is a stunning viewpoint where Father of Geology James Hutton, found evidence to support his theories which influenced modern day geology. It's a great walk with superb views and is going to be transformed through a project spearheaded by the Edinburgh Geological Society. The project will bring improved access and interpretation for visitors and its launch will coincide with the James Hutton Tercentenary in 2026.I stepped out along the cliffs with podcast regular,

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32:05

Birdwatching with the Treecreepers

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/09/16

The Treecreepers is a fairly new birdwatching and nature group for 18-35 year olds organised by conservationist and bird expert, El. I headed up Corstorphine Hill with El to see if we could spot any birds and listen to their sounds. While there she told me about the group, why she set it up and its popularity. We also talked about roles for young people in conservation, her love of the outdoors and why Corstorphine Hill is a great place to visit. The birds we heard/saw: buzzard; nuthatch; long

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31:17

Discovering Granton While Walking Like a Tortoise

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/09/03

Join me for an interesting afternoon with Tamsin Grainger discovering all about Granton's history. As I become more fascinated by the area and it's special character, it was good to find out more about its past. Join us as we head out to walk along the shore seeing seals, brick beaches and quirky statues while we delve into stories of the area and what draws Tamsin to the outdoors. And find the history behind 'walking like a tortoise'.We met at Wardie Bay HERE We visited the Pianodrome HERE The

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28:23

Walking the Roseburn Path

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/08/18

Join Euan Baxter of the Save the Roseburn Path campaign and me as we walk the Telford and Roseburn paths on his morning commute. Once a railway line, the Paths were opened in the eighties by cycling campaigners and the route is now teeming with cyclists, walkers and runners either commuting or just enjoying their local stretch of nature. With trees, birds and other wildlife it's a valuable part of Edinburgh's parklands. Join our chat about the path, listening to birds, spotting plant life and

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26:42

Holyrood Park with photographer Jason Baxter

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/08/13

Edinburgh is a beautiful city and of course, many of its views make great photographs. I headed up Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park with photographer Jason Baxter to find out how to get that killer shot of my home town. We talked careers, the beauty of Holyrood Park and Arthurs Seat and the frustration of an easterly wind which brings Edinburgh's haar.Jason has photographed Edinburgh and Scotland for many years and his pictures grace the walls of the Airport, so take a look next time you're

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29:15

Crossing the Causeway to Cramond Island

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/08/01

Cramond Island is a tidal island in the Forth Estuary which has a long and varied history and is really worth a visit. The area was an important port during Roman times and remains of a large fort can still be seen beside the church. The island was once a farm, a popular holiday destination and then was occupied during the first and second world wars as a strategic defence site. Many WW2 remains can still be visited including gun emplacements, armouries, lookout posts and traces of an old

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34:12

Edinburgh's City Walls with Hetty's History Walks

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/07/15

IMany people don't know that Edinburgh was once a walled city- so we set off to find them. In the times when the extent of the city covered the area we now call the 'old town' it was enclosed to protect its residents from attack and also to control commercial activity. Remnants of the wall remain today, some dating back to the fourteenth century, and many people walk past them unaware of these ancient relics. There are also indications of walls dating as far back as the twelfth century. Many

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28:56

Into the woods with Wild Workforce

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/07/09

Early in the year I met with Clare Stephen of Wild Workforce to talk about how getting out into our forests can help HR and employee wellbeing. We discussed Clare's experiences around mental health at work and about her ambition to turn her relatively new business into a CIC so she can work with a wider range of organisations. Since we met she has now succeeded and her CIC has launched. Her work on mental wellbeing and the outdoors is going from strength to strength. We met on the shores of

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29:04

Hugging Trees on the Water of Leith

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/07/01

Over 12 miles long, the Water of Leith snakes through Edinburgh from Balerno to the Forth Estuary. Formerly a working river and home to over 70 mills, it is now a nature reserve with a walkway along its length, which makes for a great walk. I met with Senior Ranger, Johnny Wells, to find out how the Water of Leith Conservation Trust manages the space and all its challenges. Johnny was a terrific interviewee and entertained me thoughout my visit with tales of his past, his current role and how

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30:10

Enjoying the Sunshine on Leith garden

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/06/24

Sunshine on Leith garden is a community space which is supported by Edible Estates. Set in an old drying green behind tenements, the garden is a great example of community spirit. Residents are each allocated a small plot for their own growing and the hidden gem of a garden also offers a place of tranquility and escape for flat dwellers.While you can't just drop by to enjoy the garden yourself, you can find out more about them on Facebook and they are also interested in partnering with like

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33:57

Discovering Gracemount Walled Garden

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/06/10

Gracemount Walled Garden is in the south of Edinburgh and is run by the excellent team from Transition Edinburgh South for and by the local community. There's so much going on there, including: events, school programmes, volunteering, free Friday lunches and tons of veg. The team is unfailingly positive and an inspiration in how to work with a community and create a space that is open to all. I went along to chat to them and find out more about the garden, its role and how people can support

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32:34

The Geology of Blackford Hill, Glen and Hermitage

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/05/26

I joined the always interesting, Angus Miller of GeoWalks for another exploration of Edinburgh's geology. We headed up to Blackford Hill and into the Hermitage to discover how our hills were formed by volcanic activity and then shaped through glaciation. Many of us walk around our local greenspace without knowing where to spot fascinating glimpses of how the city was formed millions of years ago. We started out by Agassiz Rock, a SSSI and site of glaciation discovery; explored the Hermitage

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37:24

Bonaly Country Park with the Green Team

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/05/13

Bonaly Country Park is on the edge of the Pentland Hills and was the location for a kids’ Green Explorers day run by the impressive Green Team charity. As I go round meeting people through the Edinburgh outdoors community, the name of the Green Team comes up time and again because they work with so many organisations.The Green Team inspires kids and young people to find enjoyment and support from the outdoors. From a fun day foraging and playing games to volunteering on conservation projects,

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38:06

Scotland's Women Writers with Ruth Boreham

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/04/30

Ruth Boreham is a local provider of women's history walks. We met in the Old Town to enjoy a chat about Scotland's often overlooked, but hugely talented, women writers. We started out in Lady Stair's Close which is home to a beautiful building that houses the Writers' Museum. The Museum focuses on just three writers: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson, but we talked women instead!We also enjoyed studying the paving stones of Makar's Court which are covered in quotations

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30:29

Tea with Edinburgh Union Canal Society

Edinburgh Outdoors ·

2025/04/16

The Edinburgh Union Canal opened in 1822 to transport coal and other goods into the city. It closed to commercial traffic in the 1960s, but is now busy with rowers, canal boats and wildlife. Ford Buchanan is treasurer of the Edinburgh Union Canal Society, and he welcomed me for tea beside the well loved boathouse on Ashley Terrace, and we talked about how the society manages the age old tradition of Sunday afternoon boating and its role in supporting activities on the canal. We also talked about

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