Scotland Outdoors

A topical guide to life in the Scottish outdoors.

Episodes (805 available)

Scotland Outdoors

The World's Quietest Festival, Ardestie Earth House and Arbroath Signal Tower Museum

Mark Stephen and Rachel Bell with stories from the great outdoors

17 Oct 2026

1 hr 24 mins

Scotland Outdoors

The Man with the Horse, Poet and Storyteller, Tony Bonning

Rachel Stewart meets poet and storyteller, Tony Bonning known as the Man with the Horse

14 Oct 2026

34 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Pears, Corncrakes and Cow Calling

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

10 Oct 2026

1 hr 23 mins

Scotland Outdoors

The Hidden Powers of Leaves

Mark Stephen meets Professor Jonathan Silvertown, author of Nature's Magicians

7 Oct 2026

30 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Edinburgh's Surf Resort, Wallace, Glasgow's Fire Dog and the Wild Plants of Deeside

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

3 Oct 2026

1 hr 23 mins

Scotland Outdoors

The Cities of the Future with an Eye to the Past

Helen Needham meets up with writer Gabriella Bennett in Glenrothes

30 Sept 2026

28 mins

Scotland Outdoors

Wasps, Coos and Doos

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors

26 Sept 2026

1 hr 22 mins

Scotland Outdoors

The History of Portsoy Marble

Rachel Stewart finds out about a major heritage project linked to the distinctive stone.

23 Sept 2026

30 mins

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